Will Share Space with Belgian Law Firm Vlaemminck & Partners
Brussels, Belgium – LAWFUEL – The Law Firm Newswire – Foley & Lardner LLP announced today that the firm moved its Brussels office to a new space located in the IT Tower at 480 Avenue Louise. The firm also announced that it will share the location with Vlaemminck & Partners BVBA (V&P), an international boutique firm headquartered in Gent, Belgium.
Foley and V&P will be honored during a reception at the U.S. Embassy in Brussels on November 14 to celebrate the new office location.
“The new Brussels office will provide enhanced opportunities to serve client needs on a wide range of European Community law issues as well as to serve as a gateway to access Foley’s extensive array of legal services in the United States,” said Richard C. Peet, chair of the International Business Industry Team at Foley. “Our new working relationship with the Vlaemminck firm will provide us with business development opportunities as well as access to an expanded skill set to better serve our clients around the world.”
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V&P specializes in European Community law, World Trade Organization (WTO) law, Belgian corporate law and international business law. The main areas of its practice include internal
European market and free movement of goods and services; customs and trade, including the WTO; and worldwide legal services related to the gaming industry.
Foley opened its Brussels office in 1999. The firm’s European clients use the Brussels office as a gateway into the U.S. to access the firm’s extensive array of legal services. Foley attorneys based in Brussels provide counsel on a wide variety of U.S. and European Union legal matters ranging from business, regulatory, intellectual property and antitrust law.
“We are delighted to share Foley’s office space in Brussels, which will facilitate working together to better serve our respective clients,” said Philippe Vlaemminck, managing partner of V&P.
Foley & Lardner LLP can be contacted in Brussels by telephone, +32 (0)2-78 79 700, and fax, +32 (0)2-78-79-709. The firm’s Web site can be found at www.foley.com. Vlaemminck & Partners can be contacted in Brussels by telephone, +32 (0)2-78 79 710, and fax, +32 (0)2-78 79 719. For more information about Vlaemminck & Partners, please visit www.vlaemminck.com.
Foley & Lardner LLP provides the full range of corporate legal counsel. Our attorneys understand today’s most complex business issues, including corporate governance, securities enforcement, litigation, mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property counseling and litigation, outsourcing and information technology, labor and employment, and tax. The firm offers total solutions in the automotive, emerging technologies, energy, entertainment and media, financial services, food, golf and resort services, insurance, health care, life sciences, nanotechnology, and sports industries. The firm’s Web site can be found at www.foley.com.
