Joris Willems
Expertise
Joris Willems is hoofd van de Technologie groep. Zijn focus ligt op digitale transformatie waarbij het gaat om om juridische uitdagingen rondom nieuwe technologieën, big data, cybersecurity en commerciële contracten.
Hij treedt vaak op als trusted advisor op boardroom niveau voor (internationale) TMT-bedrijven en financiële dienstverleners.
Joris heeft ruime ervaring met complexe multi-jurisdictionele transacties en heeft in het verleden gewerkt in Hong Kong, Shanghai en Londen. Hij heeft met veel verschillende (zaken)culturen te maken gehad en past zich snel aan nieuwe culturen en hun specifieke manier van zakendoen aan.
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Dit zeggen anderen
- ‘Joris Willems is brilliant and a huge asset’.
The Legal 500, 2025 - ‘Joris Willems is extremely seasoned and knowledgeable. He understands what drives legal departments in our industry and what challenges we face. He is quick in rendering advice and very practical. Cyril Christiaans is very knowledgeable and thorough.’
The Legal 500, 2025 - 'Joris Willems is a great lawyer and person to work with. He is very down-to-earth and interested in his clients.'
Chambers Europe, 2025 - 'Joris Willems is a pleasure to work with and provides invaluable advice.'
Chambers Europe, 2025 - Clients confirm that Joris Willems 'has a good industry knowledge in tech-related matters, is very smart and quick. He is well versed in both contentious and advisory IT matters, including drafting IT and outsourcing contracts, setting up online platforms and contractual disputes. His proactive approach and ability to manage sticky situations attract customers' attention.'
Chambers & Partners - Joris is recommended by Chambers and by Legal 500 EMEA. Client feedback on Joris: 'Fast thinker, a pragmatic lawyer, very sharp, always reachable, really nice to work with and has excellent business sense.' He is listed as Acritas Star™ Lawyer.
- Joris Willems is a ‘hard core IT specialist with an impressive clientele’, which includes Atos, beIN Sports and the Dutch Central Bank. He is a 'Leading Individual' in the field of both Information Technology and Telecom. Clients call him 'quite simply exceptional. '
The Legal 500
- ‘Joris Willems is brilliant and a huge asset’.