International Capabilities.

Industry segment:
Gaming

We have assisted an international gaming operator in negotiating its partnership for the Belgian market with a land-based casino operator. 

We have assisted an international gaming company in the acquisition of leading Belgian gaming operator, together with a team of other law firms.  

We have assisted a gaming operator in the acquisition and post-acquisition integration of a land-based betting shop. 

Lawyers involved:
Pieter Paepe
Christoph De Preter
Lucas Falco 
Judith Bussé

Industry segment:
Online Ticketing and ISP liability 

We assist a world-leading online ticketing company in criminal proceedings initiated by one of the world’s largest venue operators and concert organizers. Topics involved are EU freedom to provide services, lack of TRIS notification, and ISP-liability topics.  We coordinate with counsel in multiple EU-jurisdictions. 

Lawyers involved:
Pieter Paepe
Christoph De Preter
Lucas Falco 

Industry segment:
Unlawful content and ISP liability 

We assist a leading EU trade federation in the area of online entertainment, in making a roadbook for its members on how to interact with local authorities and with leading online intermediaries (in particular platforms and VLOPs).  

Lawyers involved:
Pieter Paepe
Christoph De Preter

Industry segment:
TV streaming and videogames 

We provide legal counsel to a leading independent streaming provider and to Videogames Europe and Belgian Games (EU and Belgian sector federations) in a challenge before the Belgian Constitutional Court of the Belgian law implementing the DSM Directive.  We coordinate with counsel of other intervening parties and with counsel in other jurisdictions. 

Lawyers involved:
Pieter Paepe
Christoph De Preter
Judith Bussé

Industry segment:
Luxury goods 

We have won a landmark case before the highest Belgian administrative court against the Belgian Government.  We assisted a company that was allegedly under control of a Russian entity mentioned on the sanctions list. We coordinated with Austrian counsel as well as with local counsel that we delegated subsets of work to. 

Lawyers involved:
Pieter Paepe
Christoph De Preter

Industry segment:
– Luxury goods 
– Online entertainment 
– Managed offices 

We assist clients in achieving banking access, challenging de-risking policies of banks, and in implementing AML and KYC policies in a compliant and sustainable manner.

Lawyers involved:
Pieter Paepe
Christoph De Preter

Industry segment:
Football

We represent the European federation of professional football players in several litigations before the Court of Justice (“CJEU”). 

Our team has also acted before the CJEU in cases relating to environmental liability.

We also have experience in litigation before the General Court (“GCEU”), for instance relating to EU trademarks. 

Lawyers involved:
Pieter Paepe
Christoph De Preter
Lucas Falco 
Judith Bussé

Industry segment:
– Environment and Plastic 
– Product Safety 

We have advised companies and performed multijurisdictional analysis relating to various aspects of EU environmental law, such as waste disclosure requirements, waste take-back obligations, under the EU WEEE Directive, Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive, and Batteries Directive.  We have also assisted clients in relation to the Single-Use Plastic Products Directive and successfully managed to have their products not listed as prohibited under the Directive. 

In addition, we regularly advise clients in relation to product safety issues, and recall.  

Lawyers involved:
Pieter Paepe
Lucas Falco 

Industry segment:
Refurbished Devices 

We have been involved in landmark litigation regarding the CE-marking requirements for refurbished iPhone devices imported from the USA and Asia.   

Lawyers involved:
Pieter Paepe
Christoph De Preter

Industry segment:
– Mobile phones and other electronic equipment 
– Medical devices 
– Clothing companies 

We have been asked to advise multinational companies, active in various sectors, including electronic equipment, medical devices, e-cigarettes, on the presence of hazardous substances in their products and the compliance of their products with the EU REACH Regulation, EU PoPs Regulation, and RoHS Directive. 

In addition, we have also assisted multinational companies active in the textile industry on ESG issues, related to the display of sustainability label on their products (so-called “green claims”) and the compliance of these labels with the EU rules on green claims. Our assistance has also covered methods to determine the greenhouse gas emissions of companies and their products.  

Lawyers involved:
Pieter Paepe
Lucas Falco 
Judith Bussé

Industry segment:
Luxury – FMCG 

We work together with international trademark holders and trademark representatives on opposition and annulment proceedings before the GCEU, as well as regarding national litigation strategies – with due regard for elements of private international law (e.g. cross-border injunctive relief, anti-suit injunction, etc). 

Lawyers involved:
Christoph De Preter
Judith Bussé

Industry segment:
Public Safety & Defence 

We have significant experience in reviewing, negotiating and drafting tender documents, teaming agreements, OEM agreements, NATO Basic Ordering Agreements, and framework agreements both with end users (NATO and MoDs), system integrators and software vendors. 

NATO contracting being subject to Belgian law, we can advise on legal aspects of doing business with NATO. 

Lawyers involved:
Christoph De Preter

Industry segment:
Geospatial

We have extensive experience in cross-border Digital Twin transactions, especially data acquisition and data curation.   

We have for instance coordinated with local counsel in Italy and the Netherlands regarding the Italian fiber telecoms project and related Digital Twin. 

We have also advised on the conflict between geospatial (OGC) standards, competition law and IP. 

Lawyers involved:
Christoph De Preter