Ms Florence Danis > Linklaters > Brussels, Belgium > Lawyer Profile
Linklaters Offices
RUE BREDERODE 13
1000 BRUXELLES
Belgium
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Ms Florence Danis
Work Department
Litigation, Arbitration and Investigations
Position
Partner
Career
Florence is active in commercial and criminal matters, and specialises in market practices and consumer protection, commercial relationships, business crime (including corruption), image and reputation, and corporate disputes. She advises clients active in a variety of sectors, including the financial, tech and retail sectors.
She has developed considerable expertise in collective redress actions, including advising on the defence in two of the few class actions in Belgium. She is well versed in the Collective Redress Directive. She also advises on specific (EU) regulatory matters affecting business, including AML.
She counsels clients in managing crises in the context of administrative and criminal investigations.
Florence has been included in the “Thomson Reuters Stand-out Lawyers” database, following independent nominations by her clients.
Florence is an active promoter of diversity and inclusion in the firm, including by supporting young mothers.
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Languages
English, French and Dutch
Lawyer Rankings
Belgium > Fraud and white-collar crime
Linklaters acts for domestic corporations and multinational conglomerates in investigations and proceedings relating to a number of white-collar criminal issues, such as anti-money laundering and investment fraud. Managing partner for Belgium Stefaan Loosveld leads the practice together with litigators Xavier Taton and Florence Danis.
Belgium > Dispute resolution
Linklaters‘ litigation, arbitration, and investigations practice has cross-border capabilities, covering disputes spanning banking, capital markets, consumer protection, data privacy, competition and antitrust issues. Complex M&A disputes and insolvency-related litigation are key strengths of the practice, alongside professional negligence, commercial distribution, and product liability cases. Team head Stefaan Loosveld specialises in contentious regulatory and restructuring work, and is highly active in the firm’s sanctions work. Loosveld leads the group alongside Xavier Taton and Florence Danis, who is ‘simply the one you want defending your case in court’. Associate Gert-Jan Hendrix has vast experience in class actions work.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking, finance and capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- EU regulatory: Financial services
- EU regulatory: Privacy and data protection
- Tax