05.02.2018 BE law Stibbe advises Proximus on a broad variety of matters Experience - We advise Proximus, a listed company and longstanding client, on a broad variety of matters, including innovative partnerships, regulatory compliance, M&A and finance projects, and dispute resolution. Read more Bruno Lombaert Partner Brussels
01.12.2013 BE law Stibbe assists a major telecom operator on cyber attack on its company systems Experience - Assisting a major telecom operator in connection with a large-scale cyber attack on its company systems. Read more Team: Hans Van Bavel, Erik Valgaeren
05.02.2013 LU law Stibbe advises financial sector IT services supplier on legal aspects of its data center activities Experience - Advising a financial sector supplier of cashless transaction technologies and IT services on various contractual and regulatory issues, including those related to data center activities. Read more Gérald Origer Executive Partner Luxembourg
01.01.2010 BE law Stibbe assists Isabel Experience - Assisting Isabel, an international banking automation and electronic invoicing services provider, on its business model of trust services and compliance with various regulatory bodies. Read more Erik Valgaeren Partner Brussels
22.08.2019 BE law ’I want my data!’- Recent Developments in the Right to Access One’s Personal Data Articles - The Belgian Data Protection Authority has recently adopted a broad view of the right to access one's personal data. Read more Team: Erik Valgaeren, Cyril Fischer
29.05.2019 NL law Debatavond: HR Analytics: kans of bedreiging? Seminar - Stibbe's Digital Economy Group organiseert op 2 juli 2019 een debatavond in Amsterdam over 'HR analytics'. Tijdens deze debatavond gaan sprekers uit het bedrijfsleven, politiek, wetenschap en recht met elkaar in debat over dit actuele onderwerp en o.a. welke arbeids- en privacyrechtelijke aspecten spelen een rol bij het gebruik van AI en HR Analytics. Read more Team: Judica Krikke, Jaap van Slooten
02.04.2019 EU law Erik Valgaeren is panelist during the EDPS-ENISA conference on risk in personal data breaches in Brussels. Speaking slot - Erik Valgaeren, TMT-partner in our Brussels'office, is panelist at the EDPS-ENISA (European Union Agency for Network and Information Security) conference, which is organised in Brussels on 4th April, 2019. Read more Erik Valgaeren Partner Brussels
01.02.2019 EU law Companies unprepared for increasing cyber risks Articles - Companies increasingly face cybercrime incidents. Stibbe offers tailor-made solutions. Read more Team: Erik Valgaeren, Hans Van Bavel, Charlotte Conings, Charlotte Evenepoel
16.08.2019 EU law GDPR meets corporate: (new) opportunities in an M&A case Articles - The GDPR is everywhere, also in M&A cases. This article covers some practical points how to cope with GDPR during a deal from beginning to end. Read more Team: Erik Valgaeren, Sarah De Wulf
27.05.2019 EU law One year of GDPR - The regulatory warm-up Short Reads - The first year of the General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR") is over. Although early noises predicted an entirely new data protection regime, the European legal framework did not change substantially, the major changes being an expansion of the territorial scope to non-EU countries and stronger powers of enforcement. In spite of fears and rumours of immediate enforcement and huge fines, most regulators focused on helping companies achieve compliance, or they enforced without directly imposing fines. Read more Team: Judica Krikke, Erik Valgaeren, Christien Saris, Carol Evrard, Marc Spuijbroek, Steven Bastiaans, Sarah De Wulf, Frederiek Fernhout, Cyril Fischer, Carolien Michielsen, Lisa Peek, Karlijn van den Heuvel, Lizanne van der Hoeven
28.03.2019 EU law Data Protection & Employment Law: Can They Be Reconciled? Articles - At the GDPR 360° seminar, Carol Evrard, Erik Valgaeren, Jérôme Aubertin and Cyril Fischer discussed some of the numerous interrelations between data protection and employment law. Read more Team: Erik Valgaeren, Jérôme Aubertin, Carol Evrard, Cyril Fischer
18.12.2018 NL law De betekenis van de AVG voor geautomatiseerde besluitvorming door de overheid Articles - In deze bijdrage wordt verkend hoe geautomatiseerde besluitvorming door de overheid zich verhoudt tot het verbod op geautomatiseerde besluitvorming zoals neergelegd in artikel 22 Algemene verordening gegevensbescherming. Read more Team: Niels Jak, Steven Bastiaans
02.07.2019 NL law Debate night: HR Analytics: opportunity or threat? Seminar - On 2 July 2019, Stibbe's Digital Economy Group will host a debate night in Amsterdam on the hot topic of HR analytics. During Stibbe's debate night, speakers from the world of business, politics, science and law will exchange views on HR analytics, how they can be used in practice, and their development in the context of employment and privacy law. Read more Team: Judica Krikke, Jaap van Slooten
06.05.2019 EU law Can you rely on your contract to process personal data? Everything you need to know about Article 6(1)(b) GDPR, and more Articles - The EDPB adopted on 9 April 2019 a set of draft guidelines on personal data processing under Article 6(1)(b) GDPR in the context of providing online services to data subjects. Read below everything you need to know about the (pre-)contractual necessity criterion, the guidelines, and more. Read more Team: Erik Valgaeren, Cyril Fischer
27.03.2019 NL law Ook WhatsApp- en sms-berichten op privételefoons vallen onder Wet openbaarheid van bestuur Short Reads - De Afdeling bestuursrechtspraak van de Raad van State heeft in een uitspraak van 20 maart 2019 (ECLI:NL:RVS:2019:899) bevestigd dat ook WhatsApp- en sms-berichten onder de reikwijdte van de Wet openbaarheid van bestuur (Wob) vallen. Dat geldt niet alleen voor WhatsApp- en sms-berichten die staan op werktelefoons, maar ook voor berichten die staan op privételefoons van bestuurders of ambtenaren. Daarmee gaat de Afdeling terecht verder dan de rechtbank (ECLI:NL:RBMNE:2017:5979) in eerste aanleg, die van oordeel was dat de Wob niet van toepassing is op berichten op privételefoons. Read more Team: Tom Barkhuysen, Niels Jak
20.11.2018 NL law Seminar 'Personal data from a broader perspective: overlap inside and outside the privacy domain' Seminar - On 20 November 2018, Stibbe will host a seminar on privacy. Several Stibbe lawyers will discuss personal data from a broader perspective and the overlap that can occur inside and outside the legal privacy domain. Read more Team: Judica Krikke, Tom Barkhuysen, Jeroen Kortmann, Branda Katan, Astrid Helstone, Rein Wesseling, Rogier Raas, Steven Hijink, Floris ten Have, Christien Saris