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28/05/2021
CMS advises Worldline on asset divestments in Austria, Belgium and Luxembourg
International law firm CMS has advised longstanding client, Worldline, a leading European player in payment services, on its divestment of business assets in Austria, to buyer, Global Payments s.r.o...
24/11/2020
Gaël Chuffart appointed Regional Director EMEA within World Law Group (WLG)
Gaël Chuffart, partner in Employment Law at CMS Belgium, has been appointed Regional Director EMEA within World Law Group (WLG). CMS Belgium has been a member of The World Law Group since it was established...
09/06/2020
CMS partners with Doctors Without Borders
CMS is partnering with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), also known as Doctors Without Borders. The international medical humanitarian organisation provides emergency medical relief in areas affected...
12/02/2020
Gaël Chuffart appointed Co-chair of the Employment practice within World...
Gaël Chuffart has been appointed Co-head of the Employment Practice Area Group within World Law Group. CMS Belgium has been a member of The World Law Group (WLG) since it was established in 1988.  It...
20/11/2019
CMS wins Trends Legal Award for "Best Belgian Law Firm in IP, IT & TMT"
This week CMS won the award for Best Belgian Law Firm in IP, IT & TMT. The Belgian Legal Awards celebrate law firms, in-house legal teams and legal tech companies that have excelled over the past year...
04/02/2019
CMS Dawn Raid Assistant app
CMS has launched a free mobile application that provides guidance for competition-law dawn raids in 27 countries. Dawn raids are becoming more common these days, with authorities imposing huge fines...
19/06/2018
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13/06/2018
Online Stress Test
In response to the digitalisation of the world and the risks associated with it, the EU Directive on Trade Secrets kicks in this summer. While this is great news for any business looking to protect its...
13/06/2018
CMS introduces Private Placements online Questionnaire
Private placements are increasingly being used for debt funding as an al­tern­at­ive to bank financing Find the right one for you! The market offers a large number of Private Placement (PP) products with...
19/01/2018
Virginie Frémat promoted to Associate Partner
CMS is pleased to announce that Virginie Frémat was appointed as Associate Partner on 1 January 2018. Virginie, who joined CMS in 2006, has a law degree from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (2005)...
19/10/2017
CMS – best HR practices 2017
At the award ceremony for the Trends Legal Awards, held on 18 October at the Caves de Cureghem, CMS received the award for best practices in HR on the Belgian legal market. With the award, the jury wanted...
28/06/2017
CMS Annual Review 2016-2017
As a law firm, it is our task to guide you through these challenging times and help you benefit from opportunities by offering not only the right legal solutions but also sound business advice. As a full-service...