Bert Theeuwes, Partner
Brussels – Lorenz, Attorneys-at-Law
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 sovereign states, international organisations and several embassies, he is considered an expert on issues of international public law and diplomatic legal issues.
Academic Activities
Tutor and Case Study Lecturer in the Program on International Legal 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.
Recommendations
Legal 500 (edition 2011)
“Lorenz is praised for giving ‘hands-on, practical, clear solutions’. Bertold Theeuwes gives ‘good structured advice in clear language’, plus he ‘translates ideas easily into good contract clauses’ without losing oversight of a contract’s main thread. The team covers all areas of employment law, but is particularly praised for ‘tailor-made, pragmatic solutions with an international context in mind’.”
Leading Lawyer 100 (edition 2011)
“Client surveys label the services of Mr Theeuwes as “excellent” and appreciate the “extremely high responsiveness and the fact that deadlines are never missed”. One client indicates: “the overall quality of the work is very high; the answers are both practical and to the point” while another remarks the “unique experience in dealing with the international aspects of employment”.
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 Opening Speaker of the Brussels Bar and 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 (notions)
Publications and Speeches (selection)
- Official Opening 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.