Privacy and data protection
Privacy & data protection
Brinkhof’s team of experienced privacy lawyers is ready to assist you with matters involving privacy and data protection. We help national and international companies comply with increasingly complex legislation and assist them with (enforcement) proceedings where necessary. Clients from the technology, media and telecom sectors, as well as financial and business service providers, know where to find us and have valued us as a top-tier firm now for many years in Chambers and Legal 500.
Solution-oriented and clear
We are bold and take an approach that is creative, solution-oriented and clear. We provide a broader business and legal perspective, and we also consider all other areas of law that are relevant to the use of information and data, such as data and sectoral regulations, competition law and contract law.
A trusted firm in GDPR
In the field of data protection, we advise and litigate on behalf of well-known, and often international, companies in matters concerning the GDPR and other privacy regulations. We also regularly collaborate in this field with top law firms in other countries. Innovative technology companies in particular that rely heavily on data in their business operations make use of our services again and again as their ‘trusted adviser’.
What others say about us:
"Quinten has a thorough understanding of the business and is capable of giving to-the-point and strategic advice. He is always up to date with new legislation and jurisprudence and informs the client proactively whenever there is something that is relevant for the business"
Chambers Europe"We value working with Quinten Kroes for his deep expertise in data protection and privacy law and his clear, practical way of advising."
Legal 500"We had an excellent experience working with Brinkhof. The communication was relaxed and pleasant, while at the same time, they were able to deliver highly complex advice."
Legal 500"Quinten Kroes is an absolute data protection expert and understands the risk appetite of his clients. He always seeks practical solutions for his clients."
Legal 500"They are experts on data protection, on top of markets, and able to translate legal requirements into practical solutions."
Legal 500"We had the pleasure of working with Quinten Kroes, which was a truly enjoyable collaboration. We also had an excellent experience with his team, notably Nicole Bilderbeek and Remon van Saane."
Legal 500Privacy litigation
We not only advise on privacy, but also have unrivalled experience in privacy litigation, whether that involves an individual case, a fine imposed by a regulatory authority or a collective damages claim. We have a strong track record, with extensive experience not only in the field of privacy, but also in litigating before civil and administrative courts.
A leading firm
With a strong and experienced team that includes several partners who regularly litigate in privacy matters, we have gained the reputation of being the leading law firm in this field. We were the lawyers in the first legal case in which a GDPR fine imposed by the Dutch Data Protection Authority was overturned by the court in two instances. We were also involved in the majority of legal cases concerning the ‘right to be forgotten’.
High-profile cases
- VoetbalTV: we assisted VoetbalTV, a partnership between the KNVB and Talpa, in its appeal against a fine from the Dutch Data Protection Authority. Both the District Court and the Council of State ruled that this fine was wrongfully imposed;
- We help an adtech company with several legal cases about placing tracking cookies.
- We represent two leading technology companies in class actions related to alleged privacy and data protection infringements.
- We assisted a popular social network in an enforcement action by the Dutch Data Protection Authority (Dutch DPA) that formed part of an internationally coordinated action by European regulators. The Dutch DPA referred the case to a foreign regulator and limited itself to imposing a fine for past conduct;
- We assisted a large cloud provider in the Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) process carried out by the central government in the context of the deployment of these services for the benefit of government services;
- Brinkhof assisted a number of popular publishers in connection with enforcement by the Dutch DPA for using a cookie wall.
- Brinkhof successfully appealed a fine imposed by the Dutch data protection authority on behalf of a publisher.
Rankings
Our Privacy and Data Protection team has received a Tier 1 ranking in The Legal 500 EMEA 2026 and a Band 1 ranking in Chambers Europe 2026. These rankings were awarded based on independent research, client feedback, and our role in leading privacy cases.