Louise de Gier

About

Louise is an attorney-at-law specializing in ICT, cybersecurity, privacy, and intellectual property. She is an entrepreneurial  attorney, analytical, pragmatic, decisive, punctual and honest. She focuses on achieving goals, determining strategies in consultation with clients, and continues until the goals have been achieved. She advises or guides corporations  and government organizations on:

• Cybersecurity (NIS2 and DORA). Louise has developed pragmatic cybersecurity checklists and a self-evaluation NIS2 tool together with an international cyber security company.
• Privacy issues and drafting privacy documents
• Advices on Data and Artificial Intelligence
• Mediations, arbitrations, and proceedings related to major and long-term ICT disputes
• Drafting and reviewing complex IT contracts
• Opstellen en onderhandelen over internationale (licentie, distributie, franchise) overeenkomsten in de V.S, Azië, Midden Oosten, China, Zuid Amerika
• Intellectual Property, advices and disputes
• Due diligence related to acquisitions in the field of IT, IP and privacy

CV

Work Experience

• 2018 – Present
  Lawyer/Partner, BOLT Advocaten U.A.
• 1998 – 2018
  Lawyer/Partner, De Gier & Stam Advocaten
• 1987 – 1997
  Junior/Partner Hoegen Dijkhof & Van Brakel Advocaten

Education

• 1995 – 1996
  Grotius Specialization Course in information technology law
• 1985 – 1986
  VUB Brussels, Master’s Degree, International and European Law (LL.M.)
• 1980 – 1985
  Utrecht University, Master’s in Law

Lidmaatschappen

• 2002- Present
  Co-founder of World IT Lawyers (www.worlditlawyers.com), Vice Chairman (previously Chairman for 10 years)
• 1998 – Present
  Member of VIRA and NVvIR (Dutch Association for Information Technology & Law), including 4 years as secretary on the VIRA board
• 2004 – 2015
  Member of Gesica, an international network of French-speaking lawyers