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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News & Events

  1. 0711-2018

    Data Breaches by Rogue Employees – UK Employer's "It wasn't me" Defence will not wash – and in Belgium …?

    In its October 2018 landmark decision the UK Court of Appeal held supermarket Morrisons vicariously liable for the actions of a rogue employee who leaked and published the supermarket's payroll data (including bank ...

  2. 1910-2018

    Belgium: Constitutional Court confirms validity and enforceability of (deviating) notice clauses in pre 2014 employment contracts (Case 140/2018)

    For employees in service since before 31 December 2013, it therefore is essential to review the contractual provisions to determine the statutory notice period or severance pay. Only as of 1 January 2014, the statutory ...

  3. 1710-2018

    Legal challenges facing manufacturers of electric vehicles in Europe

    3.1 million new electric vehicles ("EVs") were registered worldwide in 2017. This represents an increase of 57% from 2016 and is similar to the growth rate of 60% in 2015 and 2016.

  1. 0210-2018

    Bird & Bird expands its employment practice with the appointment of Pieter De Koster as partner in Brussels

    International law firm Bird & Bird today expands its International HR Services Practice with the appointment of Pieter De Koster as a partner in Brussels.

  2. 1909-2018

    Bird & Bird participates in EU Cybersecurity project THREAT-ARREST

    THREAT-ARREST (Cyber Security Threats and Threat Actors Training – Assurance Driven Multi-Layer, end-to-end Simulation and Training) is a three-year research and innovation project receiving funding from the EU ...

  3. 1709-2018

    Bird & Bird participates in EU GDPR project DEFeND

    The DEFeND project (Data Governance for Supporting GDPR), which started on 1 July, is a research and innovation project with a duration of 30 months funded by the EU Commission (2,737,300.00€).

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Office details

Brussels Office

Bird & Bird LLP
Louizalaan 235 b 1 Avenue Louise
1050 Brussels
Belgium

Contact us

T: +32 (0)2 282 6000
F: +32 (0)2 282 6011

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Accolades

  • Best Employment Law Firm - Belgium

    HR Excellence Awards 2017

  • Bird & Bird is “excellent in litigation and regulatory advice for the food and pharmaceuticals industries. Its professionals impress with their knowledge, business acumen and ability to achieve objectives. They are practical and down to earth, and adapt to the needs of the client”.

    IAM Patent 1000 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

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.