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Bruno Fonteyn

Senior Associate

CMS DeBacker
Chaussée de La Hulpe 178
1170 Brussels
Belgium
Languages French, Dutch, English

Before joining CMS De Backer’s Public Law department in October 2008, Bruno worked for five years as legal counsel for the National Council of the Order of Physicians.

He specialises in Health law, including regulatory matters, hospitals, medical equipment, medical experiments, bio banks and other Life Science matters. Furthermore, he acts in the areas of constitutional and administrative law.

Bruno is a member of the Ethical Committee of a University Hospital, where he delivers legal opinions on medical experiments and ethical matters.

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"Joint practice heads Bruno Fonteyn and Virginie Dor are noted for their expertise in health sector regulation and EU-wide health and social care procurement mandates, respectively."

Legal 500, 2022

Memberships & Roles

  • Legal adviser to the National Council of the Order of Physicians (2003-2008)
  • Member of the Ethical Committee of Erasme Hospital - ULB since March 2008
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Publications

  •  B. FONTEYN & P. SLEGERS : "Personalized medicine: a major challenge for social security systems", in SCRIP Regulatory Affairs, CUBITT Consulting, 18/06/2014
  • B. FONTEYN & P. SLEGERS : “Distribution & Marketing of Drugs, Jurisdictional comparisons”, European Lawyer Reference, 2013, p. 29
  • B. FONTEYN & C.DUBOIS : "La plate-forme eHealth – Enjeux de santé publique et de sécurité sociale", Journal des Tribunaux, 24/11/2012, n° 6498,  p. 769 à 776
  • B. FONTEYN & P. SLEGERS : "La directive 2011/24/UE relative à l’application des droits des patients en matière de soins de santé transfrontaliers : bien plus qu’une codification", European Journal of Consumer Law, Larcier, n° 1/2012, p. 61-79
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Education

  • 2008 - Bar admission (Brussels, Belgium)
  • 2003 - University of Sherbrooke - Canada
  • 2003 - Université Catholique de Louvain, UCLouvain - Belgium (Law Degree)
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