NautaDutilh Brussels strengthens its Tech, IT & Data and Banking & Finance practices with three new appointments.
Peter Craddock – Local Partner, Tech, IT & Data Protection Law: Peter's practice covers both the provision of strategic advice and contract negotiations for complex data-driven and IT projects. In addition, he regularly represents major Belgian and international companies before the regulatory authorities and courts in matters related to data protection, cybersecurity, e-commerce, digitalisation and the outsourcing of IT services. Peter is a legal technologist whose unique combination of legal expertise in all aspects of the digital environment and 18 years' experience as a software developer allows him to provide targeted advice to SMEs, government organisations and global players in a manner that reconciles business, technical and regulatory requirements.
Pierre De Pauw – Counsel, Financial Regulatory: Pierre specialises in banking and finance as well as corporate and securities law, with a particular focus on the regulatory aspects of banking and financial services, M&A in the financial sector, clearing and settlement systems and financial litigation. Pierre advises Belgian and foreign financial institutions, including banks, insurance and reinsurance companies, investment firms, payment and e-money institutions, funds and CSDs, in both domestic and cross-border transactions. He assists clients with all aspects of prudential supervision, including licensing applications, corporate governance matters, compliance, crisis management and dealings with the regulators.
Nathalie Van Landuyt – Counsel, Finance: Nathalie specialises in corporate law and corporate finance, with a focus on syndicated and non-syndicated loan transactions and restructurings, usually with a cross-border aspect. She advises financial institutions, investors and corporate clients on a wide range of domestic and international finance matters, including acquisition finance, general corporate lending, asset finance (real estate finance and asset-based lending), leasing and factoring. She has extensive litigation and transactional experience in all areas of general corporate and financial law.
Peter Craddock - Pierre De Pauw - Nathalie Van Landuyt
Managing Partner Dirk Van Gerven, commenting on the appointments: "In the digital era, our multidisciplinary Benelux team focusing on data protection, cybersecurity and IT law plays an important role in responding to the legal needs of our clients arising from data-driven opportunities, a constantly evolving digital landscape and technology-enabled innovation. We are convinced that Peter's in-depth knowledge of technology and technical expertise will allow us to further strengthen our services in these areas of law. We also look forward to seeing Nathalie and Pierre, long-standing members of the Banking & Finance team who have been with us since the start of their law careers as trainees, grow in their new role. Promoting home-grown talent has always been important to NautaDutilh."
