CINXE.COM
Belgium
<!DOCTYPE HTML> <html lang="en"> <head> <!-- BEGIN META TAGS AND TITLE --> <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge"/> <meta charset="utf-8"/> <meta name="keywords" content="Belgium"/> <meta name="description" content="We are a market-leading firm in Belgium. Our reputation is built on high-profile work in the Belgian market, multi-jurisdiction transactions, antitrust and regulatory matters."/> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"/> <meta name="robots" content="noarchive"/> <meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image"/> <meta property="og:title" content="Belgium"/> <meta name="twitter:title" content="Belgium"/> <meta property="og:description" content="We are a market-leading firm in Belgium. Our reputation is built on high-profile work in the Belgian market, multi-jurisdiction transactions, antitrust and regulatory matters."/> <meta name="twitter:description" content="We are a market-leading firm in Belgium. Our reputation is built on high-profile work in the Belgian market, multi-jurisdiction transactions, antitrust and regulatory matters."/> <meta property="og:url" content="https://www.cliffordchance.com/content/cliffordchance/people_and_places/places/europe/belgium.html"/> <meta property="og:image" content="https://www.cliffordchance.com/content/dam/cliffordchance/icons/ccogimage.png"/> <meta name="twitter:image" content="https://www.cliffordchance.com/content/dam/cliffordchance/icons/ccogimage.png"/> <meta property="og:site_name" content="Clifford Chance"/> <meta name="twitter:site" content="@Clifford_Chance"/> <link rel="canonical" href="/people_and_places/places/europe/belgium.html"/> <!-- END META TAGS --> <title>Belgium</title> <link href="/etc/designs/cc2014/css/desktop.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen, print"/> <link href="/etc/designs/cc/css/style.css" rel="stylesheet" media="screen, print"/> <link href="/etc/designs/cc/css/style.css" rel="stylesheet" media="print"/> <link href="/etc/designs/cc/css/print.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="print"/> <link href="/etc/designs/cc/css/cc-cc.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen"/> <link href="/etc/designs/cc/css/cp-home.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen"/> <link href="/etc/designs/cc/css/cp-prefs.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen"/> <link href="/etc/designs/cc/css/cbg.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen"/> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="https://www.cliffordchance.com/content/dam/cliffordchance/icons/ccappletouch.png"/> <link rel="shortcut icon" href="https://www.cliffordchance.com/content/dam/cliffordchance/icons/ccfavicon.png"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="/etc/designs/cc/jquery/jquery191.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/etc/designs/cc/jquery/jqueryui.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/etc/designs/cc/jquery/jqueryuitouchpunch.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/etc/designs/cc/jquery/jquerycookies.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/etc/designs/cc/jquery/jquerycolor.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/etc/designs/cc/jquery/jquery-mobile.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/etc/designs/cc/jquery/respond.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/etc/designs/cc/jquery/hoverintent.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/etc/designs/cc/jquery/nav.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/etc/designs/cc/jquery/article.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/etc/designs/cc/jquery/analyticsdata.js"></script> <!-- <script async src="https://siteimproveanalytics.com/js/siteanalyze_10168.js"></script> --> <script type="text/javascript" src="/etc/designs/cc/jquery/cp-home.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/etc/designs/cc/jquery/cp-prefs.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/etc/designs/cc/jquery/cp-okta.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/etc/designs/cc/jquery/cbg.js"></script> <script src="/etc/designs/cc2014/jquery/article.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/etc/designs/cc2014/jquery/people.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/etc/designs/cc2014/jquery/findpeople.js"></script> <!-- <script type="text/javascript" src="https://ok1static.oktacdn.com/assets/js/sdk/okta-signin-widget/2.14.0/js/okta-sign-in.min.js"></script> --> <script src="https://global.oktacdn.com/okta-signin-widget/7.26.1/js/okta-sign-in.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <!--[if lt IE 9]> <script src="/etc/designs/cc2014/jquery/html5shiv.js"></script> <![endif]--> <!-- BEGIN ADOBE ANALYTICS DATA LAYER --> <!------------------- ADOBE ANALYTICS FUNCTIONS --------------------> <script type="text/javascript"> var digitalData; digitalData = { "page": { "pageName": "CC_Belgium", "pageURL": "https://www.cliffordchance.com/content/cliffordchance/people_and_places/places/europe/belgium.html", "sitesection1": "people_and_places", "sitesection2": "places", "sitesection3": "europe", "sitesection4": "belgium" }, "site": { "language": "en", "server": "www.cliffordchance.com" } } function linkClick(p1) { digitalData.eventData = { linkDataId : p1, userId : cc_cpuser_userid, authStatus : cc_cpuser_authstatus } _satellite.track('linkClick', digitalData.eventData); } function videoView(p1, p2, p3, p4) { digitalData.videoData = { videoId: p1, videoName : p2, playerName : p3, milestone : p4, userId : cc_cpuser_userid, authStatus : cc_cpuser_authstatus } _satellite.track('videoView', digitalData.videoData); } function searchClick(p1, p2, p3) { digitalData.searchData = { searchTerm : p1, searchCategory : p2, searchStatus : p3, // For zero search results, set the variable to "Unsuccessful" and for 1 or more than one result, set the variable to âSuccessfulâ userId : cc_cpuser_userid, authStatus : cc_cpuser_authstatus } _satellite.track('searchClick', digitalData.searchData); } // The Okta-related functions have to be called from cp.js otherwise there would be multiple on click events assigned to a single button function loginInitiate(p1) { digitalData.loginInitData = { linkDataId : p1, loginForm : 'Okta Login Form', userId : cc_cpuser_userid, authStatus : cc_cpuser_authstatus } _satellite.track('loginInitiate', digitalData.loginInitData); } function registrationInitiate(p1) { digitalData.regInitData = { linkDataId : p1, registrationForm : 'Okta Registration Form', userId : cc_cpuser_userid, authStatus : cc_cpuser_authstatus } _satellite.track('registrationInitiate', digitalData.regInitData); } function registrationStatus() { digitalData.regData = { registrationForm : 'Okta Registration Form', registrationStatus : 'true' } _satellite.track('registrationStatus', digitalData.regData); } function userStatus(p1) { digitalData.userData = { // Variables defined and initialised in cp-home.js // (p1 is calculated by internal external service called from cp-home.js) userId : cc_cpuser_userid, authStatus : cc_cpuser_authstatus, organizationId: cc_cpuser_organizationid, userType: p1 } _satellite.track('userStatus', digitalData.userData); } </script> <!--------------------- YOUTUBE VIDEO TRACKING ---------------------> <script type="text/javascript"> var bYTHit25 = false; var bYTHit50 = false; var bYTHit75 = false; var bYTHit99 = false; // Declare global interval for automatic state checking var ccYTAnalyticsInterval; var tag = document.createElement('script'); tag.id = 'yt-iframe-api'; tag.src = '/etc/designs/cc/jquery/youtube.js'; var firstScriptTag = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; firstScriptTag.parentNode.insertBefore(tag, firstScriptTag); var players = []; function onYouTubeIframeAPIReady() { $('.cc-yt-player').each( function(i) { players[0] = new YT.Player($(this).attr('id'), { events: { 'onStateChange': onPlayerStateChange } }); }); } function onPlayerStateChange(event) { if (event.data == 1) { videoView(event.target.getVideoData()['video_id'], event.target.getVideoData().title, 'YouTube', 'Video Started'); bYTHit25 = false; bYTHit50 = false; bYTHit75 = false; bYTHit99 = false; ccYTAnalyticsInterval = setInterval(function() { var nPercentPlayed = parseInt(event.target.getCurrentTime() / event.target.getDuration() * 100); if (nPercentPlayed == 25 && !bYTHit25) { videoView(event.target.getVideoData()['video_id'], event.target.getVideoData().title, 'YouTube', 'Video Complete 25%'); bYTHit25 = true; } if (nPercentPlayed == 50 && !bYTHit50) { videoView(event.target.getVideoData()['video_id'], event.target.getVideoData().title, 'YouTube', 'Video Complete 50%'); bYTHit50 = true; } if (nPercentPlayed == 75 && !bYTHit75) { videoView(event.target.getVideoData()['video_id'], event.target.getVideoData().title, 'YouTube', 'Video Complete 75%'); bYTHit75 = true; } if (nPercentPlayed == 99 && !bYTHit99) { videoView(event.target.getVideoData()['video_id'], event.target.getVideoData().title, 'YouTube', 'Video Complete 100%'); bYTHit99 = true; clearInterval(ccYTAnalyticsInterval); event.target.seekTo(0); event.target.pauseVideo(); } }, 250); } else if (event.data == 2 || event.data == 0) { clearInterval(ccYTAnalyticsInterval); } } </script> <!--------------------- VIMEO VIDEO TRACKING ---------------------> <script src="/etc/designs/cc/jquery/vimeo.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> $(document).ready(function() { var bVimeoHit25 = false; var bVimeoHit50 = false; var bVimeoHit75 = false; $('iframe.cc-vimeo-player').each( function() { var vimeoPlayer = new Vimeo.Player($(this)); vimeoPlayer.on('play', function(data) { bVimeoHit25 = false; bVimeoHit50 = false; bVimeoHit75 = false; vimeoPlayer.getVideoTitle().then(function(title) { vimeoPlayer.getVideoId().then(function(id) { videoView(id, title, 'Vimeo', 'Video Started'); }); }); }); vimeoPlayer.on('ended', function(data) { vimeoPlayer.getVideoTitle().then(function(title) { vimeoPlayer.getVideoId().then(function(id) { videoView(id, title, 'Vimeo', 'Video Complete 100%'); }); }); }); vimeoPlayer.on('timeupdate', function(data) { vimeoPlayer.getDuration().then(function(duration) { vimeoPlayer.getVideoTitle().then(function(title) { vimeoPlayer.getVideoId().then(function(id) { constructAACallForVimeo(id, title, parseInt(data.seconds / duration * 100)); }); }); }); }); }); function constructAACallForVimeo(sID, sTitle, nPercentPlayed) { if (nPercentPlayed == 25 && !bVimeoHit25) { videoView(sID, sTitle, 'Vimeo', 'Video Complete 25%'); bVimeoHit25 = true; } else if (nPercentPlayed == 50 && !bVimeoHit50) { videoView(sID, sTitle, 'Vimeo', 'Video Complete 50%'); bVimeoHit50 = true; } else if (nPercentPlayed == 75 && !bVimeoHit75) { videoView(sID, sTitle, 'Vimeo', 'Video Complete 75%'); bVimeoHit75 = true; } } }); </script> <!--------------------- SEARCH TRACKING ---------------------> <script type="text/javascript"> function searchClickPrep() { var sSearchTerm = 'None'; var sSearchCategory = 'None'; var sSearchStatus = 'Unsuccessful'; if ($('ul.ul_searchlist li').length > 0) { sSearchStatus = 'Successful'; } searchClick(sSearchTerm, sSearchCategory, sSearchStatus); } </script> <!-- END ADOBE ANALYTICS DATA LAYER --> <!-- BEGIN GOOGLE ANALYTICS (CCV2) --> <script type="text/javascript" id="script_analytics"> function c3LoadAnalytics() { (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){ (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o), m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m) })(window,document,'script','https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga'); ga('create', 'UA-34080896-1', 'auto'); ga('send', 'pageview'); ga('set', 'anonymizeIp', true) } </script> <!-- Google Tag Manager --> <script>(function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start': new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0], j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src= 'https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f); })(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-5XF9ZL');</script> <!-- End Google Tag Manager --> <!-- END GOOGLE ANALYTICS --> <!-- BEGIN ADOBE ANALYTICS --> <script src="//assets.adobedtm.com/launch-EN944974f5a3944dd58c5d9b6cc3d4f023.min.js"></script> <!-- END ADOBE ANALYTICS --> <!-- BEGIN SITE IMPROVE --> <script async src="https://siteimproveanalytics.com/js/siteanalyze_10168.js"></script> <!-- END SITE IMPROVE --> <!-- COOKIE CONSENT --> <!-- Script for Schema markup --> <script> var locationUrl= window.location.href; if(locationUrl.endsWith("home.html")){ var schemaSite = { "@context": "https://schema.org/", "@type": "WebSite", "name": "cliffordchance", "url": "https://www.cliffordchance.com/home.html", "potentialAction": { "@type": "SearchAction", "target": "https://www.cliffordchance.com/search.html?contenttype=All&query={search_term_string}&_charset_=UTF-8", "query-input": "required name=search_term_string" } } var scriptSite = document.createElement('script'); scriptSite.type = "application/ld+json"; scriptSite.text = JSON.stringify(schemaSite); document.querySelector('head').appendChild(scriptSite); } else{ let text = document.location.href; let result = text.substring(text.indexOf('.com')+5,text.indexOf('.html')); console.log(result); const nameArr = result.split("/").reverse(); console.log(nameArr); var indices = []; for(var i=0; i<result.length;i++) { if (result[i] === "/") indices.push(i); } var revIndices=indices.reverse(); var itemArr=[]; itemArr.push(text); for(var i=0; i<indices.length;i++) { itemArr.push(document.location.protocol +"//"+document.location.host+"/"+result.substring(0,revIndices[i])+'.html'); } console.log(itemArr); var bschema = { "@context": "https://schema.org/", "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [] } for(var i=0; i<nameArr.length; i++) { bschema.itemListElement.push({"@type":"ListItem","position":i, "name":nameArr[i], "item": itemArr[i]}); } var bscript = document.createElement('script'); bscript.type = "application/ld+json"; bscript.text = JSON.stringify(bschema); document.querySelector('head').appendChild(bscript); } </script> <!-- Script for Schema markup end --> </head> <body> <!-- Google Tag Manager (noscript) --> <noscript><iframe src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-5XF9ZL" height="0" width="0" style="display:none;visibility:hidden"></iframe></noscript> <!-- End Google Tag Manager (noscript) --> <header class="" id="header_main"> <div class="page_container"> <div id="div_fixed_header"> <form action="/search.html" method="GET" class="form_search"> <label for="headersearchformQuery" style="display:none;">Search Keywords</label> <input id="headersearchformQuery" class="searchHeaderBox" type="text" value="Type to search" name="query" placeholder="Type to search" /> <input type="hidden" name="_charset_" value="UTF-8" /> <input type="submit" name="con_Submit" id="con_Submit" value="Search" /> </form> <a onfocus="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'ACCESSIBILITY', 'Keyboard User', 'Header link used to access main content']);" id="a_skip" href="#startcontent">Skip to main content</a> <h1> <!--<a href="https://www.cliffordchance.com"> --> <a href="https://www.cliffordchance.com"> <img class="header_logo" src="/content/dam/cliffordchance/logos/cc_logo_main.png" width="246" height="55" alt="Clifford Chance"/> Clifford Chance </a> </h1> <img id="img_logo_print" class="for_print" src="/etc/designs/cc2014/images/header_logo@2x.png" width="246" height="55" alt="Clifford Chance"/> <nav class="nav_primary"> <ul class=" nav_primary_ul_level_1"> <li id="nav_primary_li_0"> <a href="/client-portal.html" class=""> Client Portal <span class="mobile"> </span> </a> <!-- START SUB NAV --> <ul class="nav_primary_ul_level_2"> <li class="li_intro"> All your tailored resources in one place <div class="div_dropdown_tkosp_toolkits_list"> <p>Visit our resource centre giving you access to our toolkits, publications, alerters and crossborder guides all in one place</p> <ul class="ul_tkosp_toolkits_list"> <li style="background-image: url(/content/dam/cliffordchance/client-portal/images/Premium-services-thumbnail1.jpg)"><a id="Client_Portal_" href="https://www.cliffordchance.com/client-portal.html"><strong>Client Portal</strong><br></a></li> <li style="background-image: url(/content/dam/cliffordchance/client-portal/images/lighthouse.jpg)"><a id="Toolkit_" href="https://financialmarketstoolkit.cliffordchance.com"><strong>Financial Markets</strong><br>Toolkit</a></li> <li style="background-image: url(/content/dam/cliffordchance/client-portal/images/tt-background-toolkit.png)"><a id="Insights_" href="https://www.cliffordchance.com/insights/resources/hubs-and-toolkits/talking-tech/en/home.html"><strong>Talking Tech</strong><br>Insights</a></li> <li style="background-image: url(/content/dam/cliffordchance/client-portal/images/blogs-toolkit-bar.jpg)"><a id="Blogs_" href="https://www.cliffordchance.com/insights/resources/blogs.html"><strong>Blogs</strong><br></a></li> </ul> </div> </li> <a class="nav0" href="/client-portal.html"> Visit this section </a> <li style="order:3" class=" li_show_children li_show_children_1" > <a href="/client-portal/events-and-webinars-library.html" class=""> Events and webinars library </a> <ul class="nav_primary_ul_level_3"> <a class="nav1" href="/client-portal/events-and-webinars-library.html"> Visit this section </a> <li class = ""> <a href="/client-portal/events-and-webinars-library/perspectives-series.html" class=""> Perspectives – Legal Developments Series </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/client-portal/events-and-webinars-library/APAC-perspectives-series.html" class=""> APAC Perspectives Series </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/client-portal/events-and-webinars-library/on-demand.html" class=""> Events and webinars on demand </a> </li> </ul> </li> <li style="order:2" class=" li_show_children li_show_children_2" > <a href="/client-portal/cbg.html" class=""> Cross Border Guides </a> <ul class="nav_primary_ul_level_3"> <a class="nav1" href="/client-portal/cbg.html"> Visit this section </a> <li class = ""> <a href="/client-portal/cbg/cbfg.html" class=""> Cross Border Financing Guide </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/client-portal/cbg/debt-restructurings-guide.html" class=""> Debt Restructurings Guide </a> </li> </ul> </li> <li style="order:1" class=" li_show_children li_show_children_3" > <a href="/client-portal/alerters.html" class=""> Alerters </a> <ul class="nav_primary_ul_level_3"> <a class="nav1" href="/client-portal/alerters.html"> Visit this section </a> <li class = ""> <a href="/client-portal/alerters/alerter-finance.html" class=""> Alerter: Finance Industry </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/client-portal/alerters/alerter-energy.html" class=""> Alerter: Energy </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/client-portal/alerters/alerter-c-m.html" class=""> Alerter: Communications & Media </a> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> <!-- END SUB NAV --> </li> <li id="nav_primary_li_1"> <a href="/people_and_places.html" class="selected"> People & Places <span class="mobile"> </span> </a> <!-- START SUB NAV --> <ul class="nav_primary_ul_level_2"> <li class="li_intro"> <div class="div_dropdown_find_lawyer"> <div class="namestyle"> <!-- <form action="/content/cliffordchance/search-2019.html" method="GET"> <label class="query_nav" for="query_nav">Search for a Lawyer</label> <input autocomplete="off" class="search_input" type="text" name="query_nav" id="query_nav" placeholder="Enter name of Lawyer"> --> <form class="form_filter_search_nav" action="/people_and_places/people.html" method="GET"> <label class="query_nav" for="query_nav">Search for our people</label> <input autocomplete="off" class="search_input" type="text" name="query_nav" required id="query_nav" oninvalid="searchFormValidation(this);" oninput="searchFormValidation(this);" pattern="[^!@#%^&*+=$;,.<>?~`\x22\|\(\)\[\]\{\}_\\\/]+" data-thistitle="Please Use a Valid Word !!! Splecial Characters are not allowed except apostrophe(') and hyphen(-)" placeholder="Enter name"> <input type="hidden" name="_charset" id="_charset_nav" value="UTF-8"> <input type="hidden" name="isfhp" value="true"> <label style="display: none;" for="submit_search_nav">Submit search</label> <input class="search_submit" type="submit" width="125" height="20" value="Search" name="submit_search_nav" id="submit_search_nav" src="/etc/designs/cc2014/images/search_submit_large.jpg" alt="Search"> </form> </div> </div> </li> <a class="nav0" href="/people_and_places.html"> Visit this section </a> <li style="order:2" class=" li_show_children li_show_children_1" > <a href="/people_and_places/places.html" class="selectedchild"> Regions </a> <ul class="nav_primary_ul_level_3"> <a class="nav1" href="/people_and_places/places.html"> Visit this section </a> <li class = ""> <a href="/people_and_places/places/africa.html" class=""> Africa </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/people_and_places/places/americas.html" class=""> Americas </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/people_and_places/places/asia_pacific.html" class=""> Asia Pacific </a> </li> <li class = "selectedsubchild"> <a href="/people_and_places/places/europe.html" class="selectedsubchild"> Europe </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/people_and_places/places/middle_east.html" class=""> Middle East & Türkiye </a> </li> </ul> </li> <li style="order:1" class=" li_show_children li_show_children_2" > <a href="/people_and_places/offices.html" class=""> Offices </a> <ul class="nav_primary_ul_level_3"> <a class="nav1" href="/people_and_places/offices.html"> Visit this section </a> <li class = ""> <a href="/people_and_places/offices/abu_dhabi.html" class=""> Abu Dhabi </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/people_and_places/offices/amsterdam.html" class=""> Amsterdam </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/people_and_places/offices/barcelona.html" class=""> Barcelona </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/people_and_places/offices/beijing.html" class=""> Beijing </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/people_and_places/offices/brussels.html" class=""> Brussels </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/people_and_places/offices/bucharest.html" class=""> Bucharest </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/people_and_places/offices/casablanca.html" class=""> Casablanca </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/people_and_places/offices/dubai.html" class=""> Dubai </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/people_and_places/offices/dusseldorf.html" class=""> Düsseldorf </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/people_and_places/offices/frankfurt.html" class=""> Frankfurt </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/people_and_places/offices/hong_kong.html" class=""> Hong Kong </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/people_and_places/offices/houston.html" class=""> Houston </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/people_and_places/offices/istanbul.html" class=""> Istanbul </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/people_and_places/offices/london.html" class=""> London </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/people_and_places/offices/luxembourg.html" class=""> Luxembourg </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/people_and_places/offices/madrid.html" class=""> Madrid </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/people_and_places/offices/milan.html" class=""> Milan </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/people_and_places/offices/munich.html" class=""> Munich </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/people_and_places/offices/newcastle.html" class=""> Newcastle </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/people_and_places/offices/new_york.html" class=""> New York </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/people_and_places/offices/paris.html" class=""> Paris </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/people_and_places/offices/perth.html" class=""> Perth </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/people_and_places/offices/prague.html" class=""> Prague </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/people_and_places/offices/riyadh.html" class=""> Riyadh </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/people_and_places/offices/rome.html" class=""> Rome </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/people_and_places/offices/sao_paulo.html" class=""> São Paulo </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/people_and_places/offices/shanghai.html" class=""> Shanghai </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/people_and_places/offices/singapore.html" class=""> Singapore </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/people_and_places/offices/sydney.html" class=""> Sydney </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/people_and_places/offices/tokyo.html" class=""> Tokyo </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/people_and_places/offices/warsaw.html" class=""> Warsaw </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/people_and_places/offices/washington.html" class=""> Washington </a> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> <!-- END SUB NAV --> </li> <li id="nav_primary_li_2"> <a href="/expertise.html" class=""> Expertise <span class="mobile"> </span> </a> <!-- START SUB NAV --> <ul class="nav_primary_ul_level_2"> <li class="li_intro"> Advising on the issues that are critical to our clients </li> <a class="nav0" href="/expertise.html"> Visit this section </a> <li style="order:2" class=" li_show_children li_show_children_1" > <a href="/expertise/sectors.html" class=""> Clients & Sectors </a> <ul class="nav_primary_ul_level_3"> <a class="nav1" href="/expertise/sectors.html"> Visit this section </a> <li class = ""> <a href="/expertise/sectors/consumer_goods_and_retail.html" class=""> Consumer Goods & Retail </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/expertise/sectors/energy_and_resources.html" class=""> Energy & Resources </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/expertise/sectors/entertainment-and-sports.html" class=""> Entertainment & Sports </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/expertise/sectors/banks.html" class=""> Financial Services </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/expertise/sectors/healthcare_life_sciences_and_chemicals.html" class=""> Healthcare & Life Sciences </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/expertise/sectors/transport-and-logistics.html" class=""> Industrials, Transport and Mobility </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/expertise/sectors/infrastructure.html" class=""> Infrastructure </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/expertise/sectors/insurance.html" class=""> Insurance </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/expertise/sectors/private_equity.html" class=""> Private Equity </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/expertise/sectors/real_estate.html" class=""> Real Estate </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/expertise/sectors/telecommunications_media_and_technology.html" class=""> Technology, Media & Telecommunications </a> </li> </ul> </li> <li style="order:1" class=" li_show_children li_show_children_2" > <a href="/expertise/services.html" class=""> Services </a> <ul class="nav_primary_ul_level_3"> <a class="nav1" href="/expertise/services.html"> Visit this section </a> <li class = ""> <a href="/expertise/services/antitrust.html" class=""> Antitrust </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/expertise/services/boardroom-risk-and-reputation.html" class=""> Boardroom Risk and Reputation </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/expertise/services/capital-markets.html" class=""> Capital Markets </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/expertise/services/corporate.html" class=""> Corporate </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/expertise/services/energy-transition.html" class=""> Energy Transition </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/expertise/services/finance.html" class=""> Finance </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/expertise/services/funds_investment_management.html" class=""> Funds & Investment Management </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/expertise/services/intellectual-property.html" class=""> Intellectual Property </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/expertise/services/litigation_dispute_resolution.html" class=""> Litigation & Dispute Resolution </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/expertise/services/real-estate.html" class=""> Real Estate </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/expertise/services/esg.html" class=""> Sustainability & ESG </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/expertise/services/tax_pensions_employment_and_employee_benefits.html" class=""> Tax, Pensions, Employment & Incentives </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/expertise/services/tech-group.html" class=""> Tech Group </a> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> <!-- END SUB NAV --> </li> <li id="nav_primary_li_3"> <a href="/insights.html" class=""> Insights <span class="mobile"> </span> </a> <!-- START SUB NAV --> <ul class="nav_primary_ul_level_2"> <li class="li_intro"> Sharing our knowledge and expertise </li> <a class="nav0" href="/insights.html"> Visit this section </a> <li style="order:3" class=" li_show_children li_show_children_1" > <a href="/insights/resources.html" class=""> Resources </a> <ul class="nav_primary_ul_level_3"> <a class="nav1" href="/insights/resources.html"> Visit this section </a> <li class = ""> <a href="/insights/resources/apps.html" class=""> Apps </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/insights/resources/blogs.html" class=""> Blogs </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/insights/resources/briefings.html" class=""> Briefings </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/insights/resources/events.html" class=""> Events </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/insights/resources/hubs-and-toolkits.html" class=""> Hubs and Toolkits </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/insights/resources/podcast-library.html" class=""> Podcasts </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/insights/resources/premium-services.html" class=""> Premium Services </a> </li> </ul> </li> <li style="order:2" class=" li_show_children li_show_children_2" > <a href="/insights/blogs.html" class=""> Blogs </a> <ul class="nav_primary_ul_level_3"> <a class="nav1" href="/insights/blogs.html"> Visit this section </a> <li class = ""> <a href="/insights/blogs/antitrust-fdi-insights.html" class=""> Antitrust/FDI </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/insights/blogs/arbitration-insights.html" class=""> Arbitration Insights </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/insights/blogs/construction-insights.html" class=""> Construction </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/insights/blogs/sustainability-esg-and-human-rights.html" class=""> ESG and B&HR </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/insights/blogs/group-litigation.html" class=""> Group Litigation </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/insights/blogs/innovation-insights.html" class=""> Innovation </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/insights/blogs/insurance-insights.html" class=""> Insurance </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/insights/blogs/ip-insights.html" class=""> IP Insights </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/insights/blogs/regtalk-insights.html" class=""> RegTalk </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/insights/blogs/regulatory-investigations-financial-crime-insights.html" class=""> RIFC </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/insights/blogs/responsible-business-insights.html" class=""> Responsible Business </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/insights/blogs/talking-tech.html" class=""> Talking Tech </a> </li> </ul> </li> <li style="order:1" class=" li_show_children li_show_children_3" > <a href="/insights/thought_leadership.html" class=""> Thought Leadership </a> <ul class="nav_primary_ul_level_3"> <a class="nav1" href="/insights/thought_leadership.html"> Visit this section </a> <li class = ""> <a href="/insights/thought_leadership/across-the-board.html" class=""> Across the Board </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/insights/thought_leadership/ai-and-tech.html" class=""> AI & Tech </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/insights/thought_leadership/cop28.html" class=""> COP29 </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/insights/thought_leadership/energy-transition.html" class=""> Energy Transition </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/insights/thought_leadership/esg.html" class=""> ESG </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/insights/thought_leadership/financial-regulation.html" class=""> FinReg </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/insights/thought_leadership/impact-of-president-trump-second-administration.html" class=""> The impact of President Trump's second administration </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/insights/thought_leadership/geopolitical-risk-and-trade.html" class=""> Trade </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/insights/thought_leadership/trends.html" class=""> Trends </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/insights/thought_leadership/seminars-training-and-events.html" class=""> Seminars, training and events </a> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> <!-- END SUB NAV --> </li> <li id="nav_primary_li_4"> <a href="/briefings.html" class=""> Briefings </a> <!-- START SUB NAV --> <!-- END SUB NAV --> </li> <li id="nav_primary_li_5"> <a href="/innovation-hub/innovation.html" class=""> Innovation <span class="mobile"> </span> </a> <!-- START SUB NAV --> <ul class="nav_primary_ul_level_2"> <li class="li_intro"> Innovation is action </li> <a class="nav0" href="/innovation-hub/innovation.html"> Visit this section </a> <li style="order:3" class=" li_show_children li_show_children_1" > <a href="/innovation-hub/innovation/innovation-insights.html" class=""> Innovation Insights </a> <ul class="nav_primary_ul_level_3"> <a class="nav1" href="/innovation-hub/innovation/innovation-insights.html"> Visit this section </a> <li class = ""> <a href="/innovation-hub/innovation/innovation-insights/blog-articles.html" class=""> Blog articles </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/innovation-hub/innovation/innovation-insights/case-study.html" class=""> Case studies </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/innovation-hub/innovation/innovation-insights/active-legal-value-pathways.html" class=""> Active Legal: Value Pathways </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/innovation-hub/innovation/innovation-insights/active-legal-2025.html" class=""> Defining tomorrow's legal function through its relationships </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/innovation-hub/innovation/innovation-insights/podcast.html" class=""> Podcast episodes </a> </li> </ul> </li> <li style="order:2" class=" li_show_children li_show_children_2" > <a href="/innovation-hub/innovation/innovation-digital-solutions.html" class=""> Digital Solutions </a> <ul class="nav_primary_ul_level_3"> <a class="nav1" href="/innovation-hub/innovation/innovation-digital-solutions.html"> Visit this section </a> <li class = ""> <a href="/innovation-hub/innovation/innovation-digital-solutions/apps.html" class=""> Apps </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/innovation-hub/innovation/innovation-digital-solutions/document-automation-ccdraft.html" class=""> CC Dr@ft </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/innovation-hub/innovation/innovation-digital-solutions/litigation-and-dispute-resolutions-toolkit.html" class=""> Litigation and Dispute Resolution Toolkit </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/innovation-hub/innovation/innovation-digital-solutions/transaction-toolkit.html" class=""> Transaction Toolkit </a> </li> </ul> </li> <li style="order:1" class=" li_show_children li_show_children_3" > <a href="/innovation-hub/innovation/capabilities.html" class=""> Capabilities </a> <ul class="nav_primary_ul_level_3"> <a class="nav1" href="/innovation-hub/innovation/capabilities.html"> Visit this section </a> <li class = ""> <a href="/innovation-hub/innovation/capabilities/continuous-improvement.html" class=""> Continuous Improvement </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/innovation-hub/innovation/capabilities/data-science.html" class=""> Data Science </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/innovation-hub/innovation/capabilities/delivery-centres.html" class=""> Global Delivery Centres </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/innovation-hub/innovation/capabilities/legal-project-management.html" class=""> Legal Project Management </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/innovation-hub/innovation/capabilities/legal-technology.html" class=""> Legal Technology </a> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> <!-- END SUB NAV --> </li> <li id="nav_primary_li_6"> <a href="/about_us.html" class=""> About Us <span class="mobile"> </span> </a> <!-- START SUB NAV --> <ul class="nav_primary_ul_level_2"> <li class="li_intro"> About Us </li> <a class="nav0" href="/about_us.html"> Visit this section </a> <li style="order:4" class=" li_show_children li_show_children_1" > <a href="/about_us/media_centre.html" class=""> Media centre </a> <ul class="nav_primary_ul_level_3"> <a class="nav1" href="/about_us/media_centre.html"> Visit this section </a> <li class = ""> <a href="/about_us/media_centre/awards.html" class=""> Awards </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/about_us/media_centre/news.html" class=""> News </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/about_us/media_centre/global_media_contacts.html" class=""> Global media contacts </a> </li> </ul> </li> <li style="order:3" class=" li_show_children li_show_children_2" > <a href="/about_us/inclusion-and-diversity.html" class=""> Inclusion & diversity </a> <ul class="nav_primary_ul_level_3"> <a class="nav1" href="/about_us/inclusion-and-diversity.html"> Visit this section </a> <li class = ""> <a href="/about_us/inclusion-and-diversity/disability.html" class=""> Disability </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/about_us/inclusion-and-diversity/ethnic-diversity.html" class=""> Ethnicity </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/about_us/inclusion-and-diversity/faith.html" class=""> Faith </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/about_us/inclusion-and-diversity/gender.html" class=""> Gender </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/about_us/inclusion-and-diversity/lgbt.html" class=""> LGBT+ </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/about_us/inclusion-and-diversity/social-mobility.html" class=""> Social mobility </a> </li> </ul> </li> <li style="order:2" class=" li_show_children li_show_children_3" > <a href="/about_us/responsible-business.html" class=""> Responsible Business </a> <ul class="nav_primary_ul_level_3"> <a class="nav1" href="/about_us/responsible-business.html"> Visit this section </a> <li class = ""> <a href="/about_us/responsible-business/professional-standards-ethics-risk.html" class=""> Doing business </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/about_us/responsible-business/people-development-inclusion-wellbeing.html" class=""> People </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/about_us/responsible-business/community-and-pro-bono.html" class=""> Community & pro bono </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/about_us/responsible-business/environment.html" class=""> Environment </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/about_us/responsible-business/reports-data-and-insights.html" class=""> Reporting </a> </li> </ul> </li> <li style="order:1" class=" li_show_children li_show_children_4" > <a href="/about_us/who-we-are-and-how-we-work.html" class=""> Who we are and how we work </a> <ul class="nav_primary_ul_level_3"> <a class="nav1" href="/about_us/who-we-are-and-how-we-work.html"> Visit this section </a> <li class = ""> <a href="/about_us/who-we-are-and-how-we-work/delivering-value-to-clients.html" class=""> Delivering value to clients </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/about_us/who-we-are-and-how-we-work/code-of-conduct.html" class=""> Our Code </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/about_us/who-we-are-and-how-we-work/our-story.html" class=""> Our story </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/about_us/who-we-are-and-how-we-work/stakeholder-engagement.html" class=""> Stakeholder engagement </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/about_us/who-we-are-and-how-we-work/risk-and-governance.html" class=""> Risk and governance </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/about_us/who-we-are-and-how-we-work/policies.html" class=""> Policies </a> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> <!-- END SUB NAV --> </li> <li id="nav_primary_li_7"> <a href="/careers.html" class=""> Careers <span class="mobile"> </span> </a> <!-- START SUB NAV --> <ul class="nav_primary_ul_level_2"> <li class="li_intro"> Where bright minds meet </li> <a class="nav0" href="/careers.html"> Visit this section </a> <li style="order:2" class=" li_show_children li_show_children_1" > <a href="/careers/our-locations.html" class=""> Our locations </a> <ul class="nav_primary_ul_level_3"> <a class="nav1" href="/careers/our-locations.html"> Visit this section </a> <li class = ""> <a href="/careers/our-locations/australia.html" class=""> Australia </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/careers/our-locations/belgium.html" class=""> Belgium </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/careers/our-locations/brazil.html" class=""> Brazil </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/careers/our-locations/china.html" class=""> China </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/careers/our-locations/czech-republic.html" class=""> Czech Republic </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/careers/our-locations/france.html" class=""> France </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/careers/our-locations/germany.html" class=""> Germany </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/careers/our-locations/hong-kong-sar.html" class=""> Hong Kong SAR </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/careers/our-locations/italy.html" class=""> Italy </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/careers/our-locations/japan.html" class=""> Japan </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/careers/our-locations/london-graduates.html" class=""> London graduates </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/careers/our-locations/luxembourg.html" class=""> Luxembourg </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/careers/our-locations/morocco.html" class=""> Morocco </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/careers/our-locations/netherlands.html" class=""> Netherlands </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/careers/our-locations/poland.html" class=""> Poland </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/careers/our-locations/romania.html" class=""> Romania </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/careers/our-locations/saudi-arabia.html" class=""> Saudi Arabia </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/careers/our-locations/singapore.html" class=""> Singapore </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/careers/our-locations/spain.html" class=""> Spain </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/careers/our-locations/turkey.html" class=""> Türkiye </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/careers/our-locations/uae.html" class=""> U.A.E. </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/careers/our-locations/uk.html" class=""> U.K. </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/careers/our-locations/usa.html" class=""> U.S.A. </a> </li> </ul> </li> <li style="order:1" class=" li_show_children li_show_children_2" > <a href="/careers/working-at-clifford-chance.html" class=""> Working at Clifford Chance </a> <ul class="nav_primary_ul_level_3"> <a class="nav1" href="/careers/working-at-clifford-chance.html"> Visit this section </a> <li class = ""> <a href="/careers/working-at-clifford-chance/how-we-support-you.html" class=""> Grow with us </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/careers/working-at-clifford-chance/our-work.html" class=""> Our culture </a> </li> <li class = ""> <a href="/careers/working-at-clifford-chance/the-clifford-chance-careers-podcast.html" class=""> The Clifford Chance Careers Podcast </a> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> <!-- END SUB NAV --> </li> <li id="li_search_2020"><a href="#">Search</a></li> </ul> </nav> <nav class="nav_show"> <a href="#" class="a_show_search a_show">Show Search bar</a> <a href="#" class="a_show_nav a_show">Show nav bar</a> </nav> </div> </div> </header> <div class="page_container"> <div class="headersearch search2019form"><div class="findPeople"> <!-- Start form --> <form class="form_filter_search" action="/search-2019.html" method="GET"> <fieldset class="fieldset_home_4_sector"> <legend>All</legend> <label for="tags_sector_form" style="position: absolute; opacity: 0;">Choose a sector</label> <select name="contenttype" class="tags_sector"> <option value="All">All</option> <option value="/content/cliffordchance/people_and_places/people"> People </option> <option value="/content/cliffordchance/expertise"> Expertise </option> <option value="/content/cliffordchance/briefings"> Publications </option> <option value="/content/cliffordchance/client-portal/alerters"> Alerters </option> <option value="/content/cliffordchance/news/news"> News </option> <option value="/content/cliffordchance/people_and_places/people/offices"> Offices </option> <option value="/content/cliffordchance/insights/thought_leadership"> Thought Leadership </option> </select> </fieldset> <div class="namestyle"> <label class="query" for="query_form">Keywords</label> <input id="query_form" autocomplete="off" class="search_input query" required type="text" name="query" placeholder="Start typing your keyword search terms" style="width: calc(100% - 270px);" pattern="[^*]{2,}" oninvalid="searchFormValidation(this);" oninput="searchFormValidation(this);" onmouseover="title='';" data-thistitle="A minimum of two characters is required and please avoid asterisk(*)"/> <input type="hidden" name="_charset_" class="_charset_" value="UTF-8"/> </div> <label style="display: none;" for="input_home_4_submit_form">Submit search</label> <input id="input_home_4_submit_form" class="search_submit input_home_4_submit" type="submit" width="125" height="20" name="input_home_4_submit" src="/etc/designs/cc2014/images/search_submit_large.jpg" alt="Search"/> </form> </div></div> </div> <header class="" id="header_marquee"> <div class="page_container"> <div id="div_header_carousel"> <div class="parsysheadercarousel parsys"> </div> </div> <div class="div_image_container"> <img id="img_main" src="/content/dam/cliffordchance/header/header-people-and-places.jpg" width="1260" height="340" alt="Belgium<br />"/> </div> <div id="header_h2_h3"> <h2 style="color: #FFFFFF !important;">Belgium<br /></h2> </div> <div class="parsysheadermarqueeinfo parsys"> </div> <div class="messagecentre"></div> </div> </header> <main id="main_content" class="main_"> <div class="iparsysmain iparsys parsys"><div class="section"><div class="new"></div> </div><div class="iparys_inherited"><div class="iparsysmain iparsys parsys"><div class="navtertiary section"><nav id="nav_tertiary_2020"> <ul> <li> <a href="/people_and_places/places.html">Regions</a> </li> <li> <a href="/people_and_places/places/africa.html">Africa</a> </li> <li> <a href="/people_and_places/places/americas.html">Americas</a> </li> <li> <a href="/people_and_places/places/asia_pacific.html">Asia Pacific</a> </li> <li> <a href="/people_and_places/places/europe.html" class="selected">Europe</a> <ul> <li> <a href="/people_and_places/places/europe/belgium.html" class="selected">Belgium</a> </li> <li> <a href="/people_and_places/places/europe/czech_republic.html">Czech Republic</a> </li> <li> <a href="/people_and_places/places/europe/france.html">France</a> </li> <li> <a href="/people_and_places/places/europe/germany.html">Germany</a> </li> <li> <a href="/people_and_places/places/europe/israel.html">Israel</a> </li> <li> <a href="/people_and_places/places/europe/italy.html">Italy</a> </li> <li> <a href="/people_and_places/places/europe/luxembourg.html">Luxembourg</a> </li> <li> <a href="/people_and_places/places/europe/netherlands.html">Netherlands</a> </li> <li> <a href="/people_and_places/places/europe/poland.html">Poland</a> </li> <li> <a href="/people_and_places/places/europe/romania.html">Romania</a> </li> <li> <a href="/people_and_places/places/europe/spain.html">Spain</a> </li> <li> <a href="/people_and_places/places/europe/ukraine.html">Ukraine</a> </li> <li> <a href="/people_and_places/places/europe/united_kingdom.html">United Kingdom</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <a href="/people_and_places/places/middle_east.html">Middle East & Türkiye</a> </li> </ul> </nav></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="parsysmain responsivegrid"> <div class="aem-Grid aem-Grid--12 aem-Grid--default--12 "> <div class="colconverter2 aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--12"><article class="article_2colconverter"> <figure class="figure_colconverter_imagecontainer"> <div class="div_noimage"> </div> </figure> <div class="div_colconverter_textcontainer div_colconverter_left "> <div class="parsyscol1 parsys"> <div class="wysiwygbox"><article class="article_wysiwyg"> <h3>We are a market-leading firm in Belgium. Our reputation is built on high-profile work in the Belgian market, multi-jurisdiction transactions, antitrust and regulatory matters.</h3> <h4>Domestic strength and international know-how</h4> <p>Our Belgian track record goes back to 1968, and today there are 11 partners and over 40 lawyers in our full-service Brussels office. We work with clients on a range of complex questions and have particular expertise in cross-border M&A, private equity, real estate, banking, finance and capital markets.</p> <p>Our work regularly makes Belgian headlines, with recent examples including:</p> <ul> <li>Advising Corialis on its acquisition by Astorg from CVC Capital Partners Fund VI.</li> <li>Advising AXA Belgium on the transfer of a EUR 2.6 billion closed book of life insurances to Monument Re.</li> <li>Advising the lenders of Hamon & Cie (International) SA in connection with the insolvency proceedings opened in relation to Hamon & Cie (International) SA and certain of its subsidiaries in various jurisdictions.</li> <li>Advising PATRIZIA, on behalf of a South Korean consortium, with the sale of Astro Tower, the tallest passive building in Brussels, to Union Investment.</li> <li>Advising Highbridge Capital Management, LLC and Whitebox Advisors, LLC on the negotiation of a EUR 100m senior secured convertible facility for Belgian biotech company Mithra Pharmaceuticals.</li> <li>Advising Azelis and its majority shareholder EQT on EUR 1.8 billion IPO, marking the third largest IPO ever on Euronext Brussels.</li> <li>Advising Deliverect, the latest Belgian Unicorn, on its USD 150 million Series D financing.</li> <li>Advised the lenders on Traxys’s flagship multi-currency syndicated revolving credit facility of US$1.570 billion.</li> <li>Advising Kingspan on its acquisition of Derbigum, a sustainable Belgian manufacturer.</li> </ul> <p>The high-calibre work of our talented lawyers on these and other key transactions is recognised in consistent top-tier rankings by major legal directories such as Chambers, Legal 500 and IFLR.</p> <h4>Experts in antitrust, state aid and regulatory matters</h4> <p>Our practice group specialising in merger control, behavioural antitrust, state aid and regulatory matters is the go-to team for high-profile, bet-the-company antitrust work in Brussels. We have excellent relationships with the key EU institutions and in-depth knowledge of the technical and practical aspects of the relevant EU laws, which allows us to provide our clients with practical, comprehensive advice that covers all jurisdictions in which they have business interests.</p> <p>We give clients industry-focused insights and tailored advice across a wide range of sectors, but we are particularly well-known for our track record and expertise in information technology, pharmaceuticals and industrials.</p> <p>Recent examples of our work include:</p> <ul> <li>Representing FairSearch, an industry coalition that is the main complainant in the EU's Google Android investigation and a leading intervener in the EU's Google Search case, as their external counsel before the European Commission. Both cases resulted in the imposition of record-breaking fines, and these investigations are undoubtedly among the most significant antitrust cases of recent years</li> <li>Advising GE on over 100 acquisitions and joint ventures, including in relation to its merger with Baker Hughes, involving approximately 20 merger filings across the world, and in relation to its €3.2 billion sale of GE Water and Process Technologies to Suez</li> <li>Advising a number of pharmaceutical clients in the context of investigations by the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). For example, we advised Zoetis and Xellia Pharmaceuticals in their appeal against the CMA's infringement decision in relation to the reverse patent settlement of GSK with a generic company called Alpharma, the so-called 'pay for delay' case. We are also advised Pfizer on its defence in a high-profile excessive pricing investigation by the CMA and in its appeal against the CMA's infringement decision</li> <li>Advising KONE on the landmark damages claim brought by the European Commission before the Brussels Commercial Court against KONE and three other lift manufacturers in relation to a cartel infringement, established pursuant to a decision of the EU Commission</li> </ul> <h4>An approach our clients value as highly as our capabilities<br /> </h4> <p>We combine the flexibility of a close-knit domestic team with the sophisticated resources of an international firm. We are well-used to building cross-practice teams of lawyers from our 23-country network, and our clients’ comments suggest that they like our way of working just as much as the results we deliver:</p> <ul> <li>"<i>The team is praised for its detailed knowledge of the market, quick turnaround time and straightforward, to-the-point communication, as well as its good depth of resources and excellent cross-border capabilities.</i>"<br /> <b>Chambers Europe 2019</b></li> </ul> </article></div> <div class="accordionflexible"> <h4><a href="#" class="h4_accordion_flexible">Directory and client comments</a></h4> <div><p><b>Directory listings and Client comments</b></p> <ul> <li><i>"The depth and breadth of their knowledge ensures that they are able to support every client’s business needs successfully and provide high quality, innovative legal solutions in the increasingly complex area of legislation and practice.</i>"<br /> <b>The Legal 500 2022</b></li> <li>"<i>Working with Clifford Chance gives great comfort and assurance that every base is covered. Above this, they have a very strong international network that is also able to provide this level of quality work for international files." </i><br /> <b>Chambers Global 2022</b></li> <li><i>"Clifford Chance offers the full range of services you need and always seems really integrated across the teams, and from a client perspective that makes things a lot easier"</i>.<br /> <b>Chambers Europe 2022</b></li> <li><i>"Professional – available – looking to deliver best service for the client." </i><br /> <b>The Legal 500 2022</b></li> <li><i>"Very commercially focused team with an ability to break down the complex to the simple."</i><br /> <b> The Legal 500 2022</b></li> </ul> </div></div> </div> <aside class="aside_2col_container" style="padding-top:0px"> <div class="parsyscol2 parsys"> <div class="expertssimple"> <section class="section_aside_contacts_container" data-morebutton="View more people with expertise in this area"> <section class="section_aside_contacts_hcarrier" data-thisiteration="0"> <article class="article_aside_contact"> <div class="div_profile_image_container"> <img src="/content/dam/cliffordchance/profiles/900000/902382-half.png/_jcr_content/renditions/original" width="200" height="166" alt="Alexandre Ooms"/> </div> <section class="section_aside_contact section_class"> <h3>Alexandre Ooms</h3> <h4>Office Managing Partner, Brussels</h4> <h5> <a class="icon_chair" href="/people_and_places/people/offices/brussels.html" title="Clifford Chance, Brussels">Brussels</a> </h5> <p class="icon_phone" onClick="ga('send', 'event', { eventCategory: 'Tel Num Clicks', eventAction: 'click'});"> +3225335073</p> <p> <a class="icon_email" href="mailto:alexandre.ooms@cliffordchance.com" onclick="ga('send', 'event', { eventCategory: 'People & Partner Contact Form Submissions', eventAction: 'click'});linkClick('Belgium|expertssimple|\/content\/cliffordchance\/people_and_places\/places\/europe\/belgium|Email|Email|Email Clicked');"> Email Alexandre </a> </p> <p class="p_contact_link"><a href="/people_and_places/people/partners/be/alexandre_ooms.html" class="icon_profile" id="icon_profile_id">See my full profile</a></p> </section> </article> </section> </section> </div> <div class="followUs"> <ul class="ul_follow"> <li class="li_follow"> <ul class="pageColour_bg"> <li class="li_follow_linkedin"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/clifford-chance-llp" target="_blank" onclick="ga('send', 'event', { eventCategory: 'Social Media Follow Button Clicks', eventAction: 'click'});">on LinkedIn</a></li> <li class="li_follow_twitter"><a href="https://twitter.com/Clifford_Chance" target="_blank" onclick="ga('send', 'event', { eventCategory: 'Social Media Follow Button Clicks', eventAction: 'click'});">on Twitter</a></li> <li class="li_follow_instagram"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/cliffordchancecareers/" target="_blank" onclick="ga('send', 'event', { eventCategory: 'Social Media Follow Button Clicks', eventAction: 'click'});">on Instagram</a></li> <li class="li_follow_youtube"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmkCfXCygdJsvTp2M87Ezbw" target="_blank" onclick="ga('send', 'event', { eventCategory: 'Social Media Follow Button Clicks', eventAction: 'click'});">on Youtube</a></li> </ul> <span class="pageColour_bg">Follow Clifford Chance</span> </li> </ul></div> <div class="customhtml"><style type="text/css"> </style> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <p></p><p></p></div> <div class="officeaside"> <section class="section_aside_standard section_office_aside"> <b> <h3 class="h1_profile_office"> <a class="icon_chair" href="/people_and_places/places/europe/belgium/brussels.html"> Brussels </a> </h3></b> <address> Clifford Chance, Brussels<br/> Avenue Louise 149<br/> Box 2<br/> 1050 Brussels<br/> Belgium Tel +3225335911 </address> </section> </div> <div class="linkPod"> <article class="space_before_10 link_pod"> <ul class="bluebullets poditems"> <li> <a class="arrow_right" href="/people_and_places/places/europe/belgium/belgium_regulatory.html" title="Belgium regulatory information">Belgium regulatory information</a> </li> </ul> </article> </div> </div> </aside> <div class="parsysfullwidth parsys"> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="headingmain aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--12"><!--<h2 style="display: block; width: 100%; height: 20px; clear: both; text-align: center;" data-sly-test="false">Main heading component (if no main heading is visible immediately below this text, please delete it and use a Clear Float instead)</h2>--> <h2 class="h2_mainheading" style="padding-top: 0px">Resources</h2> </div> <div class="imagetextblock33 aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--12"><article class="article_skim article_imagetextblock article_imagetextblock33 article_profiletextblock article_outerglow " style="background-color: #FFFFFF"> <figure class="figure_imagetextblock_imagecontainer"> <div class="div_imagetextblock_imagecropper"> <img src="/content/dam/cliffordchance/country/careers.jpg" class="img_imagetextblock" alt="" height="666" width="1000"/> </div> </figure> <div class="div_imagetextblock_textcontainer" style="background-color: #FFFFFF"> <h2>Careers</h2> <p><p>Start your career with Clifford Chance, where the brightest minds work as one team for our clients.</p> </p> <a class="a_standardlink" href="/content/cliffordchance/careers/our-locations/belgium.html" aria-label="Careers" title="Apply now" target="_self" style="background-color: #44A5D8"> Apply now </a> </div> </article></div> <div class="imagetextblock33 aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--12"><article class="article_skim article_imagetextblock article_imagetextblock33 article_profiletextblock article_outerglow " style="background-color: #FFFFFF"> <figure class="figure_imagetextblock_imagecontainer"> <div class="div_imagetextblock_imagecropper"> <img src="/content/dam/cliffordchance/country/boardroom.jpg" class="img_imagetextblock" alt="" height="666" width="1000"/> </div> </figure> <div class="div_imagetextblock_textcontainer" style="background-color: #FFFFFF"> <h2>News</h2> <p><p>Read about our latest work for clients, news and awards.</p> </p> <a class="a_standardlink" href="/content/cliffordchance/search-2019.html?contenttype=/content/cliffordchance/news/news&query=Belgium&date=1M&sort=Date&_charset_=UTF-8" aria-label="News" title="Read our news" target="_self" style="background-color: #44A5D8"> Read our news </a> </div> </article></div> <div class="imagetextblock33 aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--12"><article class="article_skim article_imagetextblock article_imagetextblock33 article_profiletextblock article_outerglow " style="background-color: #FFFFFF"> <figure class="figure_imagetextblock_imagecontainer"> <div class="div_imagetextblock_imagecropper"> <img src="/content/dam/cliffordchance/country/people.jpg" class="img_imagetextblock" alt="" height="666" width="1000"/> </div> </figure> <div class="div_imagetextblock_textcontainer" style="background-color: #FFFFFF"> <h2>Briefings</h2> <p><p>Our guides, briefings and insights keep our clients up to date with the latest legal developments.</p> </p> <a class="a_standardlink" href="/content/cliffordchance/search-2019.html?contenttype=%2Fcontent%2Fcliffordchance%2Fbriefings&query=Belgium&sort=Date&_charset_=UTF-8" aria-label="Briefings" title="Find briefings" target="_self" style="background-color: #44A5D8"> Find briefings </a> </div> </article></div> <div class="clearfloat aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--12"><div style="display: block; width: 100%; height: 20px; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></div> <div class="sectorServiceList aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--12"><div class="div_panel_container"> <h2>Local service expertise</h2> <ul> <li><a href="/expertise/services/antitrust.html" onclick="linkClick('Belgium|sectorservicelist_95497558|Download PDF|/content/cliffordchance/expertise/services/antitrust.html|Download|Download document')" style="border-bottom-color: #4D86B0;" title="Advising clients across the full range of contentious and non-contentious antitrust matters.">Antitrust</a></li> <li><a href="/expertise/services/capital-markets.html" onclick="linkClick('Belgium|sectorservicelist_95497558|Download PDF|/content/cliffordchance/expertise/services/capital-markets.html|Download|Download document')" style="border-bottom-color: #4D86B0;">Capital Markets</a></li> <li><a href="/expertise/services/corporate.html" onclick="linkClick('Belgium|sectorservicelist_95497558|Download PDF|/content/cliffordchance/expertise/services/corporate.html|Download|Download document')" style="border-bottom-color: #4D86B0;" title="Advising on strategic corporate and M&A work.">Corporate</a></li> <li><a href="/expertise/services/tax_pensions_employment_and_employee_benefits/employment_advisory_litigation_transactional.html" onclick="linkClick('Belgium|sectorservicelist_95497558|Download PDF|/content/cliffordchance/expertise/services/tax_pensions_employment_and_employee_benefits/employment_advisory_litigation_transactional.html|Download|Download document')" style="border-bottom-color: #4D86B0;">Employment – Advisory, Litigation & Transactional</a></li> <li><a href="/expertise/services/finance.html" onclick="linkClick('Belgium|sectorservicelist_95497558|Download PDF|/content/cliffordchance/expertise/services/finance.html|Download|Download document')" style="border-bottom-color: #4D86B0;">Finance</a></li> <li><a href="/expertise/services/litigation_dispute_resolution.html" onclick="linkClick('Belgium|sectorservicelist_95497558|Download PDF|/content/cliffordchance/expertise/services/litigation_dispute_resolution.html|Download|Download document')" style="border-bottom-color: #4D86B0;" title="Clifford Chance advises clients across the full spectrum of risk management and compliance covering all industries, including those operating in regulated sectors.">Litigation & Dispute Resolution</a></li> <li><a href="/expertise/services/litigation_dispute_resolution/administrative_public_law.html" onclick="linkClick('Belgium|sectorservicelist_95497558|Download PDF|/content/cliffordchance/expertise/services/litigation_dispute_resolution/administrative_public_law.html|Download|Download document')" style="border-bottom-color: #4D86B0;">Administrative & Public Law</a></li> <li><a href="/expertise/services/real-estate.html" onclick="linkClick('Belgium|sectorservicelist_95497558|Download PDF|/content/cliffordchance/expertise/services/real-estate.html|Download|Download document')" style="border-bottom-color: #4D86B0;">Real Estate</a></li> <li><a href="/expertise/services/tax_pensions_employment_and_employee_benefits.html" onclick="linkClick('Belgium|sectorservicelist_95497558|Download PDF|/content/cliffordchance/expertise/services/tax_pensions_employment_and_employee_benefits.html|Download|Download document')" style="border-bottom-color: #4D86B0;" title="Advising on international and domestic issues in tax, employment, employee benefits and pensions.">Tax, Pensions, Employment & Incentives</a></li> </ul> </div></div> <div class="sectorServiceList aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--12"><div class="div_panel_container"> <h2>Local sector expertise</h2> <ul> <li><a href="/expertise/sectors/banks.html" onclick="linkClick('Belgium|sectorservicelist|Download PDF|/content/cliffordchance/expertise/sectors/banks.html|Download|Download document')" style="border-bottom-color: #9B5BA5;">Financial Services</a></li> <li><a href="/expertise/sectors/consumer_goods_and_retail.html" onclick="linkClick('Belgium|sectorservicelist|Download PDF|/content/cliffordchance/expertise/sectors/consumer_goods_and_retail.html|Download|Download document')" style="border-bottom-color: #9B5BA5;" title="Retail">Consumer Goods & Retail</a></li> <li><a href="/expertise/sectors/energy_and_resources.html" onclick="linkClick('Belgium|sectorservicelist|Download PDF|/content/cliffordchance/expertise/sectors/energy_and_resources.html|Download|Download document')" style="border-bottom-color: #9B5BA5;" title="Mining & Metals, Oil & Gas, Power">Energy & Resources</a></li> <li><a href="/expertise/sectors/healthcare_life_sciences_and_chemicals.html" onclick="linkClick('Belgium|sectorservicelist|Download PDF|/content/cliffordchance/expertise/sectors/healthcare_life_sciences_and_chemicals.html|Download|Download document')" style="border-bottom-color: #9B5BA5;" title="Chemicals, Healthcare Investors, Healthcare Service Providers, Medical Devices, Pharmaceuticals">Healthcare & Life Sciences</a></li> <li><a href="/expertise/sectors/private_equity.html" onclick="linkClick('Belgium|sectorservicelist|Download PDF|/content/cliffordchance/expertise/sectors/private_equity.html|Download|Download document')" style="border-bottom-color: #9B5BA5;">Private Equity</a></li> <li><a href="/expertise/sectors/real_estate.html" onclick="linkClick('Belgium|sectorservicelist|Download PDF|/content/cliffordchance/expertise/sectors/real_estate.html|Download|Download document')" style="border-bottom-color: #9B5BA5;">Real Estate</a></li> <li><a href="/expertise/sectors/telecommunications_media_and_technology.html" onclick="linkClick('Belgium|sectorservicelist|Download PDF|/content/cliffordchance/expertise/sectors/telecommunications_media_and_technology.html|Download|Download document')" style="border-bottom-color: #9B5BA5;" title="Media, Sports, Technology, Telecommunications">Technology, Media & Telecommunications</a></li> </ul> </div></div> <div class="imagetextblock aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--12"> <article class="article_imagetextblock showingdescription_yes article_no_parallax article_stack_style_1 article_fullwidth " style="background-color: #FFFFFF ; border-top: 0px solid #ffffff; border-bottom: 0px solid #ffffff"> <figure class="figure_imagetextblock_imagecontainer"> <div class="div_imagetextblock_imagecropper "> <img src="/content/cliffordchance/people_and_places/places/europe/belgium/_jcr_content/parsysmain/imagetextblock_952484376/image.img.png?ch_ck=1606322852000" class="img_imagetextblock" alt=""/> </div> </figure> <div class="div_imagetextblock_textcontainer showingdescription_yes ccos-unprotected" style="background-color: #FFFFFF"> <h2 style="color: #000000 !important; "> Meet our people in Belgium </h2> <span><p>Search our people</p> </span> <a onclick="linkClick('Belgium|imagetextblock_952484376|Search|/content/cliffordchance/people_and_places/people.html?_charset_=UTF-8&fname=&lname=&tags=all&tags=all&office=%2Fcontent%2Fcliffordchance%2Fpeople_and_places%2Fpeople%2Foffices%2Fbrussels&query=&x=52&y=13#partners|External|No description available')" class="a_standardlink ccos_unprotected" href="/people_and_places/people.html?_charset_=UTF-8&fname=&lname=&tags=all&tags=all&office=/content/cliffordchance/people_and_places/people/offices/brussels&query=&x=52&y=13#partners" title="Search" style="background-color: #FFD047; border-width: 0px !important;" target="_blank"> Search </a> </div> </article> </div> <div class="reference parbase aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--12"><div class="cq-dd-paragraph"><div class="jumpmenu"><article> <h2>European coverage</h2> <label for="jumpmenu"><p>Our knowledge and expertise in the region</p> </label> <select id="jumpmenu" name="jumpmenu"> <option value="#">Please select</option> <option value="/content/cliffordchance/people_and_places/places/europe.html">Europe</option> <option value="/content/cliffordchance/people_and_places/places/europe/belgium.html">Belgium</option> <option value="/content/cliffordchance/people_and_places/places/europe/czech_republic.html">Czech Republic</option> <option value="/content/cliffordchance/people_and_places/places/europe/france.html">France</option> <option value="/content/cliffordchance/people_and_places/places/europe/germany.html">Germany</option> <option value="/content/cliffordchance/people_and_places/places/europe/italy.html">Italy</option> <option value="/content/cliffordchance/people_and_places/places/europe/luxembourg.html">Luxembourg</option> <option value="/content/cliffordchance/people_and_places/places/europe/netherlands.html">Netherlands</option> <option value="/content/cliffordchance/people_and_places/places/europe/poland.html">Poland</option> <option value="/content/cliffordchance/people_and_places/places/europe/romania.html">Romania</option> <option value="/content/cliffordchance/people_and_places/places/europe/russia.html"></option> <option value="/content/cliffordchance/people_and_places/places/europe/spain.html">Spain</option> <option value="/content/cliffordchance/people_and_places/places/middle_east/turkey.html">Türkiye</option> <option value="/content/cliffordchance/people_and_places/places/europe/ukraine.html">Ukraine</option> <option value="/content/cliffordchance/people_and_places/places/europe/united_kingdom.html">United Kingdom</option> </select> </article></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="div_share_show" style="display:none"> <div> <ul class="ul_sharing"> <li class="li_sharing_twitter"><a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Belgium&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cliffordchance.com%2Fpeople_and_places%2Fplaces%2Feurope%2Fbelgium.html" target="_blank"><img src="/etc/designs/cc2014/images/Logo-X_Corp.png" width="40" height="40" alt="Share on Twitter"/></a></li> <li class="li_sharing_linkedin"><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cliffordchance.com%2Fpeople_and_places%2Fplaces%2Feurope%2Fbelgium.html" target="_blank"><img src="/etc/designs/cc2014/images/hublinkedin.png" width="40" height="40" alt="Share on LinkedIn"/></a></li> <li class="li_sharing_email"><a href="mailto:%20?subject=Belgium&body=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cliffordchance.com%2Fpeople_and_places%2Fplaces%2Feurope%2Fbelgium.html"><img src="/etc/designs/cc2014/images/hubemail.png" width="40" height="40" alt="Share via email"/></a></li> </ul> <a href="#" id="a_back_to_top" title="back to top"><img src="/etc/designs/cc2014/images/hubbacktotop.png" width="40" height="40" alt="Back to top"/></a> </div> </div> </main> <div><section id="section_tkosp" class="section_tkosp_login" data-maxheight="400" data-oktaorgurl="https://cliffordchance.okta-emea.com" data-oktacclogin="https://cliffordchance.okta-emea.com/sso/idps/0oa7j4zrvkmb4LKK50i7?fromURI=https://cliffordchance.okta-emea.com/home/cliffordchance_clientportal_1/0oa33xh19dApYwJlP0i7/aln33xlfn28mYHcdo0i7" data-oktaredirecturl="https://cliffordchance.okta-emea.com/home/cliffordchance_clientportal_1/0oa33xh19dApYwJlP0i7/aln33xlfn28mYHcdo0i7"> <div class="page_container"> <h2 id="h2_tkosp_button" style="background-color: #45a5da !important;"> <a id="a_tkosp_button" href="#"><span class="span_hide550">Toolkits & </span>Client Log-in</a> </h2> <ul id="ul_tkosp_toolkits_list"> <li style="background-image: url(/content/dam/cliffordchance/client-portal/images/Premium-services-thumbnail1.jpg)"><a id="Client Portal" href="https://www.cliffordchance.com/client-portal.html"><strong>Client Portal</strong><br/></a> </li> <li style="background-image: url(/content/dam/cliffordchance/client-portal/images/lighthouse.jpg)"><a id="Toolkit" href="https://financialmarketstoolkit.cliffordchance.com"><strong>Financial Markets</strong><br/>Toolkit</a> </li> <li style="background-image: url(/content/dam/cliffordchance/client-portal/images/tt-background-toolkit.png)"><a id="Insights" href="https://www.cliffordchance.com/insights/resources/hubs-and-toolkits/talking-tech/en/home.html"><strong>Talking Tech</strong><br/>Insights</a> </li> <li style="background-image: url(/content/dam/cliffordchance/client-portal/images/blogs-toolkit-bar.jpg)"><a id="Blogs" href="https://www.cliffordchance.com/insights/resources/blogs.html"><strong>Blogs</strong><br/></a> </li> </ul> <!-- Render the login widget here --> <div id="okta-login-container"></div> <!-- Or render the logged-in controls here --> <div id="okta-account-control"> <ul> <li><a style="background-image: url(/etc/designs/cc/images/cp-icon-pref.png);" href="/client-portal.html">Client Portal</a></li> <li><a style="background-image: url(/etc/designs/cc/images/cp-icon-account.png);" href="/client-portal/forms/preference-form.html">Manage account and preferences</a></li> <li><a style="background-image: url(/etc/designs/cc/images/cp-icon-bookmark.png);" href="/client-portal.html?bookmarks=true">Bookmarks</a></li> <li><a style="background-image: url(/etc/designs/cc/images/cp-icon-logout.png);" href="/client-portal.html" id="a_logout">Log-out</a></li> </ul> </div> <!-- <div style="position: absolute; bottom: 20px; left: 20px;"> <p style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><strong>Create test users</strong></p> <ul style="padding-left: 20px;"> <li><a class="a_createtestcookie" href="#" data-uid="0">User 0: Remove users and log-out.</a></li> <li><a class="a_createtestcookie" href="#" data-uid="1">User 1: New user, no prefs or applications.</a></li> <li><a class="a_createtestcookie" href="#" data-uid="2">User 2: Returning user, legal are, sector and jurisdiction prefs. No applications.</a></li> <li><a class="a_createtestcookie" href="#" data-uid="3">User 3: Returning user, legal are, sector and jurisdiction prefs. CP approval pending.</a></li> <li><a class="a_createtestcookie" href="#" data-uid="4">User 4: Returning user, legal are, sector and jurisdiction prefs. CP approval given.</a></li> <li><a class="a_createtestcookie" href="#" data-uid="5">User 5: Simulate async cookie load from service (upgrades existing to CP approval given)</a></li> <li><a class="a_createtestcookie" href="#" data-uid="6">User 6: Returning user, legal are, sector and jurisdiction prefs. CP approval given AND CBMCG.</a></li> </ul> </div> --> </div> </section></div> <footer id="footer_main"> <div class="page_container" style="overflow: hidden;"> <ul id="ul_footer"> <li class="li_copyright" style="float: right;">© 2025 Clifford Chance</li> <li id="nav_footer_li_0"> <a href="/sitemap.html"> Sitemap </a> </li> <li id="nav_footer_li_1"> <a href="/Legal_statements/accessibility.html"> Accessibility </a> </li> <li id="nav_footer_li_2"> <a href="/alumni_network.html"> Alumni Network </a> </li> <li id="nav_footer_li_3"> <a href="/Legal_statements/attorney-advertising.html"> Attorney advertising </a> </li> <li id="nav_footer_li_4"> <a href="/Legal_statements/complaints.html"> Complaints </a> </li> <li id="nav_footer_li_5"> <a href="/contact.html"> Contact us </a> </li> <li id="nav_footer_li_6"> <a href="/Legal_statements/illegal_use_of_our_name.html"> Illegal use of our name </a> </li> <li id="nav_footer_li_7"> <a href="/Legal_statements.html"> Legal Statements </a> </li> <li id="nav_footer_li_8"> <a href="/Legal_statements/modern-slavery-act.html"> Modern Slavery Act </a> </li> <li id="nav_footer_li_9"> <a href="/Legal_statements/privacy_statement.html"> Privacy </a> </li> <li id="nav_footer_li_10"> <a href="/Legal_statements/subscribe.html"> Subscribe </a> </li> </ul> <ul class="ul_sharing"> <li class="li_linkedin"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/clifford-chance-llp" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Connect on LinkedIn</a></li> <li class="li_twitter"><a href="https://twitter.com/Clifford_Chance" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Follow us on Twitter</a></li> <li class="li_instagram"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/cliffordchancecareers/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Follow us on Instagram</a></li> <li class="li_youtube"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@cliffordchanceglobal" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Follow us on YouTube</a></li> <li class="li_wechat"><a href="https://www.cliffordchance.com/people_and_places/places/asia_pacific/china/hong-kong-sar/wechat.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Follow us on WeChat</a></li> <li class="li_facebook"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/CliffordChanceGrads" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Join us on Facebook</a></li> </ul> <script async src="https://siteimproveanalytics.com/js/siteanalyze_10168.js"></script> </div> </footer> <footer id="footersticky"> <div class="parsysfootersticky iparsys parsys"><div class="section"><div class="new"></div> </div><div class="iparys_inherited"><div class="parsysfootersticky iparsys parsys"></div> </div> </div> </footer> <script type="text/javascript">_satellite.pageBottom();</script> <script type="text/javascript"> _linkedin_partner_id = "569081"; window._linkedin_data_partner_ids = window._linkedin_data_partner_ids || []; window._linkedin_data_partner_ids.push(_linkedin_partner_id); </script><script type="text/javascript"> (function(l) { if (!l){window.lintrk = function(a,b){window.lintrk.q.push([a,b])}; window.lintrk.q=[]} var s = document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0]; var b = document.createElement("script"); b.type = "text/javascript";b.async = true; b.src = "https://snap.licdn.com/li.lms-analytics/insight.min.js"; s.parentNode.insertBefore(b, s);})(window.lintrk); </script> <noscript> <img height="1" width="1" style="display:none;" alt="" src="https://px.ads.linkedin.com/collect/?pid=569081&fmt=gif"/> </noscript> </body> </html>