International & Cross-Border Capabilities
Global Guide 2024 : Belgium
Band 3
About
Provided by Baker McKenzie
Our Belgian offices provide first-class legal and commercial advice to some of the largest Belgian and multinational corporations, international investment banks, private equity firms and other financial institutions. We also serve as a resource for small- and medium-size companies.
With over 50 years of experience in the local market, we provide a full range of legal services, with particular expertise in Corporate Finance, Banking & Finance, including regulatory financial services, Tax, Real Estate & Construction, Employment, IT, Commercial, Environmental, Intellectual Property, Dispute Resolution, Food and Healthcare law.
Staffed by Belgian lawyers, our teams have expert knowledge of the local legal, business and social environment, and are fluent in Dutch, French and English. No matter the legal or business issue, we help clients overcome challenges and achieve their ambitions.
Baker McKenzie’s vision is to build the legal industry of the future with a focus on adopting best practice and technology tools to help clients overcome the challenges of competing in today's new world economic order; improving how our services are delivered to increase efficiency, cost certainty and quality of legal counsel; and exploring next generation solutions to evolve organizational challenges and solve commercial problems.
Chambers Review
With offices in Antwerp and Brussels, Baker McKenzie's Belgium practice offers robust transactional capability, which has significant appeal for handling cross-border work. The law firm stands out for its expansive global network, offering one of the most far-reaching and established international footprints in the legal industry. The Belgium team is fully equipped to lead international matters across borders, collaborating with other Baker McKenzie offices to offer an internally coordinated service.
Baker McKenzie has respected teams across a number of transactional areas, and the key pillars include banking and finance, corporate M&A, capital markets and tax. These areas drive a high quantity of international work for an impressive array of Belgian and international financial institutions and corporations, including clients from the life sciences and consumer goods industries. The teams in Antwerp and Brussels act both as co-counsel on inbound deals and as lead counsel on outbound mandates, providing solid insight on EU law and competition matters.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Baker McKenzie handle cross-border work very efficiently."
"All things were international and very well handled. In general I rate Baker McKenzie excellently. You can call them day and night and their response is immediate."
"No flaws in Baker McKenzie in any jurisdiction. In countries where no local office was present, they had seamless coordination with a correspondent firm."
"Baker McKenzie handle cross-border work very efficiently."
"All things were international and very well handled. In general I rate Baker McKenzie excellently. You can call them day and night and their response is immediate."
"No flaws in Baker McKenzie in any jurisdiction. In countries where no local office was present, they had seamless coordination with a correspondent firm."