Vita Zwaan is partner at bureau Brandeis and specialises in privacy and data protection. She advises on compliance issues in various sectors, assists clients in investigations carried out by the Dutch Data Protection Authority and litigates in class actions involving privacy. Known for her practical, prompt and thorough advice, she is also an experienced litigator.
Vita manages GDPR compliance projects for a wide range of clients including both domestic and international companies, retailers, video on demand services, cinemas, online and print publishers, advertisers, charities, industry associations and sharing economy services. She has also litigated in a number of groundbreaking class actions involving privacy and was at the forefront of the movement to make the Dutch Cookie Act more flexible.
Sworn in as an attorney in 2005, Vita has worked at bureau Brandeis since its inception. A member of the Privacy Law Association and the Privacy Lawyers Association, she also publishes and gives regular workshops and presentations on privacy and data protection.
Recent work:
Testimonials in Legal500 Data Privacy and Data Protection:
Kroniek Privacyrecht 2021, Advocatenblad maart 2022
Kroniek Privacyrecht 2020, Advocatenblad april 2021
Wet bescherming persoonsgegevens en ICT (co-auteur), SDU Den Haag 2006;
Databankenrecht: prejudiciële vragen in Gaspedaal-zaak, Emerce 2011;
Google / Spanje: de balans is ver te zoeken.
Noot bij CBP Onderzoek naar de verwerking van persoonsgegevens door Snappet, JPB 2014/99.