Brussels

Overview

Corvane Ryle's Brussels office has 90 lawyers at 14 Rue de la Loi Square, 1040 Brussels, Belgium. The office advises clients on European Union regulation, competition and trade, and represents them before the European Commission, the Court of Justice of the European Union, national authorities and the European Data Protection Board.

Lucia Ferrante, a partner in Antitrust & Competition, leads our EU merger control and cartel work, and Sophie Laurent-Brecht, Counsel, advises on EU regulatory matters including the EU AI Act, the Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets Act. The office also advises on the General Data Protection Regulation, product safety and sustainability rules, state aid, foreign subsidies and foreign direct investment screening.

Brussels lawyers work closely with colleagues in London, Frankfurt, Paris and Washington, D.C. to coordinate cross-border filings and regulatory strategy, and many of the firm's multinational clients use the office as the hub for European matters. The office also tracks legislative proposals as they move through the Commission, Parliament and Council, so that clients can prepare early.

Giving Back

Brussels lawyers support organizations that provide legal assistance to refugees and migrants, and advise nonprofit and civil society groups on governance. The office hosts mentoring and traineeship programs for law students from across the European Union.

Bar and regulatory information

Corvane Ryle's Brussels office operates through Corvane Ryle Belgium, a Belgian law practice. Lawyers practicing in Belgium under the title of avocat or advocaat are members of the Brussels Bar and are subject to its rules of professional conduct, including professional secrecy. Lawyers admitted in other jurisdictions are identified as such and do not provide advice on Belgian law unless they are admitted to the Brussels Bar.

Lawyers in this office who advise on matters before the institutions of the European Union do so as members of an EU member state bar. Clients who have a complaint about our services are encouraged to raise it first with their relationship partner. Details of the professional liability insurance carried by the office are available on request. Our address is 14 Rue de la Loi Square, 1040 Brussels, Belgium.