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Overview

Our Brussels office, which brings together over 40 lawyers from more than 10 different countries, offers expert advice across a broad range of areas including commercial, corporate, competition, employment, privacy and data protection, intellectual property, regulatory and tax.

Our team in Brussels has strong expertise in the information technology, communications, life sciences, electronics, aviation and aerospace, automotive, energy and food and beverage sectors. Combining our broad legal expertise with our deep knowledge of these industries, we pride ourselves on delivering innovative legal solutions with a commercial approach.

The Brussels office is also the hub of Bird & Bird's international Competition & EU practice. The team has a proven track record in all areas of EU and national competition law, including merger control, cartel, abuse and state aid investigations, the competition law aspects of cooperation, distribution and licensing agreements and issues at the intersection of IP and competition law. The group also stands out through its vast experience in the field of EU litigation.

For more information, please contact the head of our Brussels office Anne Federle.

Contacts

Anne Federle

Anne Federle

Partner, Brussels
Belgium/Germany

Call me on: +32 (0)2 282 6000
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Recent highlights of work

  • Our Brussels IP team has obtained an outstanding success for key client Lexmark in a landmark copyright (reprography) levy dispute.
  • We represented BT in its challenge against a positive State aid decision for 'ultrafast' broadband in Birmingham.
  • Our Brussels Corporate team has assisted MaSTherCell SA, Cell Therapy Holding SA and their shareholders on their acquisition by Orgenesis Inc, a US listed biotech company. The deal provided for the acquisition by Orgenesis Inc. of all of the issued and outstanding shares of the Belgian companies in exchange for the issuance of US$ 24.6 million in value of shares of common stock in the capital of Orgenesis.

Accolades

  • Best Employment Law Firm - Belgium

    HR Excellence Awards 2017

  • "One of the finest soft IP practices in Belgium. Boasting holistic commercial law knowledge, its local team surpasses itself in trademark-rich transactions and operates skilfully at the intersection of IP, contract and unfair competition law; its world-class lawyers also tackle intractable disputes and dispense high-end strategic advice"

    WTR 1000 2018

  • Bird & Bird represented Epson Europe in litigation against the Belgian collecting society for reprography levies. Proximus and Canon are two other key clients.

    Media & Entertainment - Ranked: Tier 2

  • Bird & Bird’s team advises on technology-related matters (including associated regulatory issues) in various sectors, such as aviation and air traffic management; Our partners have worked on technology regulation concerning use of space for air traffic management, are involved in upcoming regulation on drones and provided assistance with the EU Coco-cloud project.

    EU Regulatory: Information Technology - Ranked: Tier 1

  • Bird & Bird has particular expertise in IT litigation, IT security advice and data protection, as well as IT-related contracts. The firm counts Ciena, the European Commission and Microsoft among its key clients, and recently represented Proximus in litigation against Sabam with regard to the application of copyright law to internet access providers.

    IT & Telecoms - Ranked: Tier 1

  • "Bird & Bird is ‘very punctual, accurate’ and gives ‘quick assistance, both at a legal and strategic level’".

    Legal 500 EMEA 2014

  • "Household-name multinationals trust the high-flying team to protect their rights in both contentious and non-contentious dealings".

    WTR 1000 2014

  • "The team offers excellent litigators who are creative in their approach and highly experienced in pleading before both national and European courts."

    Chambers Europe 2014

News & Events

  1. 2003-2018

    Talking Shop: Retail and Consumer Roundup March 2018

    This newsletter focuses on key news and updates for retail and consumer-facing businesses around the world.

  2. 1603-2018

    Practical Law Digital Business Global Guide in Association with Bird & Bird

    Technology has revolutionised the way the modern world does business.

  3. 2802-2018

    Payments in the Airline Industry

    The so-called "PSD2" is the revision of an existing directive from 2007, called the "Payment Services Directive" or "PSD" or "PSD1".

  1. 1304-2018

    Bird & Bird receives excellent results in Legal 500 EMEA 2018

    We're delighted to announce that we've received an excellent set of results in the 2018 edition of Legal 500 EMEA.

  2. 1204-2018

    Bird & Bird participates in EU Commission-funded project LeMO to encourage the uptake of big data in the European transport sector

    International law firm Bird & Bird joins LeMO, an EU funded (€1.49 million) research project, set to explore the implications of the use of big data on the economic sustainability and competitiveness of the European transport sector.

  3. 1302-2018

    Six of our lawyers are recognised in the Legal 500 Hall of Fame

    Six of our European lawyers have been selected for the Legal 500 Hall of Fame, earning the firm seven listings. This accolade recognises the sustained excellence of their work and positions them as leaders in their fields in the EMEA region.

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