Alberdingk specializes in copyright, the right to privacy, information law and e-commerce. He has a particular interest in the interaction between law and new technologies and enjoys dealing with issues of principle for innovative entrepreneurs.

In 2004, Alberdingk Thijm was voted the best IP/IT lawyer in the Netherlands by his peers. He won the Golden Hourglass. He gained international fame by successfully defending the makers of Kazaa in proceedings against music organization Buma/Stemra. The win made Kazaa the world's first "legal" file-sharing program.

He is an advisor for clients such as KPN, Netflix and eBay.

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Christiaan Alberdingk Thijm shared his story at our Sogeti Summit 2023, for which we gathered some of the most visionary speakers to share their insights around the theme 'Scarcity in Abundance'.