Professional Qualifications

  • Advocaat registered with the Nederlandse Orde van Advocaten bij de Balie te Brussel

Prior Experience

2006 to date, Professor, University of Antwerp – teaching European Information Technology and Communications Law
2000 to 2001, Research Fellow, Stanford University, California, United States
1999 to 2003, Partner, Head of the electronic commerce and telecommunications law unit at a Belgian law firm
1996 to 1999, Expert advisor, Cabinet of the Belgian Minister of Justice - Personal advisor of the Minister on legal issues related to Internet and IT
1995 to 2005, Research Fellow, I.C.R.I.-Interdisciplinary Centre for Law and IT at Faculty of Law at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
1994 to 1995, Associate, Belgian law firm

Recognitions

  • Highly commended for the firm's Privacy "GDPR" client offering (FT Innovative Lawyers Awards 2018)
  • Listed as Acritas Star™ Lawyer 2017 (Acritas Star Lawyers' report 2017)
  • Awarded Best Law Firm of the Year (Trends Legal Awards 2017)
  • Awarded Best IT, IP and TMT Law Firm of the Year (Trends Legal Awards 2017)
  • Commended for Client Service (Chambers Europe Awards 2016)

Memberships

  • Member of the Brussels Bar (since 1994)
  • Member editorial Committee: Computerrecht, Kluwer, Netherlands
  • Member of the Editorial or Professional Board of Computer Law & Security Review (CLSR), Elsevier, United Kingdom
  • Member editorial committee: Revue du Droit Commercial (RDC), Larcier, Belgium
  • Member editorial committee: Electronic Evidence Law Journal, Pario Communications, United Kingdom
  • Member editorial committee: Journal of Internet Law, Aspen/Wolters Kluwer, United States
  • Member of ITechlaw, International Technology Law Association
  • Member of Association of European Science and Technology Transfer Professionals (ASTP)
  • Associate member of the American Bar Association
  • Member of Committee IT Law, representing the Flemish Bar Association, Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE)
  • Founder (in 2006) and chair of the ADM ICT legal counsel working group

Professor

Patrick is a professor at the University of Antwerp, teaching European Information and Communications Law. He is also a guest lecturer on Internet law at various universities, such as Solvay Business Institute, Kings College London and Queen Mary University of London.