Astrea Spring Update IT
I hope you are finishing a successful first quarter of the year, both private and business wise.
For Astrea, 2019 has gone off to a good start. Each year I am amazed to see how fast time flies. In the blink of an eye, the first quarter of the year is already almost behind us. The end of 2018 and the beginning of 2019 has been extremely busy and with the spring sunshine so early in the year, everything seems to go even faster.
Nevertheless, I have tried again to honour my promise to you in these busy times to provide you in this biannual update with a few interesting articles and publications I have contributed to in the past months. Once again these publications cover discussions and insights with respect to the IT landscape in Belgium, which I believe are worth reading for you.
I would also like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to all my peers for once more recognizing me as “Global Elite Thought Leader (EU)” in 4 categories of the Who’s Who Legal research: “IT”, “Data Privacy & Protection”, “Data Security” and “Telecoms & Media”.
I hope that we can find an opportunity for cooperation in the near future and look forward to seeing you again soon. In the meantime, when you have an opportunity to come to Brussels or Antwerp, you are always cordially invited for lunch, dinner or one or more of our Belgian beers.
Best wishes,
Steven De Schrijver
Privacy, Data protection, Cybersecurity
This publication concerns the Belgian chapter in “The Privacy, Data Protection and Cybersecurity Law Review” (Fifth Edition, Ed. Alan Charles Raul), which has been published by Law Business Research in its “Law Reviews”-series.
In Chapter 6, Steven discusses the most recent Belgian legislative and regulatory developments with respect to privacy, data protection and cybersecurity law, as well as some recent case law.
Article: Privacy Data Protection and Cybersecurity Law Review – Chapter 6: Belgium.
Belgian contribution to the Global Practice Guide “Outsourcing 2019”
Astrea’s Corporate and M&A partner Steven De Schrijver and Employment Law partner Rudi Desmet have written the Belgian contribution to the Global Practice Guide “Outsourcing 2019”, which is published by Chambers and Partners.
In this article, Steven De Schrijver and Rudi Desmet cover the important developments and key points of attention with regard to outsourcing in Belgium.
Article: Outsourcing 2019 – Belgium
Belgian chapter in “Getting the Deal Through – Technology M&A 2019”
This is the Belgian Chapter which Astrea partners Steven De Schrijver and Rudi Desmet have contributed to the first edition of “Getting the Deal Through – Technology M&A 2019”, which has been published by Law Business Research.
Using a simple and concise Q&A format to help users find information quickly and efficiently, Getting the Deal Through works with many of the best lawyers and law firms in the world to bring together a unique legal information resource, written by experts on each subject area, in every significant jurisdiction. The purpose of GTDT’s first edition of the “Technology M&A” guide is to provide an overview of the various factors affecting technology M&A transactions across various jurisdictions.
Article: Getting the Deal Through – Technology M&A 2019 – Belgium
Xaas: the legal implications of the inevitable evolution towards an integrated, service-based business model
In this article, Steven De Schrijver discusses the rapidly evolving “anything-as-a-service” business, its benefits and drawbacks and the legal challenges it raises.
The article was contributed by Steven to the Data section of the Who’s Who Legal website.