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IT & New Media

Information Technology (IT) continues to have a major impact on how companies do business. New technologies offer new possibilities, but also bring with them new legal risks. Whether you are opening an e-commerce website, outsourcing IT tasks, setting up an online advertising campaign or licensing newly developed software, it is important to take due care to avoid the legal pitfalls when you intend to do business in an IT environment.

Badly-drafted IT contracts can cause serious problems. From the late implementation of a project to the failure of an important operating system, the potential risks for a company are many. If things go wrong, or you receive damage claims from customers or other parties, your company will need legal assistance to act quickly in order to limit the harmful consequences and, if necessary, defend your company during judicial proceedings.

IT projects often involve different fields of law, such as intellectual property, employment, tax, data protection or competition law. As a result, it is important to take account of all potential issues when planning an IT project. A well-drafted contract is the project’s best insurance.
Over the years, Lorenz lawyers built on their knowledge of the IT industry by advising major Belgian players as well as large multinational companies on various IT-related issues. With our business-oriented approach, Lorenz strives to provide long-lasting, workable solutions in this fast-evolving field. The firm’s fields of expertise include advertising, competition law, intellectual property, IT contracts, IT litigation, IT and BPO outsourcing, IT procurement, IT security, privacy and data protection, website development and e-commerce.

A list of recent IT work in which Lorenz lawyers have been involved, can be downloaded here.