Florian De Rouck

Senior Lead Lawyer
Brussels
About

Florian specializes in providing contractual and regulatory support in the information and communication technology market.

He has over 10' years' experience assisting clients in dealing with a wide array of challenges in all stages of the technology cycle, in each case reconciling business, technical and regulatory requirements. Having previous in-house experience, Florian helps companies align with the latest industry trends and best practices by providing actionable guidance that takes into consideration the interests of all relevant stakeholders.

Areas of FocusTechnologyTechnology and Commercial TransactionsData, Privacy and Cybersecurity
Bar admissions / Professional QualificationsAdvocaat registered with the Nederlandse Orde van Advocaten bij de Balie te Brussel, 2015

EXPERIENCE

  • Advising and assisting an international pharma company with respect to multiple IT agreements of essential services linked to cybersecurity and telecommunication.
  • Assisting a Belgian telecommunication company with the restructuring and negotiation of its key client contract to align with a new custom service delivery model and update to latest standards.
  • Advising a major US technology company in a multi-jurisdictional e-contracting and e-signing project law, including the drafting and coordination of an in-depth white paper.
  • Assisting of a public entity in a digital transformation project, involving e-signatures, e-seals and e-archiving.
  • Assisting a Belgian private bank with the negotiation and setting-up of agreements with various strategic partners to accommodate a core banking IT project in a multi-vendor environment.
Languages
  • Dutch
  • English
  • French

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

  • Winner of the Cloch Prize for Intellectual Property and the Digital Economy (Validictorian), 2014
Education
  • University of Glasgow, LLM in Intellectual Property Law and the Digital Economy, Magna cum laude, 2014
  • University of Ghent, Master of Laws, 2013

Prior Experience

  • 2013-2014, Assistant, CREATE Research Centre at the University of Glasgow
  • 2014, Subsequent internships at tier-one law firms in the UK, India & Luxembourg
  • 2015-2019, Associate, Commercial/IPT lawyer at a Brussels independent law firm
  • 2019-2022, Lead Lawyer, DLA Piper
  • 2022-2025, Senior Legal Counsel, (Tele)communications Company
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+32 25001507
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