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Biography
Sven Wakker has worked as a lawyer in the Intellectual Property, IT Law & Privacy section since 2018.
In his daily practice, he mainly focuses on IT and privacy law. Sven mainly advises and negotiates on (international) IT contracts, privacy issues and data breaches.
Sven is also involved in drafting various IT contracts, licence and cooperation agreements, general terms and conditions, and privacy-related documentation such as processing agreements and privacy statements. Furthermore, he assists his clients in litigation regarding IT, privacy and media law.
Sven's clients include buyers and suppliers of IT (ranging from startups to multinationals), hospitals and (first- and second-line) healthcare institutions, and public authorities (in various tiers of government).
Sven regularly shares his knowledge by giving lectures and workshops on IT and privacy law.
As in previous years, Sven is recommended as key lawyer in The Legal 500 (2024).
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Experience and education
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2023 - 2024
Grotius specialisation course in IT, data & law (formerly: Computer Law) -
2016 - 2018
Master Law & ICT -
2012 - 2016
Dutch Law (IT law)
"People like Ernst-Jan van de Pas en Sven Wakker know when to act and show up when they need to, including evenings and early mornings.”