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McDermott Will & Emery Belgium LLP

AVENUE DES NERVIENS 9-31, 1040 BRUSSELS, BELGIUM

Tel:: Work +32 2 230 50 59
Fax:: Fax +32 2 230 57 13

Web:: www.mwe.com

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What we say about the firm's legal practice in Belgium

Competition

Within Competition, tier 4

McDermott Will & Emery Belgium LLP represents numerous major Japanese clients, but the firm's European competition practice, which had colleagues in London and Brussels working closely together, has seen several partners depart since 2010, including Philip Torbøl, who joined K&L Gates LLP. The ‘superb’ and ‘supportive’ Martina Maier recently succeeded Clive Stanbrook as team head. Hitachi and FMC are key clients.

Customs, trade, WTO and anti-dumping

Within Customs, trade, WTO and anti-dumping, McDermott Will & Emery LLP is a second tier firm,

McDermott Will & Emery Belgium LLP has a strong international trade practice, which is well known for arguing cases in the WCO, WTO and European Courts. Recent work includes advising Polyplex Corporation (India) in various customs matters, trade protection issues and anti-dumping and anti-subsidy compliance. Clients also include the Turkish Directorate General for Foreign Trade, and Worldwide Stationery in Hong Kong. Clive Stanbrook QC, Philip Bentley QC, Frank Schoneveld and Wilko van Weert are key contacts in the practice.

EU regulatory

Within Energy, McDermott Will & Emery LLP is a first tier firm,

McDermott Will & Emery Belgium LLP represents a number of institutional and private-sector clients on cross-border energy matters. Notable highlights included advising Portugal’s energy agency ADENE on the drafting of energy project legislation.

Within Pharmaceuticals and biotechnology , McDermott Will & Emery LLP is a first tier firm,

McDermott Will & Emery Belgium LLP advises pharmaceuticals and biotechnology companies including Bristol-Myers Squibb and Amgen on issues such as product recalls, labelling and good manufacturing practice.

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Employment Law News Flash APRIL 2012 SOCIAL

SOCIAL ELECTIONS ARE COMING CLOSER

- ALTIUS (in cooperation with Tiberghien)
Social elections 2012: Composition of the polling station...

postal voting, final modifications to candidate lists

- Claeys & Engels, member of Ius Laboris
Social elections 2012: do temporary workers count for the distribution of the mandates?

In recent case law, the question was raised whether, with respect to the distribution of the number of mandates per category of employees, one must take into account the temporary workers. At least two contradictory court decisions have been rendered until now.

- Claeys & Engels, member of Ius Laboris
Accumulating indemnities in the event of the dismissal of an employee representative

The Supreme Court has ruled that the indemnity for protection against dismissal for employee representatives can be cumulated with an indemnity for employment security which is due on the basis of a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) concluded at the level of a branch of industry.

- Claeys & Engels, member of Ius Laboris
Gaming & Gambling Law Newsletter March 2012

Judgment on copyright protection of football league fixture lists (C-604/10) On 1 March 2012, the Court of Justice of the EU (“CJEU”) delivered its judgment in the Football Data Co case (C-604/10).

- ALTIUS (in cooperation with Tiberghien)
Social Elections 2012: the candidate lists arrive…!

On day X+35 at the latest, the candidate lists must be given to the employer. These lists will have to be posted up by the employer on day X+40 at the latest. Thereafter, the employer has some time to dispute the lists if he wishes.

- Claeys & Engels, member of Ius Laboris
Social elections 2012: are the temporary workers taken into account for...

the determination of the number of mandates?

- Claeys & Engels, member of Ius Laboris
Favourable decision for Veuve Cliquot orange bubbles up

Companies often use colours to promote their products, applying them to goods and packaging and using them in advertisements and point of sale displays. Colours may become a powerful corporate tool, especially when they are registered as trademarks in relation to the company's goods.

- ALTIUS (in cooperation with Tiberghien)
New act on lease of movable property?

In November 2007, Bertil Bengtsson was appointed to make an examination concerning the Consumer Services Act. In the memorandum he presented in conjunction with that examination, he concluded that the Consumer Services Act should not contain any rules on lease of movable property since lease of movable property does not legally constitute a service.

- Delphi
Social elections 2012: Day X (between 7 and 20 February)

Between the 7th and the 20th of February 2012 lots of information needs to be dispersed. This implies that you are exactly 90 days away from the date of the election.

- Claeys & Engels, member of Ius Laboris