Perfil
Wouter van Wengen is a member of the Intellectual Property & Technology Practice in Greenberg Traurig’s New York office. Admitted to practice in both New York and the Netherlands, Wouter brings a transatlantic perspective to his work. His experience across multiple tech-related legal disciplines allows him to effectively navigate complex issues and address clients' EU and U.S. needs.
On the transaction front, Wouter is involved in commercial agreements, M&A, and outsourcing transactions. He prepares, negotiates, and reviews various documents including master service agreements, framework service agreements, IP license agreements, purchase agreements, data protection addendums, and DORA addendums. When negotiating (AI) SaaS agreements, Wouter draws on his international experience to draft, review, and negotiate IP rights or licenses, data privacy, and any other commercial contracting aspect regardless of U.S. or European choice of law or jurisdiction.
Concentrations
- Commercial and corporate transactions
- Technology, SaaS, and outsourcing agreements
- M&A support, including IP, technology, data, and operational diligence
- Technology licensing, IP, and commercial contracting
- AI and digital business terms in commercial arrangements
- Data protection, cybersecurity, and AI issues in transactions and vendor relationships
Capacidades
Experiencia
- Drafting and negotiating framework master services agreements for governmental entities in complex transactions with major technology companies.
- Drafting and negotiating large-scale outsourcing agreements involving commercial, operational, technology, and risk allocation considerations.
- Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial and technology agreements for clients across a range of industries, including MSAs, SOWs, vendor agreements, digital marketing agreements, and related commercial terms.
- Helping EU clients enter and expand in the U.S. market, and U.S. clients operate and transact in Europe, by bridging commercial, corporate, technology, and regulatory considerations across jurisdictions.
- Advising technology companies on customer agreement structures that support expanded data usage rights, product analytics, and third-party collaboration models.
- Advising on IP, IT, data, cybersecurity, and operational risks in mergers and acquisitions and other strategic transactions.
- Drafting website terms, privacy policies, AI policies, and AI service terms that support digital products, online services, and technology transactions.
- Assessing legal and business risks and advising companies on practical improvements to privacy and cybersecurity programs in support of broader commercial and operational objectives.
Reconocimientos y Liderazgo
- Listed, The Legal 500 EMEA Guide
- Industry Focus: Media and Entertainment, 2023-2024
- Intellectual Property: Trade Marks, Copyrights and Design Rights, 2023-2026
- Industry Focus: Information Technology, 2024
- Data Privacy and Data Protection, 2024 and 2026
- Member, Dutch Bar Association
- Chairman of the Board, Stichting de Haagse wetswinkel, 2018-2019
Credenciales
- Maestría en Derecho (LL.M.), Information Law, University of Amsterdam
- Maestría en Derecho (LL.M.), Intellectual Property Law, Indiana University Maurer School of Law
- LL.B., University of Leiden, Netherlands
- The Netherlands
- Nueva York
- Dutch, Nativo
- Inglés, Fluido