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Avenue Louise 137/1 B – 1050 Bruxelles BELGIUM	Tel: 00 32 (2) 543.02.00 Fax: 00 32 (2) 538.13.78 legal@vancutsem.be

Number of Partners
14 Partners, 21 Associates

Main Client Sectors
Our national and international clientele covers the main industrial, commercial and service sectors: accounting, advertising, agri-foods, banking, cement, concrete, construction, chemicals, computers, energy distribution, government and semi-public, hotels and restaurants, insurance, motor vehicles, press, real estate, sport, steel and other metals, textiles, tobacco, transport, etc.

Areas of Expertise
We inform, advise and assist our clients in these different fields.

We defend them before national and international courts.

Further details and useful information to clients is available on the Website www.vancutsem.be.

The practice developed by van Cutsem Wittamer Marnef & Partners focuses on business law.

We work primarily in the following areas: Company law, Law of associations and foundations, Commercial law, Employment law and social security, Tax law, Distribution law, Insurance and liability law, Banking and finance, Intellectual property law and commercial practices, Competition law, European law, Real estate law, Construction law, Litigation and arbitration, Law of persons and family law, Traffic law, Debt recovery, Procedure for the collective settlement of debts – debt mediation, Mediation, Media law.

Practice Areas of the Partners
Jean-Pierre van CUTSEM: admitted to the Brussels Bar 1966
PRACTICE AREAS: Distribution Law, Company Law, Litigation and Arbitration.

René-François PIRET: admitted to the Brussels Bar 1974
PRACTICE AREAS: Media Law, Personal and Family Law.

Patrick MARNEF: admitted to the Brussels Bar 1978
PRACTICE AREAS: Distribution Law, Banking and Credit, Construction Law.

Bernard DAUTRICOURT : admitted to the Brussels Bar 1979
PRACTICE AREAS: Real Estate Law, Personal and Family Law; Commercial Law.

Patrice COURTIN : admitted to the Brussels Bar 1981
PRACTICE AREAS: Employment Law and Social Security, Insurance and Liability Law, Commercial Law.

Jan CUYPERS: admitted to the Brussels Bar 1989
PRACTICE AREAS: Traffic Law, Insurance and Liability Law, Distribution Law.

Pierre BEYENS: admitted to the Brussels Bar 1987
PRACTICE AREAS: Employment Law and Social Security, Insurance and Liability Law, Commercial Law.

Katrien SERRIEN: admitted to the Brussels Bar 1982
PRACTICE AREAS: Debt recovery, Procedure for the collective settlement of debts, debt mediation.

Olivier d'URSEL: admitted to the Brussels Bar 1991
PRACTICE AREAS: Commercial Law, Real Estate & Construction Law, Litigation & Mediation.

Bertrand WITTAMER: admitted to the Brussels Bar 1993
PRACTICE AREAS: Insurance and Liability Law, Distribution Law, Employment Law and social security.

Eric LOUIS: admitted to the Brussels Bar 1996
PRACTICE AREAS: Company Law, Law applied to associations and foundations, Commercial Law.

Laurent TAINMONT: admitted to the Brussels Bar 1994
PRACTICE AREAS: Tax Law

Damien DE KEYSER: admitted to the Brussels Bar 1996
PRACTICE AREAS: Intellectual property Law and commercial practices, Distribution Law, Commercial Law.

Year of Establishment
The firm was founded in 1976.

Ability to Represent Clients throughout the Country
We are able to represent our clients both in Belgian and EC Tribunals (first degree) and Courts (Appeal) in all the Country.

Languages Spoken
The languages used in the firm are French, Dutch, English, German, Italian and Turkish.

Court Cost Indemnity
In Belgium, since 2007, the winning party receives normally an indemnity chosen by the Judge between a minimum and maximum indemnity fixed by law according to the value of the case.

Main Contact
Olivier d’URSEL (odu@vancutsem.be)
Tel: 00 32 (2) 543.02.00
Fax: 00 32 (2) 538.13.78