ALTIUS is one of the largest independent law firms in Belgium. We provide a broad range of legal services to multinational companies and financial institutions in various industry sectors on international and Belgian transactions, as well as acting as the day-to-day counsel for Belgian companies and Belgian subsidiaries of many multinationals. NEWS The May issue of the ALTIUS Public Procurement Newsletter is available. Items include the new Remedies Directive and the Belgian measures to transpose the 2004 directives. The quarterly newsletter consists of updates on European case law and Belgian developments. Newsletter May 2008 >> NEWS Paul Maeyaert spoke about parallel imports: navigating the currents of multi-national enforcement at the INTA conference in Berlin, May 2008. >> NEWS Jérôme Vermeylen spoke about cross border real estate investments at a seminar organised by AIJA on 28-29 March 2008. >> NEWS Alexander Hansebout gave a guest lecture on distribution law at the University of Antwerp on 20 March 2008. >> NEWS ALTIUS are very proud to announce that they were named IP & ICT Law Firm of the Year at the recent Belgian Legal Awards 2008. >> NEWS Alexander Hansebout spoke on the recent evolutions in distribution law at a seminar organised by the Kortrijk Bar's Young Lawyer's Conference on 12 February 2008. >> NEWS At the ItechLaw European conference in London on November 2, 2007, Gerrit Vandendriessche will speak on the latest e-commerce developments in the EU. ITechLaw (previously Computer Law Association - CLA) is the leading global organization for legal professionals focused on technology and law. For more information on Itechlaw and its European conference, please visit the Itechlaw website here or the conference website here.  >> NEWS Carmen Verdonck, member of the board of directors of the Belgian Association for the study of competition law (AECD/VSMR), has been appointed rapporteur national of the Belgian association to the International League of Competition Law (LIDC). >> NEWS Carmen Verdonck spoke on the technology transfer block exemption N° 772/2004 at a seminar organised by KVIV on 27 September 2007. >> NEWS At AIJA's annual congress in August 2007, Jérôme Vermeylen received the Past Presidents' Award for his contribution: "From Barbarians at the Gate to Honorable Citizens ? How Private Equity Impacts M&A Practice and Market Standards". Jérôme's contribution was chosen from among 26 contributions on private equity drafted by lawyers from all over the world. >>
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