Liedekerke stands out for its 'precision and competence' in a wide range of entertainment mandates, assisting clients who are based across multiple jurisdictions. The team is adept at handling the full gamut of the sector, demonstrating strength in advisory, transactional and contentious matters. Co-head Etienne Kairis brings over two decades of commercial, IP and IT experience, while co-head Sarah Van Den Brande is capable of acting across the full range of intellectual property work, acting for clients who are active in the technology, media, arts and fashion sectors.

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Testimonials

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‘The team is highly complementary in terms of both expertise and personalities, which is equally important for adopting the right strategies within the various procedures.’
‘Precision and competence.’
‘Responsiveness is very high, as is the expertise.’
‘Sarah Van Den Brande thinks 2 steps ahead and is very pragmatic.’

Key clients

Agicoa
Imps
Vlaamse Nieuwsmedia
Marcel Liebaert
Belgian Data Protection Authority
PicRights
Lidl
Mwingz
Intersnack
Stad Gent
Moncler
Sunday B. Morning

Work highlights

Representing the three main Belgian press publishers' alliances in a litigation before the Constitutional Court in relation to the action for annulment brought by two major information society service providers - Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd. and Google (Google Ireland Ltd. and Google LLC.) following the entry into force of the legislation implementing the new press publishers' neighbouring right stemming from Directive (EU) 2019/790 (DSM Directive).

Assisting the AGICOA group, the International Collective Management Society for Film Producers (Agicoa Genève), and its Belgian affiliate (Agicoa Europe Brussels) with several litigation proceedings against BAVP (Belgian collecting society of producers of audiovisual works), against Telenet, Orange, Voo and Brutélé, the main Belgian cable operators.

Assisting LinkedIn in proceedings initiated by LinkedIn members as a result of the suspension of their LinkedIn profile.