Pinsent Masons to launch Amsterdam office

Law firm Pinsent Masons - which has an office in Birmingham city centre - has announced plans to launch a presence in Amsterdam.

The firm has recruited TMT, data privacy and digital lawyer Wouter Seinen as head of Amsterdam as Pinsent Masons develops its technology, science and industry (TS&I) capabilities in the Netherlands.

The office - the company 's first in the Netherlands - will focus on advising clients on cyber, data, tech and life sciences mandates.

Wouter joins from Baker McKenzie where he has been partner in the firm's IP/IT & Commercial group in Amsterdam since 2015.

Having started his career in 1999, he has developed expertise across IT, IP and media with a specific focus on data protection, cyber security and artificial intelligence.

Richard Foley (pictured), senior partner at Pinsent Masons, said: “With a quarter of our top 250 clients operating in the Netherlands this is an important strategic market for Pinsent Masons and I 'm delighted to be starting the process by which we will quickly build out a meaningful capability in Amsterdam.

“As a leading lawyer in his field, Wouter will play a vital role in enhancing our technology, science and industry capabilities and connecting those capabilities across our UK and European platform in particular. ”

Wouter has advised a number of high profile global businesses including Unilever, Netflix, Google, Twitter, Booking.com, Chanel, American Express Global Business Travel and Wolters Kluwer.

He said: “I am looking forward to contributing to this strategically important office launch for Pinsent Masons.

“The firm 's reputation as a leading multinational law firm with outstanding capabilities across technology, IP, data and privacy will enable me to develop my practice and enhance the firm's position as a trailblazer in innovation of legal services. ”