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Belgian Legal Awards 2009: les résultats Par DroitBelge.Net Vendredi 20.03.09

La quatrième cérémonie des Belgian Legal Awards s’est déroulée le jeudi 19 mars 2009.

Les Legal Awards (www.legal-awards.be) récompensent avocats et juristes d’entreprise par le biais de prix attribués dans 16 catégories.

Les résultats de cette édition 2009 sont publiés ci-dessous.

Corporate : Nominés Altius Clifford Chance LLP CMS DeBacker DLA Piper Jones Day Linklaters LLP McGuireWoods LLP Nauta Dutilh Award attribué à : DLA Piper Reasons: • Has raised substantially its corporate profile in 2008 to come to the top • Continuous growth on the Belgian corporate market • Interesting cooperation with its international network Banking & Finance: Nominés Altius Ashurst LLP Clifford Chance LLP Linklaters LLP Modrikamen Nauta Dutilh Award attribué à : Linklaters LLP Reasons: • Proven track record and excellence in all major banking & finance deals this year • Well presented memo • Unmatchable competences Competition & anti• trust: Nominés Ashurst LLP Gide Loyrette Nouel Herbert Smith Gleiss Lutz stibbe Hogan & Hartson Linklaters LLP Mayer Brown International LLP Olswang Award attribué à : Linklaters LLP Reasons: • Very strong interaction between corporate/M&A and competition team • Quality of the files handled • Very flexible team • Continuity in providing quality Tax: Nominés Association Afschrift Clifford Chance LLP Cruyplants Eloy Wagemans & Partners De Wolf & Partners Forestini Jones Day Linklaters LLP Monard• d'Hulst Award attribué à : Clifford Chance LLP Reasons: • Tax practice effectively structured, pluralist and multidisciplinary team • Customized solutions offered to clients • Very sharp and precise analysis • Able to assess the full complexity and range of tax matters Employment: Nominés CMS DeBacker Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP Linklaters LLP Nauta Dutilh Stibbe Award attribué à : Stibbe Reasons: • Has another record year in 2008 • Extremely innovative and product approach • Important growth with one of the largest team in Belgium • Seminars and vocational training provided to clients Real Estate & Construction: Nominés Clifford Chance LLP DLA Piper Elegis Linklaters LLP Nauta Dutilh Stibbe Verhaegen Walravens Award attribué à : Nauta Dutilh Reasons: • Has successfully managed interesting projects on 2008 • Team combining both experience and innovation • Consistency and continuity Regulatory: Nominés CMS DeBacker DLA Piper Mayer Brown International LLP Monard• d'Hulst Nauta Dutilh Olswang Philippe & Partners Publius Stibbe Award attribué à : Nauta Dutilh Reasons: • Impressive list of deals achieved in 2008 • Good balance national & international • Excellent academic profile • Variety of economic sectors served IP, IT & TMT: Nominés Altius Bird & Bird De Wolf & Partners DLA Piper Gibson, Dunn, Crutcher LLP Jones Day Linklaters LLP Mc Guire Woods LLP Nauta Dutilh Olswang Stibbe Ulys Award attribué à : Altius Reasons: • to the point; no nonsense approach • high demonstrated expertise in the field • important team dedicated to the issue Litigation & Arbitration: Nominés Linklaters LLP Modrikamen Philippe & Partners Praxislaw Racine & Vergels Advocaten Stibbe Van Cutsem Wittamer Marnef & Partners Verhaegen Walravens WTT Law firm Award attribué à : Linklaters LLP Reasons: • Active before all level of courts with success this year • Good combination between a business law firm and a litigation firm • Has raised its arbitration and litigation profile in 2008 • Capacity to work under strong pressure

Belgian Firm of the year 2009: Nominés Altius CMS DeBacker De Wolf & Partners DLA Piper Linklaters LLP Monard• d'Hulst Modrikamen Philippe & Partners Stibbe Award attribué à : Philippe & Partners Reasons: • « Fine art in Legal Practice » is a good résumé of Philippe & Partners • Outstanding 2008 year after the merger of 2007. Turnover increased by 40% in 2008 • High quality legal services in all major legal disciplines • Strong collaboration with the academic community, combined with a down to earth solution driven approach • Lawyers equally devoted to consultancy, transactional work and litigation, with a strong interest in alternative dispute resolutions, mediation and arbitration • Presence in the City through membership in professional association, service to the community, to the University and to the Bar • Innovation and new services: development of outsourcing to legal departments, assistance with innovative products (wind energy PPP’s, green certificates, micro• credits, etc. • Independent, pluralistic Belgian• Luxemburg firm, with international approach through international legal networks • Excellent co• operation with in house counsels • Strong ideas about previsibility of fees for clients, especially in these times of economic turmoil • Engagement for a greener society : use of electric car Regional Firm (Flanders): Nominés A• Law advocaten Ambos Belexa LDR Award attribué à : LDR Reasons: • Has not “slept in” after last year award, very innovative • Very focused on a niche that has become particularly important to companies and citizen • Excellent technicality Regional firm (Wallonia): Nominés Bours & Associés Célès Elegis Firket Brandenberg Carhay Pichault & Associés Henry & Mersch Award attribué à : Henry & Mersch Reasons: • Has worked with success on its consolidation in 2008 • Important growth • Excellent academic profile • Multi• specialist approach Us firm in Brussels: Nominés Hogan & Hartson Jones Day Mayer Brown International LLP Mc Guire Woods LLP O'Melveny & Myers LLP Award attribué à : Hogan & Hartson Reasons: • Managed to create a substantial hub in Brussels with a good growth • Multicompetency team • Investment in the local community and long• term investment of this firm in Brussels Managing Partner: Nominés Altius • Carine Van Regenmortel Ashurst LLP • Carl Meyntjens CMS DeBacker • Stanislas van Wassenhove DLA Piper • Bob Martens Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP • Eric Cusas Jones Day • Howard Liebman Linklaters LLP • Jean• Pierre Blumberg Mayer Brown International LLP • Kiran Desai Philippe & Partners • Denis Philippe Stibbe • Olivier Clevenbergh Award attribué à : Olivier Clevenbergh (Stibbe) Reasons: • Effective leadership combined with team spirit • Consensus minded although achiever • Has helped bring back his firm to the top and demonstrated he had the capacity to further improve, consolidate and grow his organisation Best firm to work for: Nominés Altius Ashurst LLP Association Afschrift CMS DeBacker Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP Gide Loyrette Nouel Mc Guire Woods LLP Nauta Dutilh Stibbe Verhaegen Walravens Award attribué à : CMS DeBacker Reasons: • Kept an excellent working atmosphere although steady growth and merge • Professional back office and HR function • Clear values for career path, vocational training, internal communication • Associates involved in Business development Most innovative Legal Department: Nominés Atos Worldline Avaya Goodyear Dunlop Saralee SD Worx Sioen Industries nv Vlaamse Media Maatschappij Award attribué à : Vlaamse Media Maatschappij Reasons: • Extremely well professionalized although small team • Narrow the gap between legal counsel and the customer • Invest time and effort in internal and external communication to make sure that the customer knows and understands their competencies. • Prove their leadership skills, marketing and HR skills by a set of different and very innovative tools.

Plus d'informations:

Discours introductif de Laurent Marlière, Président des Belgian Legal Awards

Le jury 2009 pour les cabinets d'avocats. (pdf)

Le jury 2009 pour les départements juridiques. (pdf)

Les photos de la cérémonie

Source : DroitBelge.Net - actualités - 20 mars 2009