Sidley Austin hires Hunton & Williams partner in Brussels

Sidley Austin has brought on Hunton & Williams partner Wim Nauwelaerts, who will join Sidley’s Brussels office. Nauwelaerts is a privacy and cybersecurity partner who specializes in EU and international data protection for clients in the life science, new media and technology sectors. According to Alan Raul, Sidley’s head of global privacy and cybersecurity, the firm’s European data protection practice has seen significant growth recently. Sidley has operated a Brussels base since 2003, and will have a total of 10 partners in the office once Nauwelaerts joins the office.

Sidley Austin hires Hunton & Williams partner in Brussels thelawyer.com Tue, Sep 5, 2017