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"... the sheer number of people applying to join the firm. If they knew the chaos of this place would they still want to come? I suspect, sadly, the answer is yes. However chaotic this place is, I am sure it is not as bad as other offices."

"...the meeting had more the feel of a bitter litigation battle between a divorcing couple - all defensive body postures, suspicious facial expressions and unfriendly voices. The fact the "small talk" was so poisonous did not leave a very good impression - particularly given everyone is supposed to be on the same side."

"...the hearing was quite a disaster – a poor presentation by the client; client blaming the partner; partner blaming the counsel; counsel blaming the associates; associates blaming each other; trainees/referendars wondering if they still want to become lawyers. Glad I was not in the office ..."

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CADANZ - A New Business Law Firm In Brussels
At the end of 2008, Jan Stoop and Dirk Strobbe have founded the independent Brussels
law firm Cadanz (www.cadanz-law.com), which focuses on corporate, financial and
commercial law. They were previously both practicing at some of Belgium’s most
prominent business law firms.

Cadanz is an entrepreneurial start-up firm that provides the unique value proposition of
high quality legal services at affordable rates. The specialist experience and know-how
of the Cadanz lawyers, embedded in a “lean and mean” structure, form the basis of its
client satisfaction.

In the past decade, leading national law firms have often endorsed the globalization trend
initiated by some English and American law firms. This has lead to a flight in overhead
costs, not always directly beneficial to clients’ needs.

In the current market, this has opened a clear opportunity for a law firm such as Cadanz,
to offer high quality legal services to blue-chip clients as well as start-up companies, both
international and domestic, at competitive rates. The complex legal environment results
in an obvious business need to receive specialized legal services, also in matters where a
multinational support is not required or justified. The clients of Cadanz value the
benefits of diversifying among their legal service providers, depending on the matter and
issue at stake. The approach of Cadanz is to propose a cooperation with a right mix of
experience and availability to help meet its clients’ goals in a cost efficient and practical
manner.

Convinced that for a significant amount of legal services in business law, a small “lean
and mean” organization is the better solution for many clients, Jan Stoop and Dirk
Strobbe have founded Cadanz at the end 2008.

Jan Stoop and Dirk Strobbe are familiar with all aspects of business law, and focus on
transactional work (M&A) as well as on advising domestic and international legal entities
on various matters of corporate law, financial law and commercial law.

http://www.cadanz-law.com/
 
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