Brussels – February 5, 2010: The European Commission issues Decision 2010/87/EU updating the standard contractual clauses for international transfers to data processors outside the EU/EEA...
Brussels – February 1, 2010: Lorenz Corporate team wins Corporate INTL’s 2009 International Legal Award for Practice Excellence in Business formation in Belgium. These annual awards are granted by Corporate INTL to the very best law firms...
Brussels – February 1, 2010: Lorenz’s Corporate/M&A Department, headed by Mr. Steven De Schrijver, was profiled in Corporate INTL’s January issue for Lorenz’ work in legal due diligence. For the profile, Steven highlights the current demand for legal due diligence...
Brussels – January 29, 2010: François Pons, member of the Lorenz international law team had an opportunity to meet and interview the new US Ambassador to the EU, Mr. William E. Kennard. In a casual atmosphere, the Ambassador shared his views on the transatlantic relations, ...
Brussels – January 20, 2010: Steven De Schrijver and Jeroen Mues contributed the submission for Belgium in the American Bar Association’s (ABA) article, International M&A and Joint Ventures Committees’ 2009 Year-in-Review. Further, Mr. De Schrijver was a co-editor of the article, assisted by Katherine Woodcock. This is a yearly article(...) 2009’s Year-in-Review was a remarkable accomplishment, as the full text includes a thirty nation update of M&A and JV developments...
Bishkek – January, 2010: Lorenz’s Bishkek office reports on the law draft of the Kyrgyz Republic “On insurance payments at the state social insurance”...
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Brussels – January, 2010: The new Belgian Business Continuity Act, which entered into force on April 1, 2009, may offer new opportunities for investors who wish to acquire distressed assets in Belgium. In an article published in the 2010 Global Restructuring & Insolvency Worldwatch Report of Financier Worldwide,...
Brussels – December 15, 2009: Steven De Schrijver, head of Lorenz’s Corporate/M&A department, was interviewed for Corporate INTL discussing M&A activity in 2009. Steven specifically discussed the effects of the current economic climate within the Belgian M&A market....
The European Council has ultimately adopted the new e-privacy directive setting forth security breach notification requirements. The new measures will primarily affect communication service providers, but will likely spill over to other service sectors...
Brussels – November 24 2009: Lorenz is very proud that Who’s Who Legal has again named its Head of the IT & New Media Department as one of the top Internet & E-Commerce practitioners in Belgium. In its editorial Who’s Who legal states that “ Steven De Schrijver is listed from Lorenz in Brussels and is one of the most highly rated practitioners globally”.
Brussels – November 20, 2009: Lorenz is very proud that ACQ Finance Magazine has given Lorenz the2009 award as Belgian Internet & E-Commerce Law of the Year. In the ACQ Award Supplement it is stated that ”Lorenz closely follows new developments and innovations in the technology sector and focuses...
Brussels – November 20, 2009: Bert Theeuwes and Stijn Marquant are reporting on dismissal & all-in severance packages. In a recent decision of the Belgian Supreme Court ruled that the agreement regarding severance pay can be signed at the same time the dismissal is handed out to the employee. By this ruling, the Supreme Court has given its green light for the employer terminating its employees while offering all-in severance packages…
Brussels – November 15, 2009: As the end of the year is approaching ACQ talked to Steven De Schrijver, the Head of the Lorenz Corporate/M&A Department, looking back at 2009. When asked about the specific characteristic of Lorenz,...
Brussels – November 6, 2009: Lorenz gives a presentation on the legal aspects of biometrics at the annual ITechLaw meeting in Brussels. Biometrics are gaining importance to adequately secure physical access as well as access to information systems. However, the implementation...
Brussels – November 5, 2009: As Chair of the Local Planning Committee, Steven De Schrijver, Head of the IT & New Media Department of Lorenz, played an important role in the organization of ITechLaw's Annual European Conference, which was held in Brussels from November 5-6, 2009 and welcomed 240...
Brussels – October 22, 2009: Steven De Schrijver and Thomas Daenens published the Belgian chapter of the second edition of The Restructuring Review. The intention of the publication is to help general counsel, government agencies and private practice lawyers understand...
Brussels – October 15 2009: In its October Issue Corporate INT interviews Steven De Schrijver, the Head of the Corporate/M&A Deparrtment of Lorenz, and Bert Theeuwes, the Head of the Employment Law department of Lorenz, about their experience and expertise in the complex arena of m&A and what skills are needed to create a fully comprehensive transaction team. (...)
Madrid – October 9, 2009: The International Bar Association (IBA) has awarded Niyazbek Aldashev with the designation of IBA Fellow in International Legal Practice. Upon successful completion of five International Practice Diploma modules (...)
Brussels – October 1, 2009: Steven De Schrijver will represent the point of view of European and mid-sized law firms (…) Part of the AIJA seminar on “Drafting and Negotiating Legal Opinions: Standards, Risks and Contents’, held in Frankfurt-am-Main from October 1 through October 3…
Brussels – September, 25, 2009: Steven De Schrijver was interviewed with other eminent Belgian M&A advisors in the September issue of Corporate INTL about the current M&A, private equity and venture capital market in Belgium. (...)There are signs that the worst of the recession is over in Belgium and (...)
Brussels, September 3, 2009: Steven De Schrijver, of Lorenz, is one of the co-founders of BETECH, a new association for ICT professionals in Belgium (...) BETECH will organise a kick-off meeting on Thursday, September 24, 2009...
Brussels – September 2, 2009: In the August-September edition of Corporate INTL Steven De Schrijver comments on the Belgian E-Commerce market and the applicable legislation. More specifically, he states that he feels that European e-commerce legislation is too vague on what information retailers need to provide to consumers...
Brussels – August, 19 2009: Jan Dhont comments on new data retention bill announced by the Belgian Ministry of Justice. “The proposed data retention requirements risk to violate consumer’s privacy and comes with a high cost. Belgian consumers are likely to pay twice for unpopular and privacy-unfriendly measures”, Mr. Dhont says.
Brussels, August, 12, 2009 - In an interview with ACQ Steven De Schrijver expands on his experience in assisting technology companies with M&A transactions and assisting other companies with technology law issues, the firm’s independence and international clientele, the firm’s commitment to providing the best possible client care and quality value proposition and the firm’s expansion plans.
Brussels – August 11, 2009: Bertold Theeuwes has published an article on the limitations of the use of golden parachutes. The article outlines the state of affairs on the limitations that politicians announced in the wake of the financial crisis on the use of so-called golden parachutes, being additional dismissal compensations for top managers.
Bishkek - August 1, 2009: Of Counsel Stephan Wagner becomes a partner in the Bishkek Office. Stephan Wagner, who specializes in litigation, international arbitration, international commercial law, and transport and aviation law and related insurance law...
Бишкек – 26 июня 2009 года. Татьяна Марченко анализирует последние изменения в правовом регулировании недропользования в Кыргызской Республике.
Brussels – June 26,2009: EU Data Protection Working Party publishes long-awaited guidelines on social networking. Jan Dhont summarizes the guidelines and comments how these may impact social network sites.
Bishkek - June 26, 2009. Tatyana Marchenko analyzes recent amendments in the legal regulation of subsoil use in the Kyrgyz Republic.
Brussels - June 23, 2009: Steven De Schrijver writes editorial on Data Security in the 25th anniversary issue of Computerrecht. Steven argues that the recent data leakages have drawn the attention of the competent authorities and the general public to data and data security and that as a result any organisation dealing with data may need to rethink the way how it deals with data and secures them.
Brussels - June 20, 2009: Steven De Schrijver features in Global Legal Excellence Review of ACQ. In the article ACQ talks to a select number of law firms, profiling the breadth and depth of their legal expertise, their reputations in their jurisdictions, and the quality of their client service.
Brussels – June 15, 2009: Business today are increasingly realising the benefits of establishing operations overseas, with some forming foreign holding companies for tax purposes. But when the decision has been made to set up business in a foreign jurisdiction, it is important to consult a professional advisor early in the process...
Brussels – June 15, 2009: In the June issue of Corporate INTL Steven De Schrijver, Head of Lorenz’s M&A and IT and New Media Departments, reports on the current economic climate and future prospects for cross-border investments in Belgium. He expands on incentives and challenges to invest in Belgium.
Brussels - June 15, 2009: Steven De Schrijver and Jeroen Mues published an article on the impact of the 2009 corporate governance code on M&A in Belgium. Good governance of (listed) companies has lately been a major concern in Belgium. Some unfortunate...
Brussels – June 15, 2009: Brussels is sometimes known as the capital of Europe and has become a mayor decision centre where opinion leaders meet every day. The presence of the European Commission and the other European institutions is attracting the attention of business and has helped to elevate Belgium...
Bishkek – April 29,2009: Practical issues in conducting a joint entrepreneurial activity under special partnership agreement (agreement on joint activity). Tatyana Marchenko analyzes.
Bishkek - April 29, 2009. Mr. Wagner was elected to the Board of the International Business Council (IBC), a business association representing a wide range of local and ...
Brussels – April 20, 2009: Jan Dhont, Head of the Data Protection and Privacy Department of Lorenz, and Steven De Schrijver, Head of IT and New Media Department of Lorenz, explore in this chapter of PLC’s 2009/2010 Cross-Border Handbook on Data Protection the key issues for companies operating in more than one jurisdiction (both inside and outside the EU) that intend to set up a data protection compliance system.
Brussels – April 20, 2009: Jan Dhont, Head of the Data Protection and Privacy Department of Lorenz, and Steven De Schrijver, Head of IT and New Media Department of Lorenz, set out the main principles of Belgian Privacy Law in the PLC’s 2009/2010 Cross-Border Handbook in the form of a Country Q & A.
Brussels - April 15, 2009. In his chapter Steven gives practical information on the laws and regulation governing public M&A in Belgium. In particular, he examines current market...