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The Legal Awards honours excellence, continuity and innovation in the legal sphere.

In most industries and sectors, committed companies and individuals are rewarded. This acknowledgement of talent should not be reserved to the film or the music industry. Practicing law is an art. This Art should be recognized, as it is now the case in many countries.

The Legal Awards are organized with the cooperation of strong official partners representing both the in-house legal and notary professions and the business community.

The Legal Awards prides itself in offering a rigorous and credible platform to recognise, reward and celebrate lawyers, legal practitioners, in-house counsels, law firms and companies which strive to improve their practice for the benefit of their clients.

Reflecting the tremendous growth of the “legal dimension” in our society and in the economic sphere, the upcoming Ceremony will be honouring excellence in over 20 categories.

The status of Brussels, both Capital of Europe and Capital of Belgium enables us to reward firms and companies active on the European market as well.

The Winners will be honoured at our prestigious gala evening ceremony taking place on February 6th, 2006 at Theatre Le Plaza in Brussels.

The active involvement of our official partners brings forward a positive image of the legal practitioners throughout the various professions and the public.

Our sponsors play a key role to ensure a high standard of this event. The economic weight of “business lawyers” is considerable. Gathering the key partners and players in this sector provides a rare opportunity for effective sponsorship.

Due to the fact that ethics play an important role in the legal profession, we have ensured that a part of the income generated by the sponsors will be directly allocated to three charities/non profit organisations.

The jury of the Legal Awards is there to ensure the credibility of the competition. It is composed of reputable individuals from the legal, economic, financial, university and press sector.

Such an event would not be complete without the drums and trumpets to herald the achievements of the nominees and award winning teams. Our international and national media partners provide an excellent coverage of the event.

Last but not least, the candidates up for nomination are at the core of the Legal Awards. Your nominations are vital to sustain a broad recognition of talent and achievement in the legal profession.

The competition is open to all. You may submit your entry in the various categories. Winning an award is a tremendous recognition valuable to your clients, prospects, colleagues, staff and yourselves !

We look forward to receiving your entry and appreciate greatly your efforts to participate in this highly competitive contest.

 

Laurent Marliere      President      Belgian Legal Awards