24-04-2019: Herbert Smith Freehills has appointed Kyriakos Fountoukakos to the role of Managing Partner of its Brussels office. His appointment comes as the firm also announces the promotion of Daniel Vowden to partner in Brussels and of Peter Rowland to Of Counsel, with effect from 1 May 2019.
21-03-2019: Dr. Italianer, a former participant in the International Visitors Program run by the United States State Department, holds a Ph.D., cum laude, in economics from the University of Groningen, the Netherlands.
04-02-2019: Competition lawyer Alexander Israel joins from the leading German law firm Noerr LLP, where he helped to set up its Brussels office. Cooley’s expansion in Europe follows the opening of its multi-award-winning London office in 2015.
14-01-2019: An experienced employment lawyer, Ms. Caproni advises Belgian and international clients on employment matters ranging from individual and multiple dismissals to national and international restructurings.
04-01-2019: An experienced employment lawyer, Ms. Caproni advises Belgian and international clients on employment matters ranging from individual and multiple dismissals to national and international restructurings
12-12-2018: The global law firm Jones Day announced that three lawyers in Brussels have been admitted to the Firm’s partnership, effective January 1, 2019.
08-11-2018: Mr. Levitt’s practice has focused on EU and international cartel investigations and multi-jurisdictional merger filings. He has worked on landmark UK and EU maritime competition issues.
02-10-2018: Ms. Barcelo will advise clients on the full range of issues involving compliance with the GDPR, the ePrivacy Directive and national implementing laws
01-10-2018: Christopher was Deputy Director for Energy following a career spanning more than 30 years at the European Commission. He was previously Deputy Head of the Cabinet for the Energy Commissioner and spent 18 years designing and implementing Europe's energy policy.
15-09-2018: He has particular expertise in the regulatory frameworks applicable to electric and autonomous vehicles. Lawrence will also work closely with the firm's Tech & Comms and Energy & Utilities sector groups, drawing on the extensive expertise he gained during his time working for one of the world's most innovative automotive companies.
10-09-2018: International law firm Bird & Bird today launches its Public Affairs practice in Brussels with the appointment of Francine Cunningham as Senior Public Affairs Manager. A specialist in EU policy, Francine has 20 years of experience in the area of Technology, Communications and Media.
14-06-2018: On 14 June 2018, International law firm Bird & Bird appointed leading Japanese EU data protection and competition law expert, Takeshige (Take) Sugimoto, as a partner in Brussels providing a significant boost to the firm's Privacy & Data Protection practice as well as the firm's Competition & EU Law practice.
03-05-2018: Law firm Fieldfisher has promoted Of Counsels Jochen Beck and Maxime Berlingin to partnership. Beck becomes partner in the EU Regulatory, Competition and Trade practice while Berlingin becomes partner in the Dispute Resolution practice of Fieldfisher Brussels office. For more information, please read the attached press release.
05-03-2018: The focus of the Brussels office will be on representing the firm’s international clients in matters relating to EU law, whatever the outcome of the Brexit negotiations. It is also in some ways a natural development for the firm, given that our lawyers have been involved in high profile EU matters and cases for many years.
22-02-2018: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP (‘Freshfields’) has announced the appointment of 20 individuals to counsel, effective from 1 May 2018. The promotions reflect the strength of our global talent and include individuals from Brussels, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hong Kong, London, Madrid, Moscow, New York, Paris, Singapore, Vienna and Washington, D.C.