Partnerships in Tech

The FinTech industry faces many challenges, whether it is the war on talent, regulatory constraints or funding uncertainties. Leaving aside the corona crisis that brings new challenges and opportunities: think of the digitization of transactions, which has accelerated enormously due to the marginalization of cash money. The ideal mixture of circumstances to enable a next wave of FinTech success stories?

More and more often, governments are working with start-ups and technology companies to serve their citizens in the digital age as well. Saskia Laseur, civil-law notary and partner at Van Doorne, addresses the legal issues involved in GovTech collaborations.

When you are part of the management of a thriving business, chances are that in your career you will get to deal with a company sale with a management buy-in. In that case, good legal counsel is essential. But when is the right time to engage him or her?

It can cause some sleepless nights for directors and supervisory directors: a letter from an activist shareholder with the urgent request to sell a business unit or search for a takeover candidate.

When you are part of the management of a thriving business, chances are that in your career you will get to deal with a company sale with a management buy-in. In that case, good legal counsel is essential. But when is the right time to engage him or her?

When technology companies and the medical world collaborate, big data can lead to a wealth of solutions. But there are important agreements that need to be made to make such joint ventures a success.

Big corporates taking over tech savvy start-ups and scale-ups, also known as corporate venturing, has become a huge trend over the past decade. For both parties the approach involves both strategic benefits and legal risks. Here’s what you need to know.

Het belanghebbende begrip in het bestuursrecht blijft een lastig begrip. En dat terwijl artikel 1:2, lid 1 van de Algemene wet bestuursrecht zo duidelijk lijkt: iemand is belanghebbende wanneer zijn belang rechtstreeks bij een besluit is betrokken. De praktijk is echter weerbarstiger. Per geval zal er telkens weer moeten worden beoordeeld of een (rechts)persoon als belanghebbende kwalificeert. Vaak wordt aangenomen dat een persoon met een zogenaamd afgeleid belang geen belanghebbende in de zin van de wet is. Zo ook het college van B&W van de gemeente Schagen (college) en de rechtbank Noord-Holland in de hierna te bespreken zaak. Spoiler alert: de Afdeling bestuursrechtspraak van de Raad van State (Afdeling) dacht er in zijn uitspraak van 13 november 2019 anders over.

In the past, a bank sent money to another bank by order of the payer. Today, a number of technological companies are involved in a financial transaction. How do you, as a small or large company in that chain, deal with all the payment data?

Van Doorne is your architect for tech-driven partnerships in the field of the new and old world.