Patrick van Eecke

Patrick co-chairs Cooley’s global cyber/data/privacy practice. Patrick has more than 30 years of experience guiding clients on complex issues spanning data protection, cyber, electronic commerce, digital advertising and electronic signatures. He advises startups, scaleups and multinationals in diverse industry sectors, from technology and life sciences to communications, entertainment, retail and consumer products. He also has significant experience representing telecommunications companies, internet service providers, software developers, governments and companies using IT-related services. In addition, Patrick is involved in diverse consulting projects for the European Commission, national governments and multinational global corporations.

Prior to joining Cooley, Patrick was the co-chair of a global top 10 firm’s data privacy and cybersecurity practice. For several years, he has been consistently recognized as a Band 1 and Tier 1 data protection and cyber authority by Chambers and The Legal 500 Belgium, respectively. Patrick is a regular speaker at national and international conferences, and he often is asked to comment on internet and cyber law-related issues in the press.