ICT supports business operations and administrative processes as well as their renewal, such as digital collaboration channels for governments, healthcare institutions and companies, but also use of data in marketing, healthcare and combating fraud.
Pels Rijcken’s ICT attorneys help to facilitate progress in digitisation, ensuring that processes are compliant. This includes respect for privacy and attention to administrative responsibilities, as well as keeping an eye on managing probabilities of IT failure in the project phase, production phase and retransition phases.
Our ICT team advises on ICT sourcing, ranging from procurement and implementation of standard software or bespoke work to cloud services and outsourcing. Our expertise includes work for public authorities such as the Dutch State, provinces, municipalities, the Land Registry Office and the National Forest Service. This means our ICT team is fine-tuned to what governments need and is able to deliver in areas including procurement law, e-government, open data and open source, the Public Enterprises (Market Activities) Act, the Reuse of Public Sector Information Act, and data protection regulations.
Areas of expertise
- Reviewing contracts and tender documents
- Drafting contracts and tender documents
- Supporting project management (e.g. monitoring milestones, addressing exit scenarios)
- Supporting management (monitoring TPM statements, licence management, benchmarks, retransition obligations)
- Assisting in dispute resolution (exit scenarios, retransition, licence compliance)
If a dispute does arise, preference will be given to reaching an amicable settlement. The ICT team at Pels Rijcken has significant experience in negotiating and drafting settlement agreements. If litigating proves to be unavoidable, our experience in litigation guarantees the best possible outcome, whether in court or in arbitration.
Recommendations
- "Pels Rijcken's lawyers have thorough knowledge and links to the academic world that we appreciate." - Chambers Europe, 2024
- "The team are easy to work with, know the public sector very well, and are always nice to work with." - Chambers Europe, 2024
- "Pels Rijcken's team are up to date, quick, spot on and have an eye for the necessary details." - Chambers Europe, 2023
"The team are able to consider the wider picture in matters." Chambers Europe, 2023 - "Pels Rijcken has a very solid team of excellent professionals. They are top class." - The Legal 500, 2023
- "The firm stands out through its involvement in collective actions regarding IT and data protection claims and is a go-to Supreme Court practice for other firms." - The Legal 500, 2023
- "Strong team, very analytical. Constant high quality." - The Legal 500, 2023
- "In our decades long experience with the firm, Pels Rijcken has shown it possesses an excellent knowledge of general administrative and civil law, as well as specialised expertise in the telecoms field." - The Legal 500, 2023
- "The team is quick to respond, and we always get the advice or the legal representation we need. Compared to other legal firms we encounter or deal with ourselves, their professionalism and solidity in what they do is second to none." - The Legal 500, 2023
- "Pels Rijcken is widely-recognised for its strength in court litigation involving a wide range of EU and competition issues.", "The firm has a particularly strong reputation in state aid cases and it is also highly regarded for its involvement in cartel damages actions.", "Pels provides calm support on the spot with relevant legal knowledge and proactive suggestions that go further than the principal matter at hand. The key distinguishing characteristic of Pels is that they really have adapted their approach on legal matters to the modern age. Instead of supplying only legal theoretical surveys, they take a practical approach taking into account the day-to-day business of my organization. So there is a clear link between a solid legal foundation and options on how to act. Fantastic!", "Dedicated and well-informed team. Willingness to think a long while case develops.", "The practice is unique because it has all the in-house expertise needed for providing full-service legal advice to the public sector. If necessary, a team of lawyers will be put together. The Pels Rijcken lawyers are also renowned for their expertise and have an excellent reputation in the academic field.", "The team displays a hands-on mentality when it comes to advising the client. It doesn’t matter whether the case is complex or not. Every case gets the attention it needs. They carefully dissect the issues at hand and provide practical solutions." - The Legal 500, 2022
