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bjarne@acontrario.law

Background

Bjarne obtained a Master of Laws from the University of Ghent and an additional Master of Intellectual Property & ICT Law from KU Leuven. Here he focused on the protection of personal data, e-commerce, information technology, intellectual property and artificial intelligence.

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Bjarne is active in intellectual property law, data protection law and law in the context of information technology.

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His main focus is assisting organizations, both in the private and public sector, in implementing the required data protection framework in accordance with the provisions of the GDPR and other applicable data protection law.

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Professional Experience

Junior Associate – AContrario.Law

(Augustus 2020 – present)

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Assistant Legal Counsel – Connective

(Oktober 2021 – Juni 2022)

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Skills and Certi­fica­tions

Master of Intellectual Property & ICT Law (KU Leuven - Brussels campus)

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Master of Law (UGent)

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Domains

EU Privacy and Data Protection (AVG) | Complex IP, IT and commercial litigation | Patents | Trade secrets | Trademark and copyright law | Unfair trade practices | Competition law | E-commerce | Advertising law

Industries

Information Technology | Start-Ups | Retail - Consumer Goods | Healthcare | Government