Nicolas Hamblenne is a Counsel (Avocat à la Cour) within the Technologies & IP department and Commercial Contracts practice of PwC Legal Luxembourg. Prior to joining the firm in July 2020, Nicolas spent 5 years in an independent leading Belgian law firm as Senior Associate of the Data, IP & Media practice.

Nicolas Hamblenne advises clients on a wide range of information technology and communications matters and has extensive experience in data protection matters (including GDPR compliance), commercial and IT agreements as well as marketing and advertising law.

Nicolas also handles issues related to protecting, enforcing and defending intellectual property rights (mainly copyright and trademark) and assists clients in order to optimise their IP protection strategy by drafting and negotiating all types of IP contracts including licensing, distribution, franchising and merchandising contracts, acquisition and assignment agreements.

Since 2017, Nicolas is CIPP/E Certified from the IAPP (International Association of Privacy Professionals) and is also a member of the AIPPI (International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property).

Since January 2022, Nicolas is also a Co-Chair of the IAPP for the Luxembourg Chapter.

In addition, Nicolas has been teaching « Privacy and laws in the digital world » at IHECS in Brussels (Master 2 – Marketing students) since 2016.