Agnès Maqua KOAN

Agnès Maqua has a strong track record in TMT & IP practices with 30 years expertise both in Belgium and in France with renowned customers in television, radio, Internet, press, cinema and audiovisual production. She advises on film financing, including tax shelter and tax credit, EU co-productions. IP law is a core practice area at KOAN, which is known for its proactive and practical approach. Agnès leads the TMT & IP KOAN team together with Christine De Keersmaeker.

Agnès is very active in the advertising sector working with advertising and media agencies. Her TMT & IP team is involved in the digital advertising initiatives and their related legal issues and constraints: Targeted Advertising, Data Management, Online Customer Behavior & Profiling. They regularly proceed to website audits (T&C, cookies, privacy) and clearing of e-marketing campaigns and have gathered extensive expertise and practical knowledge in IT contracts (software license, data processing contract, development contract, SLA, ASP).

She has developed a real expertise in trade practices for several key economic sectors such as automotive, energy, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and food. The team collaborates with important professional federations at national and European level (UBA, ACC and IAB).

Agnès has authored extensively and is a frequent lecturer at graduate schools and seminars organized by well-established associations. She is a Visiting Professor at IHECCS where she lectures on "Régulation des médias et de l'éducation".

Finally, she has also since the implementation of the GDPR been at the forefront of developing the GDPR team at KOAN, advising numerous clients on their GDPR implementation.