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Pinsent Masons has this week announced the opening of an office in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, its first office in this European country

The international firm has recruited Wouter Seinen, a lawyer specialising in Data Protection and TMT (Technology, Media and Communications), to head the office. Through this new branch office, Pinsent Masons will offer services to its clients related to cybersecurity, data protection and legaltech.

Wouter brings with him experience as an IT lawyer since 2015, when he joined Baker McKenzie. However, he has been working in this area since he started his professional career in 1999.

Among his most notable clients he has advised are Netflix, Google, Twitter, American Express, Wolters Kluwer and Booking.com.

"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," said Wouter. 

The UK firm has a presence on almost every continent, with offices in South Africa, Canada, the United States, Australia, Japan, China, Singapore, Indonesia, Germany, France, Ireland, Spain, among other countries.