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Economic and commercial law

We advise and defend our clients in connection with their industrial, craft, liberal or commercial activities. We assist them in their interactions with their partners, competitors, relevant authorities, and consumers.

  • Assisting clients in launching their business (CBE, VAT, authorisations…)
  • Negotiating and drafting terms of service and terms of use of services
  • Negotiating and drafting service or supply of goods agreements
  • Negotiating and drafting all types of distribution agreement (franchises, distribution agreements, agency,…)
  • Negotiating and drafting B2B contracts
  • Negotiating and drafting B2C contracts
  • Advising clients on business practices
  • Advising clients on consumer protection
  • Advising clients on personal data protection (RGPD)
  • Advising clients on anti-trust and competition (Belgium, Europe)
  • Negotiating and drafting business transfer agreements, asset transfer agreements
  • Assisting clients in dealing with administrative authorities (investigations, inspections, sanctions, …)
  • Litigation and out-of-court dispute resolution (between businesses and/or consumers)
News
15 APRIL 2024

Un nouvel article VI.45/2  dans le Code de droit économique : l’obligation de proposer des options de livraison

Le 31 mars 2024 est entrée en vigueur la loi du 9 février 2024 portant dispositions diverses en matière d’économie. L’articl...
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14 DECEMBER 2023

Lanceurs d’alerte : obligation de mise en œuvre des procédures internes pour les entreprises d’au moins 50 travailleurs dès le 17 décembre 2023

La nouvelle réglementation relative aux lanceurs d’alerte s’impose aux entreprises du secteur privé employant au moi...
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23 NOVEMBER 2023

Me Francine Messinne conseille et assiste la société biopharmaceutique Bioxodes dans le cadre d’une levée de fonds de 12 millions d’euros

Une de nos associées, Me Francine Messinne, a assisté Bioxodes, société biopharmaceutique spécialisée dans ...
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10 NOVEMBER 2023

La nouvelle mouture du recouvrement amiable de dettes de consommateur

Estimant que la relation contractuelle entre le consommateur et l’entreprise est caractérisée par un rapport de force inégal...
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12 APRIL 2023

Blockchain4Belgium - Contribution au lancement de Blockchain4Belgium durant la « Semaine européenne de l’Intelligence Artificielle »

CEW & PARTNERS a le plaisir de vous annoncer que lors de la troisième édition de la « Semaine européenne de l’Intelligence A...
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12 OCTOBER 2022

CROSS-BORDER M&A – MANDATORY RULES IN BELGIUM

Non-Belgian parties and their counsel involved in cross-border M&A transactions often wish to use their home country model d...
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Edgard van der Straeten

Partner
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edgard.vanderstraeten@cew-law.be
+32 (0)2 542 02 33
Company and association lawEconomic and commercial law

David Szafran

Partner
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david.szafran@cew-law.be
+32 (0)2 542 02 34
Banking and financial lawCompany and association lawSports lawEconomic and commercial law
Francine Messinne CEW & Partners

Francine Messinne

Partner
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francine.messinne@cew-law.be
+32 (0)2 542 02 51
Banking and financial lawCompany and association lawEconomic and commercial law

Marc-David Weinberger

Partner
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md.weinberger@cew-law.be
+32 (0)2 542 02 39
Banking and financial lawCompany and association lawEconomic and commercial law

Frédéric Heylbroeck

Partner
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f.heylbroeck@cew-law.be
+32 (0)2 542 02 42
Company and association lawSports lawEconomic and commercial law

Nicholas Ouchinsky

Partner
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nicholas.ouchinsky@cew-law.be
+32 (0)2 542 02 54
Banking and financial lawInsolvency & restructuringCompany and association lawEconomic and commercial law

Stephanie Colella

Partner
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stephanie.colella@cew-law.be
+32 (0) 2 542 02 65
Economic and commercial lawReal estate law

Thibault Raad

Counsel
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t.raad@cew-law.be
+32 (0) 2 542 02 52
Company and association lawSports lawEconomic and commercial law

Antoine Mairesse

Associate
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antoine.mairesse@cew-law.be
+32 (0) 2 542 02 77
Banking and financial lawCompany and association lawEconomic and commercial law

Omar El Makaoui

Associate
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omar.el.makaoui@cew-law.be  
+32 (0)2 542 02 59
Banking and financial lawInsolvency & restructuringCompany and association lawEconomic and commercial law

Arthur Tadevosian

Associate
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arthur.tadevosian@cew-law.be
+32 (0) 2 542 02 44
Company and association lawEconomic and commercial law

Théo Maquin

Associate
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theo.maquin@cew-law.be
+32 (0)2 542 02 58
Banking and financial lawInsolvency & restructuringCompany and association lawEconomic and commercial law

Victoria Castermans

Associate
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+32 (0)2 542 02 40
Banking and financial lawCompany and association lawEconomic and commercial law

Capucine Chalencon

Associate
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capucine.chalencon@cew-law.be
+32 (0)2 542 02 56
Banking and financial lawInsolvency & restructuringCompany and association lawEconomic and commercial law

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15 OCTOBER 2025

Penalising the employment relationship
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18 November 2025

Workshop: Legal management tools and the cardinal points of the client-lawyer relationship
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29 JANUARY 2025

The balance between the inquisitorial and adversarial systems
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