Meet Sarah Van Hoeyweghen

Telephone:

+ 32 2 426 14 14

Email:

sarah.vanhoeyweghen@altius.com

Sarah’s practice focuses on commercial and ICT law, with a particular interest in technology, digital regulation, and the creative and entertainment sectors. Her expertise includes the regulation of AI and digital services, digital IP, content moderation, and commercial contracting.

On the contentious side, Sarah has experience supporting high-value IP litigation before the High Court and IPEC, as well as trade mark litigation, and has developed expertise in digital IP enforcement across international e-commerce platforms. Her advisory practice spans commercial contracting for technology-driven businesses, IP portfolio management and licensing, and regulatory compliance under the EU Artificial Intelligence Act, the Digital Services Act, and the UK Online Safety Act.

Most recently, Sarah worked at a leading London firm specialising in the creative, media, technology, and entertainment sectors. Before being admitted to the Brussels Bar, she gained in-house experience at an international AAA game studio in Edinburgh, where she advised on platform liability, digital IP, and software licensing. She was a finalist and Best Memorandum for Claimant winner at the Games Industry Law Summit Moot Court Competition in 2024.

Education

• Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law LLM (Queen Mary University of London)
• LLM Intellectual Property & ICT (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven – KU Leuven)
• Master of Laws (Ghent University – UGent)
• Bachelor of Laws (Ghent University – UGent)

Languages

• Sarah is fluent in Dutch and English.

Selection of publications

• “Speaking of games: AI-based content moderation of real-time voice interactions in video games under the DSA”, Interactive Entertainment Law Review, June 2024.