Loyens & Loeff has a ‘great data protection and cybersecurity team’, acting for high-profile clients across the social media, e-commerce, telecoms, automotive, and life sciences sectors. Leading the team is Stéphanie De Smedt, a ’highly available and splendid communicator with in-depth knowledge in data protection and cybersecurity combined with thorough knowledge of the industry and sector.’ Nina Orlic is ‘also excellent’.
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Témoignages

Collectés indépendamment par l'équipe de recherche du Legal 500.

  • ‘Great data protection and cybersecurity team. Easy to communicate with and hands-on.’

  • ‘Stéphanie De Smedt is a highly available and splendid communicator with in-depth knowledge in data protection and cybersecurity combined with thorough knowledge of the industry and sector.’

  • ‘L&L Privacy Team is excellent, reactive, and has a very good knowledge of the sector. They are really the reference in their jurisdiction. They are also very integrated among their different offices and practices (for instance, privacy and competition). The members of the team are great, and it is a pleasure to work with all of them in a demanding yet pleasant and friendly atmosphere. ’

  • ‘Stéphanie de Smedt is an outstanding individual, both from a professional and human perspective. She is very sharp and rigorous in her data protection practice, but also listening and careful in her interactions. ’

  • ‘Loyens has a network of very high-level data privacy lawyers in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxemburg. They also coordinate well multijurisdictional projects.’

  • ‘Kim Lucassen is very knowledgeable in data privacy in addition to her experience in several industries. Stephanie de Smedt has the same profile for Belgium. Nina Orlic is also excellent.’

  • ‘Since the appointment as partner of Stephanie de Smedt the team has experienced a significant boost and is now a reference in Belgium and abroad.’

Clients clés

  • Legrand
  • Stanley and Stella
  • Meta Platforms Ireland
  • Demant A/S
  • Amazon

Points forts

  • Represented Meta Platforms Ireland in court litigation in Belgium.
  • Assisted a global manufacturer with setting up a complete GDPR compliance framework.
  • Assisted and represented a client in enforcement proceedings before the Belgian Data Protection Authority.

Avocats

Les grands avocats de demain

Jeunes associés disposant d’une reconnaissance montante sur le marché, jouant régulièrement un rôle clé dans des dossiers majeurs.

Responsable de la pratique

Stéphanie De Smedt

Autres avocats clés

Nina Orlic