BELGIUM Law and Practice Contributed by: Nathalie Colin and Florence Frühling, Freshfields LLP
Freshfields LLP is a leading global law firm with over 2,800 lawyers across 33 offices in Europe, Asia, the Middle East and North America. Established for over 40 years, the Brussels office brings together more than 70 professionals, with over 40 lawyers admit - ted to the Belgian and European Bars. Its dispute resolution team acts in high-stakes commercial and investment arbitrations – under ICC, CEPANI and ad hoc rules – and regularly represents clients in paral - lel court proceedings before Belgian courts and the
Court of Justice of the European Union. Fully inte - grated into the firm’s global dispute resolution prac - tice of over 800 lawyers – including in key arbitration hubs such as Paris, London, Vienna and Frankfurt – the Brussels team also advises on enforcement strat - egy, mass claims, white-collar crime, climate change disputes and contentious risk arising in the context of cross-border transactions and regulatory investi - gations.
Authors
Nathalie Colin is the managing partner of Freshfields’ Brussels office and head of the firm’s disputes, litigation and arbitration practice in Belgium. She advises Belgian and international corporates, private
Florence Frühling is an associate in Freshfields’ dispute resolution group, based in Brussels. Her practice focuses on commercial litigation, international arbitration and white- collar investigations. Florence
equity firms and financial institutions on complex, high-stakes matters, including cross-border and domestic disputes, white-collar crime, and regulatory investigations. Her practice spans judicial proceedings before Belgian courts as well as national and international arbitrations, including under the rules of the ICC and CEPANI, Belgium’s Centre for Arbitration and Mediation. Nathalie is a member of the Brussels Bar.
obtained a Master of Laws from the University of Brussels and an LLM in Intellectual Property Law from Queen Mary University of London. She is a member of the Brussels Bar, the CEPANI 40 and the Women’s White Collar Defence Association.
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