LAWYER PROFILE

Gary Cywie

Europe 2026

Elvinger Hoss Prussen

Ranked in 1 practice area

Intellectual Property & TMT

Luxembourg

18 years ranked

About

Provided by Elvinger Hoss Prussen

Europe

Practice Areas

• Commercial

• ICT, IP, media and data protection

• Technology

Career

Gary Cywie specialises in Technology. His particular areas of expertise are the drafting and negotiating of IT outsourcing agreements in the financial services and insurance sectors, software licence and maintenance agreements and commercial contracts. In addition, he specialises in data protection and privacy, internet and e-commerce, electronic signature, electronic archiving, IT security and media and telecommunications. He also handles IP matters.

Gary is also involved in Fintech developments, more particularly in relation to digital ledger technologies (DLT) such as blockchains, smart contracts and virtual currencies.

Professional Memberships

Member of the scientific committee of the PIN CODE journal (Revue internationale de la Propriété Intellectuelle et du Numérique) edited by Legitech.

Member of Lëtzblock, a non-profit association promoting Luxembourg’s blockchain ecosystem.

Member of the Space Committee and the IT Committee of AMCHAM Luxembourg (American Chamber of Commerce in Luxembourg).

As a former member of ALCO (Association Luxembourgeoise des Compliance Officers), participated in the drafting of the discussion paper on Blockchain and Crypto-Assets of the blockchain and crypto-assets working group.

Member of the Luxembourg Bar since 2006.

Member of the Brussels Bar from 2003 until 2014.

Publications

Cookies regulations: an international outlook

Crowdfunding in Europe Legal Framework - Luxembourg

Fiche pratique : Cookies : la recette de la CNPD

Intelligence artificielle et sous-traitance : anges ou démons pour les Fintech ?

Fiche pratique : Concilier exigences LBC/FT et RGPD

EACCNY “Brexit, What’s Next?” Series | EU-UK Data Protection Law Divergence: Impact on Data flows

Fiche pratique : Arrêt Schrems II de la CJUE : que faire ?

Arguments according to which it would not be mandatory for investment funds to appoint a data protection officer in the sole KYC-AML context

Analyse d'impact relative à la protection des données

ICO – La « numismatisation » de l'économie

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers European Guide

Intellectual Property & TMT - Luxembourg

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Gary Cywie acts across the spectrum of TMT matters, including electronic signatures, blockchain matters and GDPR compliance. He has additional expertise in AI and cybersecurity matters.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Gary Cywie is very professional and pays great attention to details, with strong regulatory expertise and industry knowledge.
Intellectual Property & TMTChambers European Guide
Gary Cywie's understanding of our business needs and his availability and commitment to assisting us ensure that we can focus our attention on our core business while receiving the right advice that we need to excel in our markets.
Intellectual Property & TMTChambers European Guide