Praised by clients for its ‘good industry knowledge’, the practice at Cresco Advocaten focuses on assisting tech companies in the tech and life science spaces. Members of the team ’are friendly, pleasant to work with, and knowledgeable on negotiation tactics and approaches’, including practice heads David Dessers and Olivier Van Raemdonck. In addition to being a founding partner of the firm, Dessers is adept at handling the IT aspects of corporate and M&A transactions, while Van Raemdonck’s practice centres on innovative technology ventures. Ward Verwaeren and Glenn L’hoëst are noted.
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Accolades

Client satisfaction: NPS ®

Testimonials

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  • ‘Olivier Van Raemdonck for his kindness and thoroughness.’

  • ‘We work with Cresco Advocaten's lawyers from time to time for contract review or legal advice on EU law, and have always been very satisfied with the way they have dealt with our requests, both in terms of content and form, sometimes within very tight deadlines.’

Key clients

  • Visualfabriq
  • Niets Distillery

Work highlights

Assisted TechWolf BV in its successful $42.75 million Series B funding round, and advised on many high-value technology contracts and appointed as preferred legal counsel for technology matters.

Lawyers

Leading partners

The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.

David Dessers
David Dessers
Next Generation Partners

Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Olivier Van Raemdonck
Olivier Van Raemdonck
Practice head

David Dessers; Olivier Van Raemdonck

Other key lawyers

Ward Verwaeren; Glenn L’hoëst; Emilie Praet