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AVENUE LLOYD GEORGE 7
1000 BRUSSELS
Belgium
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Squire Patton Boggs > The Legal 500 Rankings
Belgium > Commercial, corporate and M&A Tier 4
Squire Patton Boggs has increased its work on domestic and cross-border M&A, acting for a broad corporate client base in sectors such as food and drink, hospitality, and industrials, and is also active on private equity investments and multi-jurisdictional corporate restructurings. The firm also offers integrated regulatory and employment expertise, with Marga Caproni a key contributor to the latter capability. Bart Vanderstraete heads up the team, with experience in Belgian and international corporate and commercial transactions and structuring matters.Practice head(s):
Bart Vanderstraete
Other key lawyers:
Amaury de Borchgrave d’Altena
Testimonials
‘The Brussels Corporate team’s integration with other mainland Europe Corporate teams mirrors our own footprint and adds significant value.‘
‘Bart Vanderstraete – Unfailingly responsive to all enquiries, however small. Notwithstanding that he is a senior member of the team, always feels that he retains ownership of the enquiry through to a conclusion.‘
Key clients
Primo Water Corporation
AGC Glass Europe
The Craftory
Live Nation
GIMV
Ineos
Animalcare
SABIC
Ionics
Roper Group – Deltek
Success Hotel Group
Aroundtown
Work highlights
- Advised listed water group Primo Water Corporation on the acquisition of Sipwell, a Belgian headquartered business active in water bottles and water coolers.
- Advised the Bridgestone group on the divestment of their Firestone Building Products business to LafargeHolcim, a transformational divestment of a business active across three continents (US, EMEA and Asia) with a value of USD 3.4 billion.
- Advised purpose driven fund The Craftory on the EUR 5 million funding round organised by Edgard & Cooper; this funding round was led by The Craftory.
Belgium > Competition: EU and global Tier 4
Squire Patton Boggs is active in Brussels as part of an integrated global competition practice, with key lawyers offering multi-jurisdictional expertise in state aid, merger control, and a number of high-profile cartel investigations in sectors such as aviation and tech. The firm is also noted for its work on competition litigation and FDI filings. Brussels managing partner Brian Hartnett is a key name, regularly representing clients before the European Commission, with German-qualified Oliver Geiss playing a key role in multi-jurisdictional cartel investigations, and UK-qualified Will Sparks advising public sector clients on procurement and subsidy control matters, alongside merger and antitrust work. Gorka Navea joined the firm from Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati in October 2022.Practice head(s):
Brian Hartnett
Other key lawyers:
Oliver Geiss; Will Sparks; Gorka Navea
Testimonials
‘High legal expertise. Long term experience with the EU. Superb availability.‘
‘Brian Hartnett and Will Sparks- Brian is very experienced with the EU, has an excellent professional network and understands entrepreneurial necessities. Will has a deep legal understanding of the EU.‘
‘What has been most helpful is that they have a global organizational structure that allows them to collaborate immediately with team members in other countries. Sometimes our projects require complex global know-how, but they are able to respond quickly by leveraging their internal and external connections.‘
‘I am especially grateful to Oliver Geiss and would recommend him to anyone. He was always prompt in his responses, and despite the time difference between Japan and US, he provided us with information that allowed our manager to make the right decision. He also suggested best practices and offered multiple ways to complete our mission. In fact, thanks to his contributions, we were able to complete a very challenging project on time.’
Work highlights
- Advised airline LATAM in respect of a well-publicised investigation by the European Commission into airfreight surcharges, including the appeal of the European Commission’s second Airfreight Decision to the General Court in Luxembourg.
- Advised Quanta Storage, Inc., one of the world’s leading providers of optical storage devices (such as DVD players), with revenues in excess of US$12 billion, before the European Court of Justice, on appeal of a 2019 General Court judgment.
- Advised Ashland Global Holdings Inc on the merger control aspects for two transactions.
Squire Patton Boggs > Firm Profile
The firm: Squire Patton Boggs is one of the world’s strongest integrated law firms, providing insight at the point where law, business and government meet.
The firm gives clients a voice, supports their ambitions and is committed to working alongside them to achieve successful outcomes.
With a multidisciplinary team of more than 1,500 lawyers in 47 offices across 20 countries, Squire Patton Boggs provides unrivalled access to expertise, guidance and invaluable connections on the ground. The firm delivers a seamlessly connected service that operates on any scale – locally or globally – and encompasses virtually every matter, jurisdiction and market.
The firm offers solutions shaped by a clear, commercially-focused understanding of clients’ business. Its robust and open culture enables the firm to find the right answers quickly and effectively from committed teams who understand the geographic, sector or issue-specific challenges at hand. Recognising the impact of politics and regulation on businesses across the world today, the firm has a unique mix of world-renowned lobbying and political capabilities supporting clients across Europe, the Middle East, Latin America and Asia Pacific.
Squire Patton Boggs advises a diverse mix of clients – from long-established leading corporations to emerging businesses, startup visionaries and sovereign nations – whom the firm places at the core of everything it does.
Main Contacts
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Aerospace, defence and government services | |||
Automotive | |||
Aviation | |||
Brands and consumer products | |||
Business immigration | |||
Chemicals | |||
Communications | |||
Competition – antitrust | |||
Construction and engineering | |||
Corporate | |||
Data privacy and cybersecurity | |||
Energy and natural resources | |||
Environmental, safety and health | |||
Financial services | |||
Government investigations and white-collar | |||
Healthcare | |||
Hospitality and leisure | |||
Industrial products | |||
Infrastructure | |||
Institutional investors | |||
Intellectual property and technology | |||
International dispute resolution | |||
International trade | |||
Labour and employment | |||
Latin America | |||
Life sciences | |||
Litigation | |||
Media and advertising | |||
Pensions | |||
Private investment funds | |||
Public and infrastructure finance | |||
Public policy | |||
Real estate | |||
Restructuring and insolvency | |||
Retail | |||
Sports and entertainment | |||
Tax credit finance and community development | |||
Tax strategy and benefits | |||
Transportation, shipping and logistics |
Other
Contacts : Mark Ruehlmann (chairman/global CEO) Contacts : Brian Hartnett (managing partner) Other offices : Abu Dhabi Other offices : Atlanta Other offices : Beijing Other offices : Berlin Other offices : Birmingham Other offices : Böblingen Other offices : Bratislava Other offices : Cincinnati Other offices : Cleveland Other offices : Columbus Other offices : Dallas Other offices : Darwin Other offices : Denver Other offices : Doha Other offices : Dubai Other offices : Frankfurt Other offices : Hong Kong Other offices : Houston Other offices : Leeds Other offices : London Other offices : Los Angeles Other offices : Madrid Other offices : Manchester Other offices : Miami Other offices : Milan Other offices : Moscow (winding down) Other offices : New York Other offices : New Jersey Other offices : Palo Alto Other offices : Paris Other offices : Perth Other offices : Phoenix Other offices : Prague Other offices : Riyadh Other offices : San Francisco Other offices : Santo Domingo Other offices : Seoul Other offices : Shanghai Other offices : Singapore Other offices : Sydney Other offices : Tampa Other offices : Tokyo Other offices : Warsaw Other offices : Washington DCSquire Patton Boggs > Firm Profile
Recognised as one of the world’s strongest integrated law firms, Squire Patton Boggs provides insight at the point where law, business and government meet.
Squire Patton Boggs gives clients a voice, supports their ambitions and is committed to working alongside them to achieve successful outcomes.
With a multidisciplinary team of more than 1,500 lawyers in 45 offices across 20 countries, Squire Patton Boggs provides unrivalled access to expertise, guidance and invaluable connections on the ground. The firm delivers a seamlessly connected service that operates on any scale – locally or globally – and encompasses virtually every matter, jurisdiction and market.
Squire Patton Boggs offers solutions shaped by a clear, commercially focused understanding of clients’ business. The firm’s robust and open culture enables us to find the right answers quickly and effectively from committed teams of lawyers who understand the geographic, sector or issue-specific challenges at hand. Recognising the impact of politics and regulation on businesses across the world today, Squire Patton Boggs has a unique mix of world-renowned lobbying and political capabilities supporting clients across Europe, the Middle East, Latin America and Asia Pacific.
The firm advises a diverse mix of clients – from long-established leading corporations to emerging businesses, startup visionaries and sovereign nations – whom the firm places at the core of everything it does.
Main Contacts
Department | Name | Telephone | |
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Chair/Global CEO | Mark J. Ruehlmann |
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Competition: EU and global