Edwin Jacobs

Current

Praktijklector at Interdisciplinary Centre for Law and IT - KU Leuven
praktijkassistent bemiddelen en onderhandelen (mediation & negotiation) at University of Antwerp
ICT Lawyer (Partner) at Time.lex

Associate Researcher at ICRI - Interdisciplinary Centre for Law and IT - KU Leuven

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Past

Lawyer at Monard-D'Hulst Brussels (Self-employed)
Company Lawyer at Isabel
Lawyer at Monard-D'Hulst Hasselt

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Education

Europese Hogeschool Brussel
Universität des Saarlandes
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

University of East Anglia
Facultés universitaires 'Notre-Dame de la Paix'
Lyceum Hasselt

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Edwin Jacobs’s Summary

Edwin Jacobs is ICT lawyer (Partner) at Time.lex.

Time.lex is a law firm, specialised in Telecommunications, IT/IP, Media and E-business/E-government - timelaw. A law firm that focuses on the creation, management and exploitation of information and technology, in all of its diverse forms.

Edwin read law at the universities of Namur (Belgium, in French, 1991), Norwich (UK, 1993) and Leuven (Belgium, in Dutch, 1994), and studied European law at the Europa-Institut in Saarbrücken (Germany, 1995). In 2003, he obtained a postgraduate degree in company management (Bedrijfskunde, EHSAL Management School, Brussels).

In 1995 he started to practice law, specialising in commercial law, intellectual property law and ICT-law. He became a company lawyer (July 2001-March 2007) and was responsible for the legal department of ISABEL, a leading service provider in e-Banking, e-Business (i.a. electronic invoicing) and e-Government.
Afterwards, he was at the forefront of his practice at the TMT-IP (Technology, Media, Telecom - Intellectual Property) department of Monard-D’Hulst in Brussels.

Within the Brussels based Institute for Company Lawyers, he founded and chaired the practice group ICT-IP-law.

Since December 2003, he is also an affiliated researcher at the Interdisciplinary Centre for Law and ICT (ICRI, University of Leuven) and teaches a seminar on IT contracts & conflict management (since October 2009).

Edwin is an accredited mediator in civil and commercial matters, with focus on ICT and IP. Since October 2008, Edwin is also involved at the University of Antwerp as a teaching assistant for the course "negotiation and mediation".

He frequently speaks and writes about ICT-law and/or intellectual property.
He is a member of the Brussels bar and a sympathising member of the Institute for Company Lawyers.

Edwin Jacobs’s Specialties:

Areas of interest are: legal management of ICT-projects, privacy, e-business, electronic contracting, outsourcing and service level agreements, intellectual property, security, electronic invoicing, copyright, trade marks, etc.

Edwin Jacobs’s Experience

Praktijklector

Interdisciplinary Centre for Law and IT - KU Leuven

(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

October 2009 — Present (3 months)

seminar on ICT-contracts and conflict management
see : https://www.law.kuleuven.be/icri/education.php?action=show_course&id=51
praktijkassistent bemiddelen en onderhandelen (mediation & negotiation)

University of Antwerp

(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Research industry)

October 2008 — Present (1 year 3 months)
ICT Lawyer (Partner)

Time.lex

(Law Practice industry)

September 2008 — Present (1 year 4 months)

Time.lex is a law firm, specialised in Telecommunications, IT/IP, Media and E-business/E-government - timelaw. A law firm that focuses on the creation, management and exploitation of information and technology, in all of its diverse forms.
Associate Researcher

ICRI - Interdisciplinary Centre for Law and IT - KU Leuven

(Educational Institution; 11-50 employees; Higher Education industry)

December 2003 — Present (6 years 1 month)

For more details see:
www.law.kuleuven.ac.be/icri/staff/staff.php?id=74
Lawyer
Monard-D'Hulst Brussels (Self-employed)

(Self-Employed; 11-50 employees; Law Practice industry)

April 2007 — August 2008 (1 year 5 months)

At the forefront of his practice at the TMT-IP (Technology, Media, Telecom - Intellectual Property) department of Monard-D’Hulst in Brussels.
Company Lawyer

Isabel

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

July 2001 — April 2007 (5 years 10 months)

Head of the legal department of Isabel a leading service provider in e-banking, e-business en e-government.
Lawyer

Monard-D'Hulst Hasselt

(Law Practice industry)

August 1995 — July 2001 (6 years )

www.monard-dhulst.be

Edwin Jacobs’s Education

Europese Hogeschool Brussel

bedrijfskunde , 2002 — 2003
Universität des Saarlandes

European law 1994 — 1995
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

Law , September 1991 — June 1994
University of East Anglia

Law , 1992 — 1993
Facultés universitaires 'Notre-Dame de la Paix'

Law , 1989 — 1991
Lyceum Hasselt

1986 — 1989

Additional Information

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Edwin Jacobs’s Groups:

Member of the bar of Brussels
Sympathising member of Institute for Company Lawyers IBJ (instituut bedrijfsjuristen), Journal Internet Banking Commerce, Nova Civitas, mediation, VMA, EMS Alumni, TI-KVIV.