A&O Shearman

A&O Shearman is an international law firm providing legal services for global business and industry. With nearly 4,000 lawyers globally, we are equally fluent in English law, U.S. law and the laws of the world’s most dynamic markets. This combination creates a new kind of law firm, one built to achieve unparalleled outcomes for our clients on their most complex, multijurisdictional matters – everywhere in the world. A firm that advises at the forefront of the forces changing the current of global business and that is unrivalled in its global strength. For over 40 years, our firm in Belgium has been a trusted partner to leading corporations, financial institutions, private capital players, and government institutions, including European entities. With over 120 lawyers in Brussels and Antwerp, we are dedicated to achieving our clients’ strategic goals. Our team, deeply rooted in the local legal and business community, knows the Belgian market inside out. We operate flexibly as one team, while leveraging our global network of over 49 offices in total, the greatest coverage from west to east of any of the elite of international law firms. Our diverse capabilities and market knowledge allow us to deliver innovative solutions to complex legal challenges across any industry. Our Belgian clients appreciate our natural understanding of their industry and background, and our international clients come to us for our knowledge of the “ins and outs” of doing business in Belgium. The majority of our work is complex, large scale, urgent and international in nature. Unlike the majority of law firms in Belgium, we provide clients with a full service covering: corporate, M&A, finance, litigation, commercial contracts, employment and benefits, intellectual property, IT, outsourcing, real estate, tax, environment, EU and competition and public law, and are consistently ranked first tier across most of these areas. This means our clients receive relevant, commercial advice with all perspectives integrated, without the need to piece together a jigsaw puzzle of input from different law firms.