ICT supports business operations and administrative processes as well as their renewal, such as digital collaboration channels for governments, healthcare institutions and companies, but also use of data in marketing, healthcare and combating fraud.
Pels Rijcken’s ICT attorneys help to facilitate progress in digitisation, ensuring that processes are compliant. This includes respect for privacy and attention to administrative responsibilities, as well as keeping an eye on managing probabilities of IT failure in the project phase, production phase and retransition phases.
Our ICT team advises on ICT sourcing, ranging from procurement and implementation of standard software or bespoke work to cloud services and outsourcing. Our expertise includes work for public authorities such as the Dutch State, provinces, municipalities, the Land Registry Office and the National Forest Service. This means our ICT team is fine-tuned to what governments need and is able to deliver in areas including procurement law, e-government, open data and open source, the Public Enterprises (Market Activities) Act, the Reuse of Public Sector Information Act, and data protection regulations.
Areas of expertise
- Reviewing contracts and tender documents
- Drafting contracts and tender documents
- Supporting project management (e.g. monitoring milestones, addressing exit scenarios)
- Supporting management (monitoring TPM statements, licence management, benchmarks, retransition obligations)
- Assisting in dispute resolution (exit scenarios, retransition, licence compliance)
If a dispute does arise, preference will be given to reaching an amicable settlement. The ICT team at Pels Rijcken has significant experience in negotiating and drafting settlement agreements. If litigating proves to be unavoidable, our experience in litigation guarantees the best possible outcome, whether in court or in arbitration.
Recommendations
- "The team is legally very strong but can also present this in a way that is applicable to its clients. The team has many different specialisations so that they can tackle complex cases that require different disciplines in an integrated manner." - Legal 500, 2026
- "The Pels Rijcken practice distinguishes itself by delivering high-quality legal services with a strong awareness of modern technological developments. The team is known for its strategic, pragmatic approach." - Legal 500, 2026
- "Pels Rijcken is well placed to handle complex and sophisticated cases. The team consistently provides high-quality, to-the-point advice and is on top of all the latest developments." - Chambers Europe, 2025
- "Pels Rijcken houses good, technical and academically solid people. They deliver a very high level of quality." - Chambers Europe, 2025
- "Pels Rijcken is valued for its expertise in IT procurement, litigation, software law, and data protection, and regularly acts for the Dutch central government on large IT procurement projects" - Legal 500, 2025
- "We feel very confident with Pels Rijcken team" - Legal 500, 2025
- "Pels Rijcken's lawyers have thorough knowledge and links to the academic world that we appreciate." - Chambers Europe, 2024
- "The team are easy to work with, know the public sector very well, and are always nice to work with." - Chambers Europe, 2024
