I have over seventeen years of experience as an attorney, with a focus on intellectual property, IT law and data protection. My practice centred on complex litigation, class actions and advisory work at the intersection of technology and regulation.

Background and Expertise
• Lawyer for over seventeen years, partner for more than ten years at specialist firms.
• Extensive experience with software licensing, copyright and trade mark enforcement, data protection (GDPR), and large-scale collective proceedings.
• Regularly involved in proceedings before Dutch courts and in negotiations with regulators and counterparties.
• Advising technology companies, platforms and rights holders on contractual structures, enforcement strategy and compliance.

Representative Work
• Acting for claimants in collective actions involving digital platforms and data processing. Lead counsel in collective cases against the Dutch State, TikTok, Meta and Samsung.
• Advising international technology companies on software development and licensing arrangements.
• Litigating copyright and trade mark cases, including urgent injunction proceedings and appellate litigation.
• Supporting corporate clients in setting up privacy governance and data-processing frameworks under GDPR.

Current Focus
I now work independently as a senior legal advisor, primarily on project basis. My work involves:
• Litigation support for law firms
• Second opinions
• Advisory work for boards and in-house legal teams
• Contracting and compliance work