Bert Theeuwes, Partner
Brussels – Lorenz, Attorneys-at-Law
Linked in: www.linkedin.com/pub/bertold-theeuwes/1/9a9/36b
Practice Areas
- Labour Law (Employment law and Compensation & Benefits)
- Diplomatic Legal Issues and International Public Law
- Litigation and Dispute Resolution
Professional Profile
Mr. Theeuwes is the firm’s managing partner.
He heads the HR department and deals with employment and benefits, data protection and privacy issues, handles national and international litigation and arbitration, and he is active in multi-jurisdictional disputes and transactions.
As legal counsel to several international organisations and embassies, he regularly advises on issues of international public law and diplomatic legal issues.
Academic Activities
Tutor and Case Study Lecturer on EU law in the Program on International Cooperation, University of Brussels (V.U.B.), Brussels, Belgium.
Education
- University of Paris V, Post-Graduate Degree in European Business Law, 1996.
- Harvard University, Graduate Program in International Business, 1993.
- University of Leuven (KUL), Law Degree (“Licentiaat in de Rechten”), 1995.
Admissions and Qualifications
Admitted to the Brussels Bar and admitted to plead before all Belgian Courts, the Benelux Court and the European Court of Justice.
Memberships and Affiliations
- Member of the International Bar Association.
- Member of the Belgian Royal Institute for International Relations.
- Member of the Employment Law Society.
- Member of the Belgian Pension Lawyers Association.
- Member of the Cercle Diplomatique Geneve.
- Former Board Member of the Brussels Young Bar Association (VPG).
- Member and former National Representative of the International Association of Young Lawyers Association (AIJA).
- Former member of the EU Committee of the American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM EU) and former reporter to the Social Affairs Committee.
Prior Experience
- LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae, Brussels (Belgium).
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Brussels (Belgium).
Languages
- English
- Dutch
- French
- German
- Russian
Publications and Speeches (selection)
- Official Opening Address address held at the occasion of the Opening Ceremony of the Brussels Bar at the Egmont Palace in Brussels on 23 November 2006.
- ”EU Policies: A Guide for Business, Social Affairs: Equal Treatment”, Brussels, AMCHAM EU, 2005.
- “Issues of cross border employment”, presentation held at the AIJA Seminar in The Hague (NL) on 8 April 2005.
- THEEUWES, B., De onafhankelijkheid van de advocaat, 2006, Antwerpen, Maklu, 63 p.