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The firm: Marx Van Ranst Vermeersch & Partners (MVVP) is an independent business law firm based in Brussels.

As a fully integrated law firm, MVVP is committed to producing the highest quality of work, promptly delivered and geared to practical business solutions. MVVP lawyers are hands-on and easily accessible.

MVVP represents Belgian and international clients ranging from start-ups to closely held businesses and multinationals, and this both in negotiations as in the course of litigation, before commercial, civil and administrative courts, as well as arbitral courts, in Belgium and at the European level (including the European Court of Justice). MVVP also acts as the day-to-day counsel for many of its clients.

To extend its capabilities and ensure the highest levels of service, MVVP maintains strong professional contacts with law firms all over the world and is a member of several international networks, some of them specialised in specific practice areas.

Thanks to an extensive international tradition, MVVP knows how to deal with different legal and business cultures.

All its lawyers are able to handle files in English, French and Dutch, and the firm also works in German and Spanish.

Areas of practice: Corporate and finance: MVVP advises clients on corporate and financial law matters including mergers, acquisitions and buyouts; private equity and venture capital; corporate governance, director/auditor liability issues; general corporate law; associations, foundations and not-for-profit organisations and family businesses. Kristoffel Vermeersch and Klaus Heinemann are the contact partners.

Intellectual property, information technology and data protection – media and entertainment: MVVP is active in all issues related to intellectual property, whether in copyright and designs, trade marks, patents, databases, for all types of customers.

The MVVP team also has extensive experience in IT law and electronic commerce, and advises clients on all issues related to IT agreements, technology licensing, outsourcing services, privacy and data protection.

In the field of media and entertainment MVVP represents various film producers, advertising agencies, record labels and artists. Peter Marx, Herman Croux and Olivier Sasserath are the contact partners.

Distribution and general commercial law: one of the backbones of MVVP is the practice group handling all aspects of distribution law and general business law, including all types of commercial agreements such as sale, lease, distributorships, agency, franchising, licensing, general conditions, loans and guarantees and competition law. The contact partner is Jan Ravelingien.

Real estate and construction: MVVP mainly handles property transactions, with a focus on industrial, logistic and retail properties but also investment projects in the renewable energy sector. Stefaan Verbouwe is the contact partner.

Tax law: MVVP delivers tax advice both to companies and private persons with regard to international and domestic issues of company tax, income tax and VAT. Contact partner is Kristoffel Vermeersch.

Employment law and social security law: MVVP has extensive experience in handling employment law and social security matters. MVVP assists businesses by giving employers a business-oriented handle and approach. The contact partner is Bruno Blanpain.