Patrick Van Eecke
About Patrick
Patrick co-chairs Cooley’s global cyber/data/privacy practice. He is also a member of Cooley’s AI Task Force, a multidisciplinary practice focusing on helping clients with AI related issues and/or active in the AI space.
Patrick has more than 30 years of experience guiding clients on complex issues spanning data protection (GDPR), cyber (NIS, DORA), electronic commerce (DSA), artificial intelligence (AI Act), digital advertising, crypto (MiCA), and electronic signatures (eIDAS). He advises startups, scaleups and multinationals in diverse industry sectors, from technology and life sciences to communications, entertainment, retail and consumer products. He also has significant experience representing telecommunications companies, internet service providers, software developers, governments and companies using IT-related services. In addition, Patrick is involved in diverse consulting projects for the European Commission, national governments and multinational global corporations.
Passions
My running shoes
My jazz vinyl collection
My inflatable sailing catamaran
My lovely wife and kids (obviously they come first!)
I guide the leading companies of today and tomorrow, through complex global regulatory landscapes, ensuring their businesses are as successful as possible.
Admissions and credentials
- Brussels, Belgium
Rankings and accolades
Best Lawyers Belgium: Lawyer of the Year – Information Technology Law
Chambers Europe: TMT: Data protection – Band 1
Legal 500 Belgium: EU Regulatory: Privacy and data protection – Tier 1 & Leading Individual
Chambers Belgium: Fintech – Legal – Band 2
Legal 500 Belgium: EU Regulatory: Information Technology – Tier 1
Legal 500 Belgium: Fintech – Tier 1
Listed as Acritas Star™ Lawyer since 2017
Memberships and affiliations
- Brussels Bar
- International Bar Association
- Editorial Committee: Computerrecht, Kluwer, Netherlands
- Editorial or Professional Board of Computer Law & Security Review (CLSR), Elsevier, United Kingdom
- Editorial Committee: Revue du Droit Commercial (RDC), Larcier, Belgium
- Editorial Committee: Journal of Internet Law, Aspen/Wolters Kluwer, United States
A real expert on data protection…he breaks down difficult topics, takes them apart and explains them.
– Chambers Europe
The team is led by the 'exceptional' Patrick Van Eecke. His analytical yet very pragmatic style is unique. He takes the time to listen to client's needs and he has the ability to understand the business needs and to translate them into readily usable advice and guidelines.
– Legal 500
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