Description

Bertrand is an experienced IT/DORA/PRIVACY/SUPPLYCHAIN/FINANCE/TMT lawyer with an IT background, having been working 9 years as an IT before joining the Bar.

He advices his Belgian and French clients on:

1°/ complex IT & Tech contracts,

2°/ financial regulations (including DORA, EBA, ESMA, BRRD, CSDR),

3°/ privacy and cybersecurity (including EU cyber and data regulatory frameworks (such as NIS2, DORA, the Cyber Resilience Act, and the EU Data Act)),

4°/ procurement , supply chain, transformation and outsourcing,

5°/ telecommunications (MNO, MVNO, interconnect, wholesale, cell tower agreements),

6°/ E-commerce & Internet intermediaries liability, domain names, IP vs piracy, cybercrime.

He is also assisting companies in their daily business, notably as their DPO and by supporting their procurement department.

He is guest lecturer at HELB PRIGOGINE, Brussels.

Industry field of expertise

Languages

French
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Dutch
Conversational

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Bruxelles (up to 50km)

DEMOSDOS LAW FIRM
Partner
LEGAL
July 2010 - Today (15 years and 11 months)
Bruxelles, Belgium
Bertrand is an experienced IT/DORA/PRIVACY/SUPPLYCHAIN/FINANCE/TMT lawyer with an IT background, having been working 9 years as an IT before joining the Bar.

He advices his clients on:
1°/ complex IT & Tech contracts,
2°/ financial regulations (including DORA, EBA, ESMA, BRRD, CSDR),
3°/ privacy and cybersecurity (including EU cyber and data regulatory frameworks (such as NIS2, DORA, the Cyber Resilience Act, and the EU Data Act)),
4°/ procurement , supply chain, transformation and outsourcing,
5°/ telecommunications (MNO, MVNO, interconnect, wholesale, cell tower agreements),
6°/ E-commerce & Internet intermediaries liability, domain names, IP vs piracy, cybercrime.

He is also assisting companies in their daily business, notably as their DPO and by supporting their procurement department.

He is guest lecturer at HELB PRIGOGINE, Brussels.
DORA GDPR IT Strategy Anglais Contract Negotiation
Euroclear BE
IT/TECH/DORA/DGPR secondment
BANKING AND INSURANCE
December 2023 - September 2025 (1 year and 9 months)
Bruxelles, Belgium
IT/TECH/DORA/DGPR secondment

Hi-spent contracts negotiation and drafting.
Dora uplift and GDPR compliance.
Financial institutions regulatory compliance.

Daily relationship with IT departements, understanding needs, issues and concerns.
Working in a transversal team including IT, procurement, privacy and legal members.
Open-source licences analysis and management.

DORA IT Strategy GDPR Contract Negotiation Procurement
PRIVANOT
GDPR secondment
LEGAL
January 2024 - May 2024 (4 months)
Bruxelles, Belgium
GDPR secondment.

Advicing on GDPR compliance;
Answering questions raised by;
Adressing issues, concerns and questions raised by;
Negotiating DPAs on behalf of;

Belgian notaries and FEDNOT (Royal Federation of Belgian Notaries).

In French, Dutch and English.

GDPR Contract negotiations French Dutch English