‘Unmatched skills and experience in the market.’

‘Humble, hardworking and top performers.’

‘Broad experience in IT practice and good co-operation between the different experts. There is always a “team effort” vibe going on.’

‘Kristof De Vulder has the excellent ability to translate very complex IT matters into simple, comprehensive and coherent language for people who don’t necessarily work in IT or legal. He uses the language of his audience. Raf Schoefs really knows his contracts (almost by heart, even if it’s 300 pages!).’

‘Erik Valgaeren and his team are highly qualified to advise companies in the field of IT projects and contracting. They have excellent knowledge of the subject matter and of challenges faced by companies when entering into IT contracts.’

‘Erik Valgaeren is an excellent lawyer and expert in the field of IT contracts and projects. He is a very valuable specialised support for our company.’

‘Very flexible. Good knowledge. Strongly driven.’

‘They provide valuable practical guidance based on deep legal knowledge and practical implementation.’

‘We have been very satisfied by the ability of the team we have worked with. They provided us with very good and comprehensive advice on the way the different aspects of the business should, to protect us as required, be covered in a sales purchase agreement.’

‘Despite multiple discussions with several people in parallel, each Altius team member was up-to-date in knowing the progress made on the different workstreams. This has been facilitating the coordination of all actions.’

‘I am extremely satisfied by the level of knowledge and professionalism, the ability to understand the project and business, and the anticipation of issues acting as protection for the project. The ability to rely on the advice provided is a real plus in our project success!’

‘I am working with Tim Van Canneyt and we connect almost on a daily basis. Tim understood the challenges we were facing in no time and has the ability to understand the IT part in order to provide the best advice possible, which makes him stand out. Thanks to his organisation style and ability to argue, he gives us good balance in discussions.’

‘Cleverness and deep understanding of situations, intelligent with structured and constructive thinking. Able to provide deep analysis with an analytic mind. They are truly committed to the client’s interest, always available and very well organised.’

‘The team understands its clients’ activities and needs, and the technical aspects of technologies. Its advice is pragmatic, documented, to-the-point and crystal clear.’

‘Tim Van Canneyt is an outstanding lawyer, with excellent knowledge of new technologies (as well as the legal and technical aspects). He is pragmatic, available and respects deadlines.’

‘The team works in tandem which allows for smooth collaboration in terms of team availability but also provides different points of view regarding the client situation. The technical knowledge of the firm is impressive, which allows us to go directly into matters and work efficiently.’

‘I mainly work with Tim Van Canneyt who is extremely up-to-date regarding the latest regulations in our industry. He also rapidly understands the big picture of business situations and can deliver prompt and highly valuable legal advice that fits the legislation but, most of all, our business needs.’

‘Very good knowledge.’

‘Their advice was practical, with references to market practice, and their response time was quick.’

‘Edwin Jacobs is experienced and a pleasant person to work with. I recommend him for outsourcing work in Belgium.’

‘The team has shown commitment and reliability during our cooperation.’

‘Great communication. Breadth of knowledge. Honesty.’

‘Highly approachable yet professional and efficient.’

‘Excellent law firm with broad knowledge and experience. A strong focus (and hence excellent knowledge) on IT matters. Quick and efficient.’

‘Yannick Verrycke is an excellent lawyer with a broad knowledge base.’

‘Very specialised boutique law firm for start-ups and scale-ups. Tailor-made advice. Very good knowledge of the sector, its players and their needs.’

‘Crowell & Moring has a genuine interest in understanding what matters to us and consequently making sure to work with that in mind. Although they are very knowledgeable, not to say brilliant at what they do, they remain very down-to-earth, no-fuss and straightforward partners who only care about us achieving our goals in the most efficient manner.’

‘We have been working with Jan-Diederik Lindemans for over a decade and he is our go-to person in the firm. We appreciate that he listens and knows how to combine strategy, simplicity and originality. It is truly impressive to see him at work in contentious matters, where he always seems at least two steps ahead of his adversary. We appreciate that he has built a solid team around him that is used to delivering quality of the same level as Jan-Diederik.’

‘The C&M IT and telecoms practice leverages one of the strongest ICT law teams in Belgium with an excellent track record and solid experience to advise clients on IT, communication and emerging technology issues.’

‘Thomas De Meese is a trusted adviser and heads up the team. His strengths include the fairly unique combination of expertise in ICT and competition law with a thorough understanding of the technology industry. On top of that, Thomas is easily accessible and hands-on.’

‘Jones Day has provided first-class advice, both legal and strategic, and pulls together multi-disciplinary teams seamlessly across multiple offices to support different aspects of the project.’

‘Bastaan Bruyndonckx is to-the-point, pragmatic, and a specialist in drafting and negotiating IT contracts.’

‘Very pleasant, open, dedicated and flexible communication. Clear advice without making it unnecessarily complicated.’

‘A big plus is the speed of giving dedicated advice in an informal way.’

‘Lydian is a smaller practice with the same level of experience as the big law firms. This is reflected in the level of fees which are of course to the benefit of the clients.’

‘Bastiaan Bruyndonckx has a strong knowledge of our business and, of course, of the IT and telecoms domain. He is always on standby for his clients and easy to reach. He is very responsive, hands-on and very pragmatic.’

‘We are appreciative of lawyers who not only know their business well but also have experience of the software industry, are responsive and can quickly adapt to the needs of our business – such that they are almost a part of our company while they represent us – and have the resolve to provide us with the most appropriate and high-quality advice and guidance. We have not found many lawyers that consistently meet all those criteria; Paul Van den Bulck of AKD, though, is one that does.’

‘Good teamwork, well structured, can handle multiple cases.’

‘Knowledge. Client focus. Solution focus. Availability. Good response times.’

‘Great support!’

‘Pragmatic approach focused on the needs of our company.’

‘We have lots of trust in Kristof Zadora. Very satisfied with their work.’

‘Business-savvy and fast-thinking.’