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Brussels - February 1, 2012 : Jan Dhont and Katherine Woodcock of the Lorenz Privacy Team outline the essential information.

Brussels - January 2012: Pieter Paepe was interviewed by GamblingCompliance.

Brussels – January 2012 : Frédéric Dopagne will sit on panel at a conference of the Belgian Society of International Law (SBDI) on March 15, 2011, and make a presentation on the concept of direct effect of international law in Belgian case law. The concept of direct effect is central in the invocation of rules of international law before national courts. However, its definition as well as its use in some types of proceedings call for a critical analysis and re-assessment.

Brussels – January 2012 : New dismissal rules have been introduced by the Act of April 12, 2011. As from January 1, 2012, two sets of dismissal rules apply based on whether employment contracts are executed before or as from January 1, 2012.

Kyrgyzstan - December 23, 2011: Iskender Batyrbekov wrote an article about how foreign citizens and legal entities acquire immovable property in the Kyrgyz Republic.

Brussels - December 23, 2011 - The Legal Awards Edition celebrates law firms and individuals as voted by the readership of Lawyer Monthly magazine. Over a six month period research was undertaken, votes were collected and award nominations were examined, all of which helped to produce a list of leading firms by jurisdiction and practice area.

Kyrgyzstan - December 2011: “2011 Mining Lawyer of the Year in Kyrgyzstan”.

Kyrgyzstan – December 12, 2011: Stephan Wagner wrote an article on how the Kyrgyz Republic can be implicated in international arbitration proceedings organized under the Rules of Arbitration of the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes and an article about the ICSID additional facility rules.

Kyrgyzstan – December 12, 2011: Leyla Gulieva wrote an article on how to obtain a work permit and a labor visa for a foreigner in Kyrgyzstan.

Brussels – December 2, 2011: Bertold Theeuwes and Sara Beutels wrote an academic article with an analysis of the new dismissal rules.

Brussels – November 2011: Frédéric Dopagne has contributed a chapter to the recently published book “International Organizations and the Idea of Autonomy”.

Kyrgyzstan – October 2011: The firm has won the DealMakers ‘End of Year’ Annual Awards 2011.

Brussels - October 2011: Steven De Schrijver and Pieter Paepe have commented on some recent developments in relation to online gambling law in Belgium.

Brussels – October 2011: In the fourth edition of ‘The Restructuring Review’, published by Law Business Research Ltd., Steven De Schrijver and Thomas Daenens set out the main features of the Belgian restructuring and insolvency legislation and highlight some of the more significant legal developments and trends in the restructuring market in 2010/2011.

Kyrgyzstan - October 2011: “Arbitration Advisory Firm of the Year in the Kyrgyz Republic”.

Brussels - October 3, 2011: Lorenz hereby wishes to congratulate its client, Spirou Charleroi Basketball Team, with its victory in the 2011 Euroleague Qualifying Round.

Brussels – September 29, 2011: The Article 29 Working Party will issue an opinion on the self-regulatory framework for online behavioral marketing. Jan Dhont and Katie Woodcock comment in an IAPP publication.

Brussels - September 23, 2011: As a co-founding member of Eurocloud Belgium, Steven de Schrijver, Head of the Corporate/M&A and the IT & New Media departments at Lorenz, spoke at an Emerson corporate event held at Le Parc Savoy in Brussels on September 21, 2011 on hot legal issues relating to cloud computing.

Brussels - September 22, 2011: Steven De Schrijver, who is the Head of Corporate/M&A at Lorenz, was interviewed by The Lawyer Monthly about the current state of the M&A market in Belgium and the legal implications that arise.

Brussels - August 30, 2011: Steven De Schrijver sits on panel and moderates working session at the 49th Annual Congress of the International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA) in Amsterdam.

Kyrgyzstan - August 2011: Niyazbek Aldashev, Samara Dumanaeva and Svetlana Lebedeva contributed to the edition Getting the Deal Through – Mining 2011

Kyrgyzstan - August 2011: “Communications Law Firm of the Year in the Kyrgyz Republic”.

Brussels - July 25, 2011: Lorenz hereby wish to congratulate its client, the BMC Racing Team, with the fantastic victory of Cadel Evans in the Tour de France.

Brussels - July 22, 2011: The European Privacy Watchdog provides guidance on the concept of “consent” as a precondition to process personal information.

Kyrgyzstan - July 2011: Lorenz Bishkek has been acknowledged and voted as a winner in the DealMakers Country Awards 2011 campaign.

Brussels - Kyrgyzstan - July 2011: Niyaz Aldashev and Steven De Schrijver have been featured in the Who’s Who Legal for 2011

Kyrgyzstan - July 2011: “Dispute Resolution Advisory Firm of the Year in the Kyrgyz Republic”.

Bishkek - June 15, 2011 : Lorenz received the notification of ‘HIGHLY COMMENDED – TOP TIER FIRM - 2011’ by the InterContinental Finance Magazine’s for the 2011 programme.

Brussels - May 31, 2011 : BeTech is a reference ICT network in Belgium where technology professionals can meet, exchange views and share experiences regarding new ICT trends and of which Lorenz partner Steven De Schrijver is a founding member.

Brussels - May 2011: Lorenz received from Finance Monthly an award as M&A and TMT Law Firm of the Year 2011 for Belgium.

Brussels - May 2011: Lorenz has also contributed this year the Belgian chapter to the PLC Cross-border Mergers and Acquisitions Handbook examining major legal issues relating to M&A in Belgium, including an examination of current market activity, the regulation of recommended and hostile bids, pre-bid formalities including due diligence, stakebuilding and agreements, and post-bid considerations (including squeeze-out and de-listing procedures). Lorenz and its Head of Corporate/M&A are also endorsed in the Handbook as recognised M&A players on the Belgian legal market.

Brussels - May 2011: Lorenz Brussels proudly announces the opening of its sports and entertainment law practice and the arrival of a prominent Sports & Entertainment Lawyer, Sébastien Ledure.

Brussels - May 2011: The Article 29 Working Party adopted an opinion outlining its approach to data breaches and setting the stage for a harmonized framework and a coherent legislative approach by EU member states for data breaches in the EU.

Kyrgyzstan - May 2011: "Employment/Labour Law Firm of the Year in the Kyrgyz Republic".

Brussels – April 28, 2011: Lorenz is proud to announce that it received the award as Belgian Independent Law Firm of the Year on the occasion of the ACQ Global Awards.

Brussels - April 2011: Software piracy consists in illegally selling or using proprietary software protected by strict license agreements. Despite their efforts, software producers, represented by the Business Software Alliance, have failed until now to reduce software piracy in a significant way.

Kyrgyzstan – April 2011: “Lawyers World Law Awards” recognize Lorenz as Law Firm of the year the in the category of Mergers & Acquisitions.

Kyrgyzstan - April 2011 : “Full Service Law Firm of the Year in the Kyrgyz Republic”.

In the Legal 500 EMEA 2011 edition the Belgian practice of Lorenz and Belgian law partners Steven De Schrijver received accolades for their work in 2010.

Brussels - March 2011: Dr. Dopagne will give a series of conferences and lectures in Montreal on March 30-31 and April 1, on various topics of international public law.

Brussels - March 2011: The annual pleading competition of the Brussels Bar was held on March 9, 2011, in the in the Palace of Justice. Lorenz associates, Mrs Katherine Jonckheere and Mrs Sara Beutels, both made an excellent impression and were considered two of the strongest participants.

Brussels – March 2011: Following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty, national parliaments of the EU Member States are involved in the EU legislative process through procedures designed to assess compliance with the principle of subsidiarity. This new mechanism raises several questions at the level of both EU law and domestic constitutional orders, especially in federal States where the participation of regional parliaments proves not easy to implement.

Kyrgyzstan - March 2011: “International/Cross Border Law Firm of the Year in the Kyrgyz Republic”.

Brussels - January 2011: Lorenz is proud to announce that its Brussels partners Bertold Theeuwes (employment law) and Steven De Schrijver (mergers & acquisitions) have been listed in Lawyer Monthly’s magazine 2011 Leading Lawyer 100.

Kyrgyzstan - January 2011: Niyazbek Aldashev was listed in Best Lawyers since 2008.

Kyrgyzstan - January 2011: Chambers and Partnes published one of the best references about our law firm among other law firms in Kyrgyzstan.

Kyrgyzstan - January 2011: Niyaz Aldashev and Svetlana Lebedeva were awarded with the Certificates of Appreciation by The Doing Business.

Brussels - January 17, 2011: Joanna Tomaszewska and Jan Dhont comment on the recent amendment of the Polish Data Protection Act.

Brussels - January 2011: Lorenz is proud to announce that it received the Finance Monthly Global Award 2010 as Belgian Law Firm of the Year.

Brussels - January 6, 2011: BeTech is a reference ICT network in Belgium where technology professionals can meet, exchange views and share experiences regarding new ICT trends and of which Lorenz partner Steven De Schrijver is a fouding member.

Kyrgyzstan - January 2011: “Patents Law Firm of the Year in the Kyrgyz Republic”

Brussels - December 17, 2010: Bert Theeuwes interviewed on the future of pensions and other social security benefits.

Brussels - December 2010: Tracking Online Behaviour Has Its Limits.

Brussels – November 2010: Lorenz received CORPORATE INTL’s Special Award as Most Dynamic and Adaptable Belgian Law Firm during the Downturn. CORPORATE INTL’s 2010 Special Awards celebrates firms that have used innovative practice to fare the onset of the economic downturn and the months that followed.

Brussels – November 2010: Steven De Schrijver, head of Lorenz’s IT & New Media Department, is for the second time in a row listed among the 10 most highly regarded individuals in The International Who’s Who of Internet, e-Commerce & Data Protection Lawyers.

Brussels - October 12, 2010: the Article 29 Working Party opined that the Eastern Republic of Uruguay provides an adequate level of data protection within the meaning of Article 25(6) of the Directive 95/46/EC.

Brussels – October 28, 2010: RFID Applications Require Prior Privacy Impact Assessment.

Brussels – October 2010: In the third edition of ‘The restructuring Review’, published by Law Business Research Ltd., Steven De Schrijver and Thomas Daenens set out the main features of the Belgian restructuring and insolvency legislation and highlight some of the more significant legal developments and trends in the restructuring market in 2009/2010.

BETECH invites you to its second event on 20 October 2010 with a top speaker of Microsoft on cloud computing.

Brussels – September, 2010: Steven De Schrijver, head of Lorenz’s IT and New Media department, publishes an article on navigating cloud computing service agreements in Corporate INTL’s September edition.

Brussels – September 2010: Lorenz is proud to announce that it is the winner of ACQ’s award for Internet and E-commerce Law Firm of the Year in Belgium.

Brussels – September 2010: Lorenz is proud to announce that it is the winner of Finance Monthly’s award for M&A and Information Technology Law Firm of the Year in Belgium. The award also features Lorenz’ head of Corporate and M&A and IT & New Media departments, Steven De Schrijver, and his article “M&A in the IT sector – Avoiding the pitfalls”.

Brussels – July 2010: Countermeasures are acts intrinsically contrary to international law, whose illegality is nevertheless precluded as they constitute a reaction to a previous wrongful act. Like States, international organisations resort to this kind of sanctions, against both member States and non-member States.

Brussels - July 13, 2010: In a call to action, the Article 29 Working Party adopted an opinion on the principle of accountability.