Fragomen Announces 2016 Class of New Partners
15-07-2016: New group of Partners reflects the growing importance and complexity of immigration to business around the world and the continued growth of the Firm.
Bird & Bird Boosts Team in Brussels by Appointing Scott McInnes from MasterCard as Partner
16-06-2016: Scott McInnes previously worked as an Associate in the Brussels competition law team of Jones Day, where he advised MasterCard for six years before joining the company in 2012.
Jones Day welcomes Jörg Hladjk as leader of Cybersecurity, Privacy & Data Protection Practice in Brussels
26-04-2016: The global law firm Jones Day is pleased to announce the arrival of Dr. Jörg Hladjk as of counsel in the Firm's Brussels Office and leader of the Cybersecurity, Privacy & Data Protection Practice in that office. Dr. Hladjk was previously counsel at Hunton & Williams in Brussels.
King & Wood Mallesons boosts Brussels Corporate practice with new partner Anthony Van der Hauwaert
22-01-2016: King & Wood Mallesons has expanded its European corporate practice with a lateral partner hire. Anthony Van der Hauwaert joins the firm from Squire Patton Boggs, where he worked for 14 years and was head of the firm's Belgium practice.
DWF opens office in Brussels
07-12-2015: Following growing client demand, legal business DWF is formally opening an office in Brussels to provide greater competition and regulatory support to its major UK and international clients, particularly in the Central and Local Government, Food and Retail, Transport, and Energy and Industrials industry sectors.
Sheppard Mullin Launches First-Tier EU Competition and Regulatory Practice in Brussels
20-11-2015: High-Profile Lawyer Jacques Derenne Will Lead Practice, Which Includes Robert Klotz, Oliver Heinisch and Further Partner Hires
DALDEWOLF: a new partnership of multidisciplinary and independent lawyers
02-09-2015: DALDEWOLF are pleased to announce the launch of their new partnership.
A convergence of ideas and ambitions has led the law firm DAL & VELDEKENS and twelve lawyers from the law firm DE WOLF & PARTNERS to unite their practices.
Hogan Lovells Announces New Brussels Office Managing Partner
01-09-2015: Hogan Lovells is pleased to announce that from 1 September competition partner Matthew Levitt will be taking on the role of Brussels Office Managing Partner. He will be taking over from Ciara Kennedy-Loest who has managed the office since July 2012.
Greek Desk in Brussels
29-08-2015: Dentons is pleased to announce the launch of its Greek Desk operating from the Firm’s Brussels office to provide Greek, other European, US and other clients with innovative cross-border business and legal solutions on a broad range of practices including core corporate and financial regulatory legal services, expert counseling on energy, EU competition, privatization, infrastructure, debt restructuring, bank reorganization, international dispute resolution, restructuring, insolvency and bankruptcy.
Virginie Dor nominated as Public Procurement Expert with the European Commission
13-08-2015: Virginie Dor (partner, public procurements at CMS DeBacker) has been named by the European Commission as a member of the stakeholder expert group on public procurement.
Pinsent Masons to open in Brussels
13-08-2015: International law firm Pinsent Masons has announced that it is to launch a presence in Brussels ahead of the UK referendum on EU membership.
22nd antitrustitalia lunch on 19 February
17-02-2015: Antitrustitalia’s 22nd antitrust lunch is scheduled on Thursday 19 February 2015 at Confindustria Bruxelles (Av. de la Joyeuse Entrée 1 – 1040 Bruxelles – Metro Schuman). Dr. Henning Leupold – member of the Competition Team of the Legal Service of the European Commission – will give a presentation in English on: “Restrictions ‘by object’ after Groupement des Cartes Bancaires – much ado about nothing?”
Crowell & Moring's Brussels Office Elects New Partner and Welcomes the Appointment of a New Senior Counsel
17-02-2015: Crowell & Moring LLP is pleased to announce the promotion of Jan-Diederik Lindemans to partner in the firm’s Litigation and Trial and Intellectual Property groups. Mr. Lindemans’ promotion coincides with the recent arrival of Brussels-based Geert Bogaert to the firm’s Dispute Resolution team as Senior Counsel.
Hogan Lovells promotes two to Counsel
07-01-2015:
Hogan Lovells has promoted two of its lawyers, Jan Blockx and Gianni De Stefano, to Counsel in the firm's Antitrust, Competition and Economic Regulation practice, effective 1 January 2015.
Eversheds Makes Significant IP and Life Sciences Appointment in Brussels
06-11-2014: Law firm Eversheds has strengthened its international IP and Life Sciences offering with the hire of partner Gunther Meyer who has joined the firm to lead its intellectual property practice in Belgium. Gunther joins from Benelux law firm Stibbe.
Bruesseler Runde re-launch meeting
After a few years of inactivity we are relaunching the Bruesseler Runde, a forum of German lawyers in Brussels working in the EU institutions, other international organisations, trade associations, companies and law firms. The group will meet again three to four times a year for a casual dinner and exchange of ideas and information.
De Wolf & Partners Appoints Gerald Stevens as New Managing Partner
02-09-2014: Belgian-Luxembourgish law firm De Wolf & Partners has appointed Gerald Stevens as its new Managing Partner.
Covington Expands European Public Policy and Government Affairs Practice with Sebastian Vos
25-06-2014: Sebastian Vos, an international public policy professional, is joining Covington & Burling to lead the European division of the firm’s global public policy and government affairs practice.
Mayer Brown Appoints Jens Peter Schmidt as New Partner-in-charge for Brussels
25-06-2014: Leading global law firm Mayer Brown has appointed Antitrust and Competition partner, Jens Peter Schmidt, as partner-in-charge for Brussels, effective 1 June 2014.
Keynote Speaker Announced for US-EU Legal Summit
The American Lawyer's US-EU Legal Summit, to be held in Brussels on June 16th, is pleased to announce that the keynote address will be delivered by the European Commission's Chief Negotiator of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Mr. Ignacio García Bercero.
