Aug22499 30 | Acquisition International, Issue 1 2024 Nov23120 Tecola: Business Innovation from Idea to Success n 2017, Tecola was founded by Managing Partner Christophe Baekeland, an entrepreneur with a strong background in enterprising, an exceptional eye for detail, and a constructive attitude, all of which fuel his continuous search for efficient, feasible, and pragmatic solutions for his clients. Having gained a solid foundation of experience at the Brussels and Antwerp Bar Associations and then worked as a consultant, he was inspired to found Tecola, a law firm that would embody his entrepreneurial spirit. Today, Christophe leads Tecola in its pursuit to support both private and public clients in doing sustainable and efficient business as well as upholding their corporate social responsibility. The company is focused on providing support in the areas of technology and privacy, communications, and legal services, all whilst maintaining the highest standards in terms of discretion, quality, and transparency. In the field of technology and privacy, Tecola demonstrates a laser focus on providing advice and assistance with intellectual property agreements in hardware and software related to ASP, Cloud, SaaS, consultancy, distribution, escrow, franchising, confidentiality, hosting, licensing, maintenance, development, outsourcing, service level, and timesharing. Alongside this, it deals with a number of more traditional commercial agreements, including concessions, commercial agency, and commercial leases. Tecola is well-equipped to offer both preventive and curative advice and assistance on topics related to privacy. For example, the company helps clients to draw up agreements related to the processing, joint processing, and independent processing of personal data. It also advises them on the ambiguities of current and future regulations and assists them in identifying an affordable and efficient privacy policy, charter, or regulation. Furthermore, Tecola advises clients and supports them as a certified “Data Protection Officer” and “GDPR Lead Auditor”, helping them to prepare to respond appropriately and efficiently to any data breach. As well as this, it advises and assists them in improving the security of their information or in conducting an audit to investigate their company’s compliance with the current privacy regulations. To ensure the excellence of its services for clients, Tecola operates based on six core values, which correspond with the letters of its name. Firstly, the firm is technical in both a practical and academic sense, offering specialist expertise in its areas of focus. Secondly, it strives to be economic by pursuing the optimal price to quality ratio, maintaining transparency when it comes to approach and costs. Thirdly, Tecola is concrete, meaning it aims to provide clients with the most pragmatic and feasible solutions to their problems. Fourthly, it is original, with entrepreneurship and innovation at its core, empowering it to go beyond providing legal services to play a proactive role in clients’ business strategies. Next, the firm offers legal interim management, valuing personalised services and contributing towards the drafting of legislative norms. Lastly, Tecola is anticipatory, focusing not only on providing a solution to a concrete issue, but also on integrating it into the client’s existing operations to meet the demands of all possible future developments. For its continued excellence in its areas of specialisation, Tecola has been awarded the title of Leading Niche Technology & Privacy Law Firm of the Year, Belgium, in the Leading Adviser Awards 2023. Moving forwards, there is no doubt that the firm will continue to succeed under Christophe’s leadership, and we wish it the best of luck in the years to come. Contact: Christophe Baekeland Company: Tecola PLLC Web Address: www.tecola.be Established by and for entrepreneurs, Tecola PLLC is a niche law firm centred around innovation, forward-thinking, and sustainability. It offers several services, including advice, mediation in civil and commercial matters, assistance in all disputes before courts in Belgium, audits and services relating to data protection, general services, and negotiations. For its outstanding work, the firm has been named Leading Niche Technology & Privacy Law Firm of the Year, Belgium, in the Leading Adviser Awards 2023. I
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