Bart Van Besien Email & Phone Number

Antwerp Area, Belgium

It will be my pleasure to help you with the following:Intellectual property: copyright, neighbouring rights, trademarks, image rights, design rights, software protection, know-how and trade secrets, IP portfolio management, licensing agreements, and “droit de suite”.Internet & media law: domain names, e-commerce, advertising law, freedom of expression, libel and defamation (reputation management), legal advice and contract negotiations for media companies, authors, directors, producers, actors, etc.Advice and contract negotiations for the creative sector: writers, artists, photographers, musicians, actors, performers, television and film producers, game developers, software developers, web designers, publishers, architects, photographers, designers in various industries such as fashion & furniture.Privacy and data protection.Start-ups and the sharing economy: legal advice on the incorporation of companies, draft of platform contracts, terms and conditions, etc.Art and law: contracts, disputes on authenticity, copyright infringements, legal advice to museums, etc.Arbitration and ADR (alternative dispute resolution): I have a solid experience with arbitration disputes, both as a lawyer and as an arbitrator. I am certified to act as an arbiter in IP disputes by FORUM (US), in disputes related to art by CAFA (The Netherlands) and in domain name disputes by Cepani (Brussels), FORUM (Minneapolis) (UDRP and URS), Czech Arbitration Court (Prague) (UDRP and ADR.eu), Canadian International Internet Dispute Resolution Centre – CIIDRC (Vancouver), Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Centre - ADNDRC (Hong Kong, Beijing, Seoul, Kuala Lumpur), and MFSD (Milan) (URS).Sports law: including contract negotiations and portrait rights.I work fluently in English, Dutch and French, and have knowledge of German and Spanish.I am a member of the Antwerp Bar(Belgium) and member of the international section of the New York State Bar Association.

Brussels Area, Belgium

As an attorney at Sirius Legal's "IP/IT/Media" team, I specialize in:• Intellectual property law (copyright, trademarks, design law, image rights, software protection, IP portfolio management),• Internet & media law (domain names, e-commerce, advertising law, freedom of expression, audio-visual media & broadcasting law),• Law & the arts (photography & visual arts, music, performing artists, television and film productions, entertainment law, publishing, designers incl. in fashion and furniture, talent & rights contracts), • Privacy & data protection law, • Sports law, • Telecom law (including cable & satellite reception, terrestrial networks, numbering, etc.), • Law & the sharing economy (including platform agreements and regulatory compliance), • Commercial contract law.I help clients on the various aspects of their creative processes and on doing business on the internet, including on issues relating to copyright, trademarks, e-commerce and consumer protection law, privacy and cookie legislation, data protection law, advertising & marketing law and general contractual issues (such as drafting of general terms & conditions and licensing agreements). I am an arbitrator (panelist) in IP disputes with FORUM (USA) and in domain name disputes with the Belgian Centre for Arbitration and Mediation (Cepani), FORUM (USA) and the Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Centre (ADNDRC, Hong Kong, Beijing, Seoul, Kuala Lumpur). I also regularly act as an attorney before arbitration organizations in domain name disputes and other disputes (mainly IP).

Ghent, Belgium

PhD Researcher on Copyright Law and New Media

Berkeley, California, Usa

Visiting Researcher at the Berkeley Center for Law & Technology (University of California, Berkeley Law School)

Brussels, Belgium

University Researcher Media Law (European Commission Research programme 'Mediadem'). This EU research project aimed at examining the factors that promote or hinder policy development for media freedom and independence in 14 European countries. The project was funded by the European Commission's Seventh Framework Programme.

Dublin, Ireland

As an in-house senior legal counsel at j2 Global (see j2Global.com; Nasdaq: JCOM), I helped to set up my company's European legal department and provided advice on a wide range of legal issues. I advised upper management on strategic decisions such as mergers and acquisitions, partnerships, regulatory developments in various EU countries (especially in the field of telecommunications), management of trademark and copyright portfolios (incl. filing of trademark applications and ensuring compliance of IP by third parties), and issues of HR and corporate governance. I worked actively on the standardization of contracts and company practices, and set-up a compliance team for matters relating to telecom, privacy, data retention and subpoenas. I collaborated with colleagues of the product development and sales teams and of the US legal team on day-to-day legal issues, such as the negotiation of telecom agreements, licensing contracts, marketing agreements, partnership contracts and the drafting of general terms and conditions. This broad experience helped me to sharpen my practical legal skills, and in particular my ability to formulate legal solutions in different national jurisdictions.

Brussels, Belgium

As a legal attorney at Janson Baugniet (see Janson.be), I specialised in Intellectual Property law, especially trademarks, domain names, copyrights, patents and protection of know-how. This includes drafting licensing agreements, setting-up IP strategies and representing clients before courts and arbitrators, the Benelux Office for Intellectual Property, OHIM (the EU trademarks and designs registry) and WIPO (the United Nations agency for intellectual property). I advised clients on the legal aspects of doing business on the internet (including on issues relating to privacy, customer relationships, anti-counterfeiting, protection of software, NDAs, non-competition agreements and domain names), and on the negotiation of advertising, licensing and distribution agreements and general terms & conditions.

Antwerp, Belgium

As an attorney at the British law firm Allen & Overy (see Allenovery.com), I specialized in international employment law, non-discrimination legislation, privacy protection, protection of inventions and copyrights, and the drafting of email and internet policies for companies.

Master Of Laws

Master In European Law

Master Of Arts In Contemporary History

Education record

Certificate, Art Law