Law firm time.lex strengthens ICT practice
Brussels, 1 September 2008 – On 1 September, Edwin Jacobs became the fourth
partner in the niche law firm time.lex in Brussels. The firm celebrated its first
anniversary two months earlier and can look back on a particularly successful
first year.
Edwin Jacobs joins Prof. Jos Dumortier, Geert Somers and Hans Graux, the three
founding partners of time.lex. The firm already has a strong reputation on the market as
a specialist in IT law. The arrival of Jacobs will strengthen its expertise in service level
agreements, outsourcing and other ICT contracts, e-banking, electronic invoicing,
software, databanks, e-business and the Internet, information security, digital archiving,
privacy, copyrights and trademarks.
More ICT knowledge from experience
Edwin Jacobs was previously head of legal services at ISABEL, a leading service provider
in e-banking, e-business (i.a., electronic invoicing) and e-government. He later used his
thorough business ICT knowledge as a manager for the ICT practice group at Monard-
D’Hulst in Brussels.
Jacobs was the founder and chairman of the “IT/IP law practice group” at the Institute of
Company Lawyers. He is also an affiliate researcher at the Interdisciplinary Centre for
Law and ICT (ICRI) at the K.U. Leuven and a recognized mediator in civil and commercial
affairs.
A keen eye on technology
time.lex was founded in July 2007 by the three lawyers from the IT law department at
Lawfort. The Brussels niche law firm specialises in telecommunication, IT/IP, media and
e-business.
In little over a year, time.lex established itself as a key player in IT law with a special
emphasis on privacy protection, ICT contracts, maintaining intellectual property rights in
an electronic context and liability management. Edwin Jacobs will in particular bring a
great deal of know-how to the firm in the field of outsourcing, e-banking and electronic
invoicing.
Specialists on a European level
The clear focus and its pool of specialists allow the team to understand and anticipate the
real needs of the ICT market: wide expertise, concrete and practical solutions and
knowledge that is always up-to-date. A niche law firm also works more efficiently and
with a smaller overhead than a traditionally organised international firm. Clients thus also
benefit from specialised and practice-oriented services at fees that are affordable
compared to large international firms.
This team of specialised lawyers with academic credentials puts time.lex in a unique
position in areas requiring a great deal of specialist knowledge: electronic signatures,
content management, e-health and open source development. This allows time.lex to
lend strategic and operational legal support to national and international clients, including
start-ups, multinationals and government services from the local to the European level. A
network of foreign specialist correspondents also gives time.lex access to local expertise
throughout Europe.
partner in the niche law firm time.lex in Brussels. The firm celebrated its first
anniversary two months earlier and can look back on a particularly successful
first year.
Edwin Jacobs joins Prof. Jos Dumortier, Geert Somers and Hans Graux, the three
founding partners of time.lex. The firm already has a strong reputation on the market as
a specialist in IT law. The arrival of Jacobs will strengthen its expertise in service level
agreements, outsourcing and other ICT contracts, e-banking, electronic invoicing,
software, databanks, e-business and the Internet, information security, digital archiving,
privacy, copyrights and trademarks.
More ICT knowledge from experience
Edwin Jacobs was previously head of legal services at ISABEL, a leading service provider
in e-banking, e-business (i.a., electronic invoicing) and e-government. He later used his
thorough business ICT knowledge as a manager for the ICT practice group at Monard-
D’Hulst in Brussels.
Jacobs was the founder and chairman of the “IT/IP law practice group” at the Institute of
Company Lawyers. He is also an affiliate researcher at the Interdisciplinary Centre for
Law and ICT (ICRI) at the K.U. Leuven and a recognized mediator in civil and commercial
affairs.
A keen eye on technology
time.lex was founded in July 2007 by the three lawyers from the IT law department at
Lawfort. The Brussels niche law firm specialises in telecommunication, IT/IP, media and
e-business.
In little over a year, time.lex established itself as a key player in IT law with a special
emphasis on privacy protection, ICT contracts, maintaining intellectual property rights in
an electronic context and liability management. Edwin Jacobs will in particular bring a
great deal of know-how to the firm in the field of outsourcing, e-banking and electronic
invoicing.
Specialists on a European level
The clear focus and its pool of specialists allow the team to understand and anticipate the
real needs of the ICT market: wide expertise, concrete and practical solutions and
knowledge that is always up-to-date. A niche law firm also works more efficiently and
with a smaller overhead than a traditionally organised international firm. Clients thus also
benefit from specialised and practice-oriented services at fees that are affordable
compared to large international firms.
This team of specialised lawyers with academic credentials puts time.lex in a unique
position in areas requiring a great deal of specialist knowledge: electronic signatures,
content management, e-health and open source development. This allows time.lex to
lend strategic and operational legal support to national and international clients, including
start-ups, multinationals and government services from the local to the European level. A
network of foreign specialist correspondents also gives time.lex access to local expertise
throughout Europe.
posted by Edwin Jacobs at 23:18
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