Thomas specialises in IT, privacy, outsourcing and intellectual property. His daily work involves advising a wide range of national and international clients on IT, privacy and intellectual property matters, technology-related transactions, outsourcing transactions, and technology contracts. He has experience as an in-house counsel for technology and internet companies. He regularly advises on General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) related matters. Thomas is a board member of the Netherlands Association for Information Technology and Law and a member of the Dutch Privacy Law Association, INTA and the Licensing Executives Society (LES).
Thomas de Weerd
Attorney-at-law | Partner
- Advised and represented Investindustrial Group Investments S.A R.L. ("Investindustrial") on its acquisition of Kiremko, Idaho Steel and Reyco, collectively one of the leaders in the design and manufacture of customized equipment and solutions for the food processing industry with a focus on potato processing systems.
- Advised Nedvest and Techone, a leading Dutch Managed Service Provider and trusted IT partner for SMEs, on the sale of Techone B.V. to KKR.
- Advised and represented Agilitas Private Equity Services Limited on the acquisition of TenCate Advanced Armour Holding B.V., the global leading manufacturer of lightweight survivability solutions.
- Specialisation Course Information Law (Grotius Academy)
- Business Law (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
- Business Economics (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
- Admitted to the Bar in the Netherlands in 1999
- Co-author of the book Overeenkomsten inzake Informatietechnologie (Agreements regarding Information Technology)
- Editor of the chapters on Intellectual Property and Privacy in Kluwer’s ‘Modellen voor de Rechtspraktijk’ (‘Templates for Legal Practice’).
- Board member and secretary of the Dutch Association of IT Law Attorneys (VIRA)
- Executive Committee member of TechLaw
- Board member of the International Federation of Computer Law Advocates
Dutch, English
