Chambers Europe 2012
"This firm's technology team is one of the most highly
regarded in the Netherlands. It remains at the forefront of
developments, often working on cutting-edge projects. The lawyers
advised the Dutch national railway on a virtual network for
matching international train information, and also handled IT
contracts and software licensing agreements. On the media side, it
attracts work in both the print and online sectors, most notably
representing news blog GeenStijl and newspaper Spits in litigation.
It further handled contentious work for De Persgroep newspapers.
Its strength in the fields of free speech and defamation has
resulted in some interesting work, such as a case over broadcaster
VARA's right to use satire. The team upholds its reputation for
telecoms work, with clients including a major mobile operator and
various fixed telecoms providers."
Sources say:
"A strong, broad practice with reputable partners."
"Founding fathers of the IT scene."
Key individuals:
Jens van den Brink earns much praise for his work on defamation and
privacy matters. Clients pick out his up-to-date knowledge of new
and social media as a particular strength.
Hester De Vries remains one of the market's most highly
respected specialists for data protection and privacy work.
(Former)Managing partner Joost Linnemann is well regarded for his
work in IT, and specialises in e-commerce and complex technology
projects and transactions.
Patrick Wit works on the intersection between IT, media and
telecoms. A source comments: "He does a great job for his
clients."
Senior associate Reindert van der Zaal impressed sources with his
media work, which often has an IP flavour. Clients note his calm
demeanour and strong performance in court.
Legal 500 2011
"Kennedy Van der Laan represented Sanoma in a landmark case
regarding the protection of journalistic sources, and continued to
advise Endemol/Big Brother on various matters. Other clients
include Apple, Yahoo!, and FremantleMedia."
Telecommunicatie
Kennedy Van der Laan behoort tot de vooraanstaande juridisch
adviseurs in Nederland op het gebied van telecommunicatie. We
vertegenwoordigen de op één na grootste provider van mobiele
telecommuncatiediensten in ons land. Onze advocaten opereren in het
brandpunt van de ontwikkelingen rond wet- en regelgeving en treden
op in veel baanbrekende rechtszaken.
Onze telecommunicatiepraktijk omvat ook vaste telefonie, carrier
select services en kabeltelefonie. We werken in opdracht van
providers, maar ook van ondernemingen waarbij telecommunicatie van
groot belang is.
Telecommunicatie, media en internet zijn geen gescheiden
technologieën meer. Ook de bijbehorende markten laten steeds meer
overlap zien. Cliënten willen daarom werken met juridisch adviseurs
die met alle sectoren vertrouwd zijn. De advocaten van Kennedy Van
der Laan voldoen aan die eis en geven op basis van hun markt- en
technologiekennis vernieuwend, maar altijd praktisch toepasbaar
juridisch
advies.
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