Malik Aouadi
Associate
Areas of expertise
Languages
French
English
Dutch
Arabic
Malik Aouadi is a member of the Digital, Data and Cyber practice.
He advises a broad spectrum of clients on both contentious and non-contentious matters relating to data protection and privacy, information technology, cybersecurity, and telecommunications.
Malik provides strategic guidance on the business and compliance implications of key EU digital legislation, including the AI Act, the Digital Services Act (DSA), the Data Act, NIS2, and DORA.
Representative matters
- Acting for Gedeon Richter on its strategic acquisition of 100% of the shares in Estetra and Neuralis, and certain assets of Mithra Recherche et Développement, from Mithra Pharmaceuticals.
- Representing a tech company before the European Court of Justice following a binding decision adopted by the European Data Protection Board.
- Representing a tech company before the Belgian Court in a collective action for redress.
- Representing major label companies before the Belgian Constitutional Court and the European Court of Justice.
Professional
- Admitted to Brussels Bar, 2021
Academic
- Master of Laws, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 2020
- LLM in IP/IT Law, King’s College London, 2021
Publications
- Class Actions: Belgium, In-Depth Class Actions (Lexology), 2025, contributing author.
- What could possibly go wrong? On risks to the rights and freedoms of natural persons in EU data protection law, their typologies and their identification, Technology and Regulation, 2025 (to be published), contributing author.
- Trends and developments, Digital healthcare, Chambers and Partners, 2024.
- Decoding the AI Act, Van Bael & Bellis, 2024.
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News & insights
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Briefings
Binding Decisions of European Data Protection Board Can Be Challenged Before EU Courts, CJEU Rules
16 February 2026
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Briefings
EU Commission unveils its plan to clean up the digital rulebook
25 November 2025
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News
VBB Contributes Belgian Chapter to Lexology In-Depth: Class Actions
22 May 2025