People

Renaud Dupont
Renaud Dupont
Managing Partner
Belgium, Brussels
Renaud specialises in copyright, trademarks and patents. His clients include multinationals in the retail, media and chemicals sectors. He has broad experience of both contentious and non-contentious...
Grégory de Sauvage
Grégory de Sauvage
Partner
Belgium, Brussels
Grégory specialises in shareholder conflicts, D&O liability, partnerships, bankruptcy and corporate restructuring. He has also extensive experience in economic criminal procedure. His practice covers...
Benoît Vandervelde
Benoît Vandervelde
Partner
Belgium, Brussels
Benoît specializes in banking and finance law as well as in regulatory insurance law. He mainly advises lenders and borrowers on financial transactions, including acquisition finance, syndicated loans...

Expertise

Belgium
Our more than 90 lawyers based in CMS offices in Brussels and Antwerp cover the full range of legal and tax matters. Each of our lawyers is an expert with a committed, business-oriented approach and...
Belgium
jurisdiction
German Desk
Are you a German company involved in legal proceedings before Belgian courts or are you looking to expand into Belgium or do you need help restructuring your existing Belgian affiliate? Does your company...
Belgium
expertise
Energy & Climate Change
A key driver of the global economy, the energy sector is affected by and affects global geopolitics, economics and regulation. You require advisors who not only understand your industry but also work...
Belgium
expertise

Locations

Antwerp
CMS DeBacker
Generaal Lemanstraat 55
2018 Antwerp
Belgium
Antwerp has many benefits: excellent transport connections with the rest of Belgium, the biggest port and the largest (petro)chemical cluster in Europe and its number 1 ranking in the international diamond...
locations
Brussels
CMS DeBacker
Chaussée de La Hulpe 178
1170 Brussels
Belgium
Our firm is headquartered in Brussels. Active since 1987 and strengthened by a merger in 2017, our Brussels office has grown to more than 80 lawyers, providing a full range of legal and tax solutions...
locations
Brussels - EU Law Office
CMS EU Law Office
Avenue des Nerviens 85
1040 Brussels
Belgium
The CMS office in Brussels is the firm’s centre of excellence for EU and competition law. Our team of ten lawyers works on complex German and international proceedings. Clients appreciate in particular...
locations

Innovation

RegZone
RegZone provides you with expert analysis and daily news from the fast-changing world of financial institution regulation. The platform has a substantial online research resource and a flexible email...
Belgium
innovation page
Webinars
We stay on top of the news agenda, regulatory discussions and new legislation in the industries we serve and the countries we work in and we share these insights with you via regular webinars. On a CMS...
Belgium
innovation page
Innovation
Innovation underlies everything that we do at CMS. In a rapidly changing world, all law firms talk about reinventing legal service delivery, embracing technology and having an innovative culture. We focus...
Belgium
innovation

Careers

Internships
It is important for us to have close ties with the students who may be our employees tomorrow. That is why we participate in the Job Days of the biggest universities in Belgium each year. The Job Days...
Belgium
careers
Working for CMS
CMS provides every associate with the opportunity of delivering excellent service to our clients. Our winning approach takes into account the economic reality behind the law, the client behind the file...
Belgium
careers
Your Application
You are trilingual (French-Dutch-English) and you hold a qualification from a Belgian university (an additional Masters degree acquired abroad is a plus). You are an entrepreneur and want to be part of...
Belgium
careers

About CMS

Corporate Video
In our work, we combine deep local market understanding with a global overview to help you shape your business’s future. Our lawyers are experts in their fields, who think ahead to anticipate likely...
Belgium
about us
Awards & Rankings
Belgium
about us
Chambers Europe
Banking & Finance Competition/ European Law Corporate/M&A - Belgium Data Protection Employment FinTech Intellectual Property Public Law Real Estate Tax TMT
Belgium
about us

News

CMS European M&A Study 2024
21/03/2024 CMS has announced the findings of the 16th edition of the CMS European M&A Study 2024, offering an in-depth analysis of the mergers and acquisitions landscape based on transactions CMS advised on. The...
Belgium
Corporate/M&A
news
CMS advised AG Real Estate and Atenor in connection with a EUR 88 million financing for the NOR Bruxsels project
12/03/2024 CMS advised AG Real Estate and Atenor in securing EUR 88 million in project financing for the NOR Bruxsels project. The cutting-edge, sustainable, mixed-use redevelopment project around the North Station...
Belgium
Banking & Finance
news
CMS advises Pricoa Private Capital on first US private placement under Belgian law for Interparking
25/01/2024 Interparking, a leading European car park operator, has successfully issued its first US private placement governed by Belgian law, which was subscribed by Pricoa Private Capital, the private debt investment...
Belgium
Banking & Finance
news

Publications

Transforming the Legal Landscape? The Impact of LLMs
Large Language Models (LLMs) are a branch of artificial intelligence (AI) that can generate human-like text based on deep learning techniques. LLMs are trained on massive amounts of textual data, such...
Belgium
Data Protection Law
law-now
CMS Expert Guide to renewable energy
18/04/2024 The Renewables Sector is now many decades old and considered a mature investment sector by many. Yet the issues it faces continue to evolve and grow at pace with the evolution and growth of the sector...
International
Energy & Climate Change
Expert Guide
CMS Expert Guide to real estate finance law
18/04/2024 A clear understanding of the security available is fundamental for lenders and borrowers. To assist, CMS has launched an interactive International Guide to Real Estate Finance. This provides a clear and...
International
Banking & Finance
Expert Guide

Insight

Insight
You expect law firms today to address current topics such as artificial intelligence or Brexit, which affect you and to provide you with advice to help meet new legal challenges. At CMS, we monitor the...
Belgium
Insight
Cooperatives
The cooperative form is to be used for “real” cooperatives only The cooperative (formerly known as the CVBA/SCRL or CVOA/SCRI) must be used for companies with a “real” cooperative purpose. It...
Belgium
Insight
Governance
Dismissal of directors: the “at will” rule becomes supplementary The former general rule that directors can be dismissed at will (i.e. at any time, without cause and without indemnity) becomes supplementary...
Belgium
Insight

Events

23
Apr
On the Pulse webinar series 2024
23/04/2024
Welcome to the 2024 On the Pulse webinar series.  This webinar series brings you updates on the latest legal and commercial developments in the life sciences & healthcare sector from around the world...
Belgium
Life Sciences & Healthcare
Webinar
13
May
Jurisprudence récente de la Cour de justice
13/05/2024 Brussels
L’équipe des marchés publics de CMS a le plaisir de vous inviter à son cycle de formations consacrées à divers hot-topics en matière de marchés publics. Celles-ci auront lieu de 13h00 à 14h00 aux...
Belgium
Public Procurement & PPP
Participating Events
29
Sept
Global Life Sciences & Healthcare Forum 2022
Past event
29/09/2022 Brussels
Uncertain times, an evolving legal framework: managing risks and ensuring social responsibility in the life sciences & healthcare sector
Belgium
Life Sciences & Healthcare
Participating Events