Huub de Jong

Practice Areas

Drafting and negotiating of (inter)national contracts (e.g. Google, Microsoft, Alfresco, Oracle and SAP)

Dispute resolution including litigation and mediation (e.g. IT and data privacy related disputes)

Advising on legal aspects of new developments (e.g. cloud sovereignty, cyber security, artificial intelligence and data)

Career

Postgraduate degree in information technology law (‘Grotius’) and studied at Tilburg University, VU University Amsterdam and Utrecht University.

Started in 1999 as an IT lawyer at Deloitte in Amsterdam. Admitted to the Dutch Bar as attorney-at-law ('advocaat') in 2001.

Worked as an in-house lawyer for among others Shell and DTG (European Directories).

Professional Memberships

Editor for the Journal for Internet Law (Tijdschrift voor Internetrecht) and regularly writing articles as an expert.

Teacher at the Data Protection postgraduate program at Grotius Academy. Guest lecturer e.g. at the VU University Amsterdam, Leiden University and the Erasmus University Rotterdam.

Treasurer and board member of the Netherlands Association for Information Technology and Law (NVvIR).

Board member of Stichting Massaschade & Consument which initiated a collective action against TikTok Technology Limited and others (WAMCA).

Mediator at the Stichting Geschillenoplossing Automatisering (SGOA) to assist conflicting parties in their negotiations.

Secretary of Stichting Universiteitsfonds Tilburg, a committed alumni network that supports academic research at Tilburg University.

Also co-founder of the carnival association Kaaj Kapot.

Member of various other professional associations in the field of IT and commercial law, including Sourcing Nederland, ITechLaw, the International Association for Privacy Professionals (IAPP), the Netherlands Association of Computer Lawyers (VIRA), Federation for Media and Communications Law (VMC) and the Association for Data Privacy Lawyers (VPR-A).

Clients

What clients and other market observers say:

“Widely experienced problem-solver”, “Very good listener, sparring partner and easily translates your needs to a product” and “adept at handling disputes and IT contracts, often with an international component” (source: Legal 500)

“De Jong has experience both in IT disputes and in transactional matters.” and “He combines deep legal knowledge, especially about IT-related topics, with the ability to understand the business of his clients.” (source: Chambers & Partners)

Work Highlights

Supporting an European retail chain in contracting the necessary IT agreements for the modernisation of its IT architecture, including contract negotiations with big tech providers.

Representing a multi-brand system integrator for the court of appeal in a dispute with one of its customers regarding the implementation of an ERP software application

Assisting an online newsletter service provider with the transaction of its business to a global social network service provider, including due diligence and contract negotiations

Representing a patient organization with the compliance of its online platform, including a high profile procedure for the court of appeal re its responsibilities as a platform

Advising a globally operating consulting organisation on the implementation of the EU data strategy and related EU legislation, including the preparation of the necessary documentation.

Awards