Kim offers tailored legal solutions that prioritize both regulatory compliance and the protection of sensitive information and assists clients in all sectors in developing data protection and cybersecurity strategies, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations such as GDPR and NIS2. Her expertise also lies in advising pharmaceutical companies, biotech companies, medical device manufacturers, and research institutions on a wide range of legal matters.

Beyond her legal practice, she actively contributes to the broader conversation on Data Protection & Privacy and Life Sciences. Kim is a lecturer at Grotius Academy and a frequent speaker at conferences and industry events, where she shares insights on legal trends, emerging risks, and opportunities for innovation. Additionally, she is a member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) and the Dutch privacy specialist organisation VPR-a.

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Qualifications

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Cybercrime & Cybersecurity specialisation course 2023, Juridische PAO Leiden
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Grotius National and International Contracting (2010)
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Grotius General Administrative Law (2007)
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Law, Radboud University, Nijmegen, 2003

What others say

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Kim Lucassen named "Practice head" in FinTech
Legal 500 - EMEA (2024)
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Kim Lucassen named "Practice head" in Data Privacy and Data Protection
Legal 500 - EMEA (2024)
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Kim Lucassen named "Leading individual" in Data Privacy and Data Protection
Legal 500 - EMEA (2024)
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Kim Lucassen named "Practice head" in Industry Focus: Healthcare and Life Sciences
Legal 500 - EMEA (2024)
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"Kim Lucassen is on the top of the law, very responsive and helpful."
Legal 500 - EMEA (2024)
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"Kim Lucassen is impressive. Highly knowledgeable on multiple areas of the law and a great people manager."
Legal 500 - EMEA (2024)
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"Kim Lucassen stands out for her analytical skills, ability to grasp complex legal issues and high-quality and practical advice. Kim demonstrates a deep commitment to her clients and is always accessible, responsive, and willing to go the extra mile to ensure clients" needs are met. Kim combines her knowledge on data protection with her valuable expertise on regulatory compliance, particularly in the health and life sciences industry."
Legal 500 - EMEA (2024)
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"Kim Lucassen stands out. She is great to work with, and has excellent knowledge of privacy and pharmaceutical laws and is a fast and smart thinker. "
Legal 500 - EMEA (2024)
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"I have worked closely with Nina Orlic and Kim Lucassen. I value their unique approach to every client and focus on understanding our individual issues."
Legal 500 - EMEA (2024)
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"Kim Lucassen is knowledgeable and highly experienced in all fields of privacy and data protection, from solid litigation advice to coordinating a global data breach. Great to work with. "
Legal 500 - EMEA (2024)
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"Great diverse and collaborative team headed by the knowledgeable Kim Lucassen. Well organised and works efficiently. "
Legal 500 - EMEA (2024)
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"I work with Kim Lucassen on a regular basis, she has a very good knowledge of the life sciences sector. She is very pragmatic."
Legal 500 - EMEA (2024)
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Kim Lucassen named "Practice head" in Fintech
Legal 500 - EMEA (2023)
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Kim Lucassen named "Practice head" in Industry Focus: Telecoms
Legal 500 - EMEA (2023)
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‘Kim Lucassen is a true business partner with a highly skilled team.’
Legal 500 - EMEA (2023)
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Kim Lucassen named "Practice head" in Data Privacy and Data Protection
Legal 500 - EMEA (2023)
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Kim Lucassen named "Leading individual" in Data Privacy and Data Protection
Legal 500 - EMEA (2023)
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‘Kim Lucassen’s and Céline van Waesberge’s written and spoken English are excellent, they understand not only the law, but also wider strategic considerations. They also work hard to ensure that they are delivering what the client needs.’
Legal 500 - EMEA (2023)
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‘Kim Lucassen has the ability to quickly understand her client’s businesses and needs and has good availability.’
Legal 500 - EMEA (2023)
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‘Kim Lucassen and Céline van Waesberge are both excellent professionals, experts in the field of data protection, with a deep understanding of complex topics such as sensitive data transfers and data protection impact assessments as well as data breaches. They provide pragmatic and quality advice, taking into account the business needs and the reality of industry practices. They have very good contact and ability to find solutions for clients.’
Legal 500 - EMEA (2023)
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‘Céline van Waesberge and Kim Lucassen are experts on privacy law, (international) contract law and pharmaceutical law. Their in-depth knowledge of the healthcare regulatory framework in combination with their knowledge on data protection are valuable and highly appreciated.’
Legal 500 - EMEA (2023)
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Kim Lucassen named "Practice head" in Industry Focus: Healthcare and Life Sciences
Legal 500 - EMEA (2023)
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‘Kim Lucassen is very responsive and very good at understanding our business and our challenges to resolve. She sees the bigger picture and anticipates challenges before they arise. She is very open to feedback and discusses ways to further improve the collaboration putting the client at the center.’
Legal 500 - EMEA (2023)
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‘Kim Lucassen, partner, leads a strong team of highly skilled lawyers who are all committed to provide the best possible service to its clients. The support is hands-on, solution-oriented and, very importantly, actionable, translating into recommended business decisions.’
Legal 500 - EMEA (2023)
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"Kim Lucassen is a real business partner. She understands the needs of us as her client."
Legal 500 - EMEA (2022)
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‘Kim Lucassen, Partner: Easy access and easy to communicate with, very interested in the company’s business and the industry, willing to go the extra mile.’
Legal 500 - EMEA (2022)
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‘Kim Lucassen struck me as competent and knowledgeable.’
Legal 500 - EMEA (2021)
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“Tom van Helmond and the ‘impressive’ Kim Lucassen head the healthcare and life sciences teams respectively.”
Legal 500 - EMEA (2019)
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"Kim Lucassen is a recognised practitioner Life Sciences"
Chambers & Partners - Europe (2018)
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Kim Lucassen

Partner - Attorney at Law

kim.lucassen@loyensloeff.com

Amsterdam

Dutch, English

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<p>Kim Lucassen, attorney at law and partner, leads the Data Protection & Privacy Team, is co-chair of the multidisciplinary (law & tax) Life Sciences & Healthcare Team and the Digital Economy Team.</p>

Kim offers tailored legal solutions that prioritize both regulatory compliance and the protection of sensitive information and assists clients in all sectors in developing data protection and cybersecurity strategies, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations such as GDPR and NIS2. Her expertise also lies in advising pharmaceutical companies, biotech companies, medical device manufacturers, and research institutions on a wide range of legal matters.

Beyond her legal practice, she actively contributes to the broader conversation on Data Protection & Privacy and Life Sciences. Kim is a lecturer at Grotius Academy and a frequent speaker at conferences and industry events, where she shares insights on legal trends, emerging risks, and opportunities for innovation. Additionally, she is a member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) and the Dutch privacy specialist organisation VPR-a.