Information Technology
IT is the backbone of your organization. However, the rapid advances in technology have made regulatory compliance increasingly difficult. How is your strategic policy affected by this? What is the most effective design for your IT? Should you consider outsourcing? Van Doorne keeps a close eye on developments and comes up with creative, practical solutions. Outsourcing and offshoring What risks and pitfalls can you expect when you outsource your IT services? How do you deal with offshoring issues? How can you win a beauty contest? Our Outsourcing and Offshoring Team offers practical and effective assistance. IT tenders Public-sector IT projects can be a very interesting commercial proposition. We help government officials invite effective tenders for public contracts, in accordance with the rules. This way, they can award contracts on terms that are most advantageous for them. We can also make sure that your company gets a fair shot at winning a public contract. IP software quickscan Why not make your company’s intellectual property rights work for you? Any rights you own on software that
IT contracts The legal position of users and suppliers in IT transactions is determined by deadlines, warranties and liability. A solid knowledge of IT is vital when drawing up, assessing and negotiating IT contracts. Van Doorne combines legal expertise with a thorough knowledge of the field.
you have developed in-house can play a decisive role when determining the value of your business for a merger or sale. What agreements have been reached with the other parties involved in developing the software, and what intercompany arrangements have been made? Van Doorne can perform an IP quickscan to identify the intellectual property rights in your software portfolio. Internet and e-commerce More and more, organizations depend on websites and e-mail as their communication channels. We give you practical advice on how best to protect your company’s position under new and existing regulations. IT litigation Missed deadlines and aborted IT projects. Infringements of your intellectual property rights in software. Van Doorne helps you avoid litigation whenever possible, but if your dispute does end up in court, you can count on our experienced IT lawyers.
Privacy Using someone’s personal details, monitoring e-mail use and Internet traffic in the workplace, e-mail marketing (spam) and cross-border transfers of personal details: these are only a few of the many privacy issues that we can assist you with.
Our areas of expertise include:
• IT contracts • Outsourcing and offshoring • IT tenders • IP software quickscans • Internet and e-commerce • IT litigation • Privacy
Knowledge of your sector As a full-service firm focusing on the business market, we consider a thorough knowledge of our clients’ markets just as important as legal expertise. We do more than consider the legal aspects, we also make use of the latest research and sector-specific information to identify opportunities and possible risks. In this way, we guarantee legal services of a consistently high quality.
Expertise without attitude Needless to say, our legal specialists have a great deal of knowledge and expertise in all aspects of IT. Clientfocus and practical solutions are our trade marks; our advice is well-considered, sound and clear, and we do everything possible to keep it that way. Van Doorne has a wide range of clients from the Dutch and international business market. However, we also work for government authorities, educational institutions and not-for-profit organizations.
As Van Doorne’s specialists can draw on a wide-ranging international network of attorneys, civil-law notaries and tax lawyers, they can approach any problem from different angles to help you find the ideal solution.
For more information, please contact: Kees Stuurman T: +31 (0)20 6789 582 F: +31 (0)20 7954 582 E: stuurman@van-doorne.com
Van Doorne N.V. Jachthavenweg 121 1081 KM Amsterdam P.O. Box 75265 1070 AG Amsterdam The Netherlands
T: +31 (0)20 6789 123 F: +31 (0)20 6789 589 E: info@van-doorne.com W: www.van-doorne.com