We are thrilled to announce that Quinz has once again been recognized by Chambers Europe 2022 guide across 4 different practice areas, all related to our core business.
Life Sciences – Domestic: Band 2
Quinz’ Life Sciences practice maintains its position as Band 2 and is according to Chambers a 'prominent domestic boutique with a strong client base among international pharmaceutical companies. It acts on a broad range of Belgian regulatory matters, including consortium agreements, collaboration and licensing agreements and product distribution. The law firm further assists with pricing files, market access and clinical trials.'
Pieter Wyckmans and Olivier Van Obberghen are individually ranked as Band 2. Pieter Wyckmans is described as 'solution-oriented and accessible', whilst Olivier Van Obberghen is described as 'an authority in pharmaceutical compliance and patient involvement, and his level of pragmatism is truly stunning.'
Corporate and M&A: Band 4
Our Corporate & M&A practice moves up in the rankings and is now ranked as Band 4. According to Chambers our practice is 'a commendable corporate practice handling a broad range of transactional and advisory mandates, including domestic and cross-border sales and acquisitions, and also provides clients with joint venture and corporate strategy advice.'
Bart Lintermans, moving up the ranking to Band 3, is lauded by clients for being 'a very smart, pragmatic and solutions-oriented lawyer.'
Klaas Thibaut, individually ranked as Band 4, is picked out by clients for his 'very strong combination of academic and practical skills.' Klaas acts for clients on corporate sales and acquisitions and provides strategic corporate advice.
Dispute Resolution: Band 2
Our Dispute Resolution maintains its position as Band 2 and is described by Chambers as a 'strong Belgian firm advising clients on a range of contentious mandates relating to contract breaches, shareholder disputes and construction litigation.'
Benoit Allemeersch reaffirms its top ranking as Band 1 for Litigation and is now ranked as Band 2 for Arbitration. He is lauded for his 'profound knowledge of legal matters, and how to interpret and implement them,' as well as his 'superb communication skills.' According to Chambers, he is 'a leading figure in the Belgian litigation market, advising multinational clients on collective actions, shareholder disputes and post-M&A litigation.' Chambers also pays attention to his 'growing presence in arbitration, acting as both counsel and arbitrator on ICC and CEPANI proceedings and advising on the enforcement of arbitral awards.'
A special congratulations to Géraldine Scraeyen, who enters the rankings this year as 'Up and Coming' on the back of client admiration, with one describing her as 'very dedicated, reliable and thorough,' and adding that she offers 'a no-nonsense, pragmatic and targeted approach.'
Furthermore, we are also particular proud that our counsel Wim De Meester enters the rankings this year for Competition Domestic as 'a result of consistently strong praise from clients for his varied competition practice.' According to one client, he has 'a phenomenal gift of obtaining the confidence of clients in hectic situations.'
We would like to thank our clients and peers for making this achievement possible and giving us such warm feedback. Also a special thanks to our lawyers for their ongoing dedication.
