Arthur Focquet is an associate in the Brussels and Amsterdam offices of Morrison Foerster and a member of the Global Data, Cyber + Privacy practice and the Cybersecurity Group.

Arthur advises clients on privacy and data protection compliance matters, ranging from comprehensive compliance programs to complex technical issues. His practice focuses on EU data protection requirements under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Digital Services Act (DSA), the Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act), and related legislation.

Arthur provides strategic counsel on evolving regulatory developments at both the EU and member-state levels.

Arthur has designed and implemented GDPR compliance projects for clients, including:

• Developing strategies for international data transfers;
• Drafting and negotiating data processing agreements and other contractual arrangements;
• Preparing internal data handling policies and privacy notices;
• Establishing processes to address data subject rights;
• Conducting data protection impact assessments; and
• Implementing privacy-by-design and privacy-by-default measures.

In addition to compliance matters, Arthur has represented clients in privacy litigation before the Belgian Data Protection Authority and the Belgian Market Court (the appellate court for DPA decisions), including a matter referred to the Court of Justice of the European Union for a preliminary ruling. His litigation and regulatory experience spans data subject claims, DPO requirement investigations, and large-scale cookie compliance matters involving major Belgian media companies across various industry sectors.

Arthur also advises clients on NIS2 and DORA requirements and manages cybersecurity incident response matters, including before competent authorities.

Prior to joining Morrison Foerster, Arthur practiced at a large U.S.-based law firm.

He is a member of the Brussels Bar and is fluent in French, Dutch, and English, with proficiency in Spanish.