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Thomas specialises in data protection (GDPR), intellectual property, artificial intelligence (AI), technology, and cybersecurity. His experience, for multinational corporations, innovative startups, and public sector entities, includes both contentious and non-contentious work in these areas. He is also acting as external Data Protection Officer (DPO) for various clients across multiple sectors.
He also holds an LL.M. degree in the Netherlands (Maastricht University) and in the United States (The George Washington University), giving him a thorough understanding of the civil and common law in this area.
He then developed his knowledge and practical skills through traineeships at the major intellectual property institutions, namely the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), the European Patent Office (EPO) and the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO).
First-class Tech&Data team is recognized for its excellence in Tier 1 in the "Privacy and Data protection" category of Legal500’s shortlist and is also ranked in Band 1 in the International Chambers
Directory. Thomas is also recommended in the Legal500 as key lawyer in the EU Privacy and Data Protection category, more specifically on data-related litigation.
Thomas is also a Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (CIPP/E) by the IAPP. IAPP certified professionals are recognised worldwide as members of an elite group of competent and dedicated data protection professionals. This CIPP/E certification attests to a high level of knowledge of data protection issues.
He is also a member of the Incubator of the Brussels Bar and CMS Belgium AI Group.
Moreover, he writes numerous articles in the press (e.g. Echo, Trends, Financier Worldwide Magazine, La Libre Belgique) and legal journals (e.g. European Data Protection Law Review).
Thomas has an extensive knowledge in the following areas, among others
- Privacy and data protection
- Artificial intelligence (AI)
- Intellectual property
- Cybersecurity (e.g. NIS2 Directive, Cyber Resilience Act (CRA))
- Data-related legislation (e.g. GDPR, Data Act (DA))
- Personal data breaches
- IT and data-related litigation
- Technology law
- Technology, Media and Telecommunications