Fieldfisher (Belgium)

• Managing Partner: Jean-François Germain
• Number of partners: 23
• Number of other lawyers: 72
• Languages: Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Bulgarian, Croatian, Armenian

Fieldfisher is a European law firm with market-leading practices in many of the world’s most dynamic sectors. We are an exciting, forward-thinking organisation, with established sector expertise in technology, financial services, energy & natural resources and life sciences. Our network has more than 1,750 people working across 26 locations.

Fieldfisher is a law firm built around people, with down-to-earth lawyers who strike a healthy balance between legal excellence and a practical approach to clients’ needs. The firm’s legal specialists service a truly international client base, comprising some of the biggest global corporations. They include major technology firms providing internet-related services and products, consulting and digital services, pharmaceuticals, life sciences and medical devices companies, energy suppliers, infrastructure and chemicals companies, as well as global banks and financial institutions.

Clients choose to work with us because we deliver commercial, pragmatic and innovative solutions through its exceptional legal expertise and experience, on time and to budget.

Our Brussels' office currently has more than 60 lawyers, including 24 partners, practising in various areas of law, spread across several departments (Banking & finance, Corporate & M&A, Commercial contracts, Competition, Technology & Data, Dispute resolution, litigation, mediation and arbitration, Employment, Energy, Environment, EU Regulatory, Intellectual property, International trade, Technology and Tax). All our lawyers are admitted to the Brussels Bar (French or Dutch-speaking) and often, additionally, to other Bars in Europe or beyond). Our teams in Brussels work in synergy to provide the highest level of specialization to the most competitive financial conditions.

We believe The Future is Human*, so we choose a collaborative approach with an intense focus on the end-user and consider carefully how to shape our services to add the most value to our clients. We use new models of working and staff teams appropriately, integrating legal technology and new skill sets needed for today’s modern legal adviser. Many of our lawyers are top-ranked in various legal directories and we are widely respected thought leaders, digging deep into the issues that matter most to our clients. We provide answers and opinions not just legalese. Our growing European network of offices supports an international client base alongside our strategic bases in Silicon Valley and China.

Our Brussels' office is also a founding member of the Legal Diversity & Inclusion Alliance (LDIA) which launched in Brussels on 31 January 2019, a cross law firms alliance focusing on diversity and inclusion and aiming at exchanging good practices on diversity and inclusion, raising awareness of non-discrimination and diversity issues by combining efforts in organising events, workshops, training sessions, etc., working to create a diverse and inclusive work environment.

Recruitment: 

Fieldfisher seeks to recruit high-calibre individuals to support its continuing growth. The firm’s retention rates are excellent and many of the firm’s partners trained with the firm. All current Fieldfisher Belgium vacancies are listed on www.fieldfisher.com and online applications are welcomed.

*THE FUTURE IS HUMAN™ is a trademark of Fieldfisher LLP

Main Areas of Practice

• Banking & finance
• Corporate & M&A
• Commercial contracts
• Competition
• Technology & Data
• Dispute resolution, litigation, mediation and arbitration
• Employment
• Energy
• Environment
• EU Regulatory
• Intellectual property
• International trade
• Technology
• Tax

Offices

Our network spans over 1,750 people across 26 international offices in 12 countries.

We operate across our offices in Amsterdam, Barcelona, Beijing, Belfast (2), Berlin, Birmingham, Bologna, Brussels, Dublin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Guangzhou, Hamburg, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, Manchester, Milan, Munich, Paris, Rome, Shanghai, Turin, Venice and Silicon Valley.