Overview

Brussels is the regulatory centre of the European Union and a strategic hub for many of the world's largest multinationals and brands.

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

Working in step with your business, you'll benefit from our strong expertise in the technology, communications, life sciences, electronics, aviation and aerospace, automotive, energy and food & beverage sectors. We pride ourselves on delivering innovative legal solutions with a commercial approach.

The Brussels office is also the heart of our international Competition & EU practice. We can guide you on 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 stands out through its vast experience in the field of EU litigation.

If you'd like to know more about how we can assist you, please contact the heads of our Brussels office Anne Federle and Benoit Van Asbroeck.

Contacts

Anne Federle

Partner  |  Belgium

Benoit Van Asbroeck

Partner  |  Belgium

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News & Events

  1. 3006-2020

    Belgium – Bill on a temporary Digital Services Tax

    Following in the footsteps of some European neighbours (i.e. amongst others France, the UK & Spain), a bill seeking to address this situation at national level was put forward last year by three members of the Belgian ...

  2. 2406-2020

    In-house DPOs: Belgian Authority clarifies expectations on conflicts of interest

    In a decision dated 28 April 2020, the Belgian Data Protection Authority imposed an administrative fine of EUR 50,000 on a telecom services provider for having appointed as its Data Protection Officer its existing ...

  3. 2306-2020

    Belgium – Royal Decree setting out penalty scales for DAC6 infringements

    The law of 20 December 2019 implementing the DAC6 Directive (2018/822/EU) in Belgium set the maximum penalties for incomplete, late or absence of reporting. However, it authorized the King to determine the progressive ...

  1. 1206-2020

    Bird & Bird IP team successfully represents Brompton Bicycle - CJEU rules that functional shapes are eligible for copyright protection if they are original works

    International law firm Bird & Bird's IP team has successfully represented Brompton Bicycle before the CJEU where it was found that functional shapes are eligible for copyright protection if they are original works.

  2. 1002-2020

    Bird & Bird retains top ranking in the 2020 Who's Who Legal's analysis of Data

    Bird & Bird has retained the top ranking in Who's Who Legal's annual analysis of Data recognising the leading lawyers in the areas of data privacy and protection, data security, information technology and telecoms and ...

  3. 1710-2019

    Bird & Bird advises Liberum on the €81.3 million (approx. £70.2 million) acquisition by AIM-listed SigmaRoc of Carrières du Hainaut, the Belgian aggregates business

    International law firm Bird & Bird advises Liberum on the placing and acquisition by SigmaRoc plc, the AIM listed buy-and-build construction materials group, of Carrières du Hainaut (“CDH”), the Belgian blue limestone ...

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Office details

Brussels Office

Bird & Bird (Belgium) 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

  • Two of our partners were named to the 2018 Legal 500 EMEA Hall of Fame:
    • Jean-Christophe Troussel, partner, Brussels – Intellectual Property
    • Benoit Van Asbroeck, partner, Brussels – IT and telecoms, and Media & Entertainment

    Legal 500 EMEA Hall of Fame 2018

  • "With the backing of colleagues in top-tier teams across Europe and Asia, Bird & Bird’s lawyers in Brussels distinguish themselves in high-stakes patent – and trade secret – litigation and complex transactions."

    IAM Patent 1000 2019 Belgium – Gold

  • Our Belgian IP team has been recognized with tier-one rankings in Copyright & related rights and Patent Contentious in IP Stars 2019.

    IP Stars 2019

  • Our Belgian practices count seven tier-one rankings in the 2019 Legal 500.

    Legal 500 2019

  • "Bird & Bird's prominence in the not-for-profit sphere has made it a first port-of-call for Belgium-based trade and industry associations, European scientific institutions, and other international NPOs."

    Tier 1 – Legal 500 Belgium 2019 – Industry Focus: Information technology and telecoms

  • "Satisfying the total trademark and strategic IP needs of big brands is what Bird & Bird does best."

    WTR 1000 2019 Belgium – Silver

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.