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Belgian Legal Awards 2009: the results
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The Belgian Legal Awards Ceremony 2009 took place thursday, March 19th at Hotel Le Plaza in Brussels. The Belgian Legal Awards honours excellence, continuity and innovation in the legal sphere.
The Belgian Legal Awards in brief:
1. A vast survey is carried out to identify the key players and achievements in every category
2. Nominees are only confirmed if they remit a written memo
3. An independent jury composed of some 100 top personalities assess the memos
4. The jury evolves and changes every year in order to avoid recurrent assessment
5. The jury members motivate in writing their decision. Their decision is explained during the ceremony.
6. Their votes are sent to a Huissier de Justice/gerechtsdeurwaarder (legal bailiff) who supervises the process.
7. For the most prominent prize(s), a hearing is organized between the jury and the nominated firms at the headquarters of the FEB – VBO (Federation of Enterprises). The jury is chaired by Philippe Lambrecht, from the FEB-VBO and composed of Michel Vermaerke of Febelfin, Guy Keutgen Cepani-Cepina, Anne De Wolf & Jean Cattaruzza Director and President of the Institute for Company Lawyers.
8. After the event, a debriefing takes place between the nominated firms and the jury so that firms can get a feed back on their entry.
The Winners 2009 are:
| Corporate : Nominees Altius Clifford Chance LLP CMS DeBacker DLA Piper Jones Day Linklaters LLP McGuireWoods LLP Nauta Dutilh Winner : DLA Piper Reasons: • Has raised substantially its corporate profile in 2008 to come to the top • Continuous growth on the Belgian corporate market • Interesting cooperation with its international network Banking & Finance: Nominees Altius Ashurst LLP Clifford Chance LLP Linklaters LLP Modrikamen Nauta Dutilh Winner : Linklaters LLP Reasons: • Proven track record and excellence in all major banking & finance deals this year • Well presented memo • Unmatchable competences Competition & anti• trust: Nominees Ashurst LLP Gide Loyrette Nouel Herbert Smith Gleiss Lutz stibbe Hogan & Hartson Linklaters LLP Mayer Brown International LLP Olswang Winner : Linklaters LLP Reasons: • Very strong interaction between corporate/M&A and competition team • Quality of the files handled • Very flexible team • Continuity in providing quality Tax: Nominees Association Afschrift Clifford Chance LLP Cruyplants Eloy Wagemans & Partners De Wolf & Partners Forestini Jones Day Linklaters LLP Monard• d'Hulst Winner : Clifford Chance LLP Reasons: • Tax practice effectively structured, pluralist and multidisciplinary team • Customized solutions offered to clients • Very sharp and precise analysis • Able to assess the full complexity and range of tax matters Employment: Nominees CMS DeBacker Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP Linklaters LLP Nauta Dutilh Stibbe Winner : Stibbe Reasons: • Has another record year in 2008 • Extremely innovative and product approach • Important growth with one of the largest team in Belgium • Seminars and vocational training provided to clients Real Estate & Construction: Nominees Clifford Chance LLP DLA Piper Elegis Linklaters LLP Nauta Dutilh Stibbe Verhaegen Walravens Winner : Nauta Dutilh Reasons: • Has successfully managed interesting projects on 2008 • Team combining both experience and innovation • Consistency and continuity Regulatory: Nominees CMS DeBacker DLA Piper Mayer Brown International LLP Monard• d'Hulst Nauta Dutilh Olswang Philippe & Partners Publius Stibbe Winner : Nauta Dutilh Reasons: • Impressive list of deals achieved in 2008 • Good balance national & international • Excellent academic profile • Variety of economic sectors served IP, IT & TMT: Nominees Altius Bird & Bird De Wolf & Partners DLA Piper Gibson, Dunn, Crutcher LLP Jones Day Linklaters LLP Mc Guire Woods LLP Nauta Dutilh Olswang Stibbe Ulys Winner : Altius Reasons: • to the point; no nonsense approach • high demonstrated expertise in the field • important team dedicated to the issue Litigation & Arbitration: Nominees Linklaters LLP Modrikamen Philippe & Partners Praxislaw Racine & Vergels Advocaten Stibbe Van Cutsem Wittamer Marnef & Partners Verhaegen Walravens WTT Law firm Winner : Linklaters LLP Reasons: • Active before all level of courts with success this year • Good combination between a business law firm and a litigation firm • Has raised its arbitration and litigation profile in 2008 • Capacity to work under strong pressure | Belgian Firm of the year 2009: Nominees Altius CMS DeBacker De Wolf & Partners DLA Piper Linklaters LLP Monard• d'Hulst Modrikamen Philippe & Partners Stibbe Winner : Philippe & Partners Reasons: • « Fine art in Legal Practice » is a good résumé of Philippe & Partners • Outstanding 2008 year after the merger of 2007. Turnover increased by 40% in 2008 • High quality legal services in all major legal disciplines • Strong collaboration with the academic community, combined with a down to earth solution driven approach • Lawyers equally devoted to consultancy, transactional work and litigation, with a strong interest in alternative dispute resolutions, mediation and arbitration • Presence in the City through membership in professional association, service to the community, to the University and to the Bar • Innovation and new services: development of outsourcing to legal departments, assistance with innovative products (wind energy PPP’s, green certificates, micro• credits, etc. • Independent, pluralistic Belgian• Luxemburg firm, with international approach through international legal networks • Excellent co• operation with in house counsels • Strong ideas about previsibility of fees for clients, especially in these times of economic turmoil • Engagement for a greener society : use of electric car Regional Firm (Flanders): Nominees A• Law advocaten Ambos Belexa LDR Winner : LDR Reasons: • Has not “slept in” after last year award, very innovative • Very focused on a niche that has become particularly important to companies and citizen • Excellent technicality Regional firm (Wallonia): Nominees Bours & Associés Célès Elegis Firket Brandenberg Carhay Pichault & Associés Henry & Mersch Winner : Henry & Mersch Reasons: • Has worked with success on its consolidation in 2008 • Important growth • Excellent academic profile • Multi• specialist approach Us firm in Brussels: Nominees Hogan & Hartson Jones Day Mayer Brown International LLP Mc Guire Woods LLP O'Melveny & Myers LLP Winner : Hogan & Hartson Reasons: • Managed to create a substantial hub in Brussels with a good growth • Multicompetency team • Investment in the local community and long• term investment of this firm in Brussels Managing Partner: Nominees Altius • Carine Van Regenmortel Ashurst LLP • Carl Meyntjens CMS DeBacker • Stanislas van Wassenhove DLA Piper • Bob Martens Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP • Eric Cusas Jones Day • Howard Liebman Linklaters LLP • Jean• Pierre Blumberg Mayer Brown International LLP • Kiran Desai Philippe & Partners • Denis Philippe Stibbe • Olivier Clevenbergh Winner : Olivier Clevenbergh (Stibbe) Reasons: • Effective leadership combined with team spirit • Consensus minded although achiever • Has helped bring back his firm to the top and demonstrated he had the capacity to further improve, consolidate and grow his organisation Best firm to work for: Nominees Altius Ashurst LLP Association Afschrift CMS DeBacker Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP Gide Loyrette Nouel Mc Guire Woods LLP Nauta Dutilh Stibbe Verhaegen Walravens Winner : CMS DeBacker Reasons: • Kept an excellent working atmosphere although steady growth and merge • Professional back office and HR function • Clear values for career path, vocational training, internal communication • Associates involved in Business development Most innovative Legal Department: Nominees Atos Worldline Avaya Goodyear Dunlop Saralee SD Worx Sioen Industries nv Vlaamse Media Maatschappij Winner : Vlaamse Media Maatschappij Reasons: • Extremely well professionalized although small team • Narrow the gap between legal counsel and the customer • Invest time and effort in internal and external communication to make sure that the customer knows and understands their competencies. • Prove their leadership skills, marketing and HR skills by a set of different and very innovative tools. |
Opening Speech By Laurent Marlière, Président
Jury 2009 - Law firms. (pdf)
Jury 2009 - In-house. (pdf)
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