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Jeroen van Helden

Jeroen van Helden

Senior Associate | Attorney at law

IT, Privacy & Cybersecurity

Jeroen van Helden acts as lead counsel in matters concerning IT transactions and IT disputes. He also advises clients in the event of cyber attacks and cyber incidents. Jeroen has specific expertise in software licensing, data protection, IT contracts and compliance issues, and enjoys sharing his IT law knowledge and enthusiasm for his field through professional journals, seminars and courses.

Jeroen works a great deal for IT companies ranging from cloud service providers, app builders and managed service providers, to cybersecurity experts. On the buyer side, he frequently works for government authorities, international organisations and companies in the education, healthcare and transport sectors. He is just as enthusiastic about engaging with a CEO on a strategic matter as he is about working with in-house counsel on a complex case. He takes a result-oriented, meticulous and discreet approach to his work.

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IT, Privacy & Cybersecurity

CJEU: preparatory acts can be automated individual decisions

4 April 2024

Under the GDPR, it is in principle prohibited to make automated decisions that significantly affect individuals. It is therefore not permitted, e.g., to terminate an employment contract solely on the basis of automated decision-making.

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IT, Privacy & Cybersecurity

Contracting with U.S. cloud service providers: when allowed?

22 September 2022

Contracting with U.S. cloud service providers is a hot topic. This has everything to do with, on the one hand, the dominant position of American players in the global IT services market and, on the other hand, the strict European legislation on the transfer of personal data. Under what conditions can U.S. cloud service providers still be used? An overview and update.

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IT, Privacy & Cybersecurity

First case law on agile IT projects

6 April 2022

In 2001, the authors of the Agile Manifesto probably could not foresee what flight the concept of 'agile' would take. Most software developers nowadays work on the basis of some form of lightweight development method and there are organisations that set up their entire (non-IT) organisation 'agile'. Much has been written in the legal literature about the nature of software development agreements based on agile principles. This literature usually amounts to a warning for the client who does business with an agile developer: if you do not make agreements about the end result to be achieved, you cannot hold a supplier liable for poor quality software. We are now seeing the first case law on agile IT projects in the Netherlands. Do these rulings confirm the warnings in the literature?
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