Legal 500 EMEA Recommends Crowell & Moring in 11 Practice Areas and Recognizes 14 Lawyers

Brussels – April 16, 2019: The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) 2019 edition has recognized 11 practice areas and 14 lawyers in Crowell & Moring’s Brussels office. The firm is recognized as “top tier” in three categories. Among the lawyers recognized, Thomas De Meese, co-managing partner of the Brussels office, is listed in the Legal 500 Hall of Fame for “continued excellence in client service.”

The 2019 Legal 500 EMEA ranks the following Crowell & Moring practice areas:

• Healthcare and Life Sciences: (Tier 1): partner Jan-Diederik Lindemans; partner Kristof Roox; senior counsel Gunther Meyer; counsel Jurgen Figys, associate Evelina Roegiers
• Intellectual Property: (Tier 1): partner Jan-Diederik Lindemans; partner Kristof Roox; senior counsel Gunther Meyer
• Media and Entertainment: (Tier 1): partner Thomas De Meese; partner Jan-Diederik Lindemans; counsel Karl Stas
• Pharma, Medical Devices and Biotech: (Tier 2): partner Kristof Roox
• Privacy and Data Protection: (Tier 2): partner Thomas De Meese; partner Emmanuel Plasschaert; partner Maarten Stassen; partner Frederik Van Remoortel;
• Competition Belgian Law: (Tier 3): partner Thomas De Meese; partner Kristof Roox; senior counsel Jules Stuyck; counsel Karl Stas
• Dispute Resolution: (Tier 3): partner Thomas De Meese; partner Emmanuel Plasschaert; partner Kristof Roox
• IT and Telecoms: (Tier 3): partner Thomas De Meese; counsel Karl Stas
• Competition EU and Global: (Tier 4): partner Sean-Paul Brankin; partner Thomas De Meese; associate Evi Mattioli; senior counsel Jules Stuyck; counsel Karl Stas
• Employment: (Tier 4): partner Emmanuel Plasschaert; partner Frederik Van Remoortel; associate Evelien Jamaels
• Commercial, Corporate and M&A: (Tier 5): partner Emmanuel Plasschaert; partner Frederik Van Remoortel

Four lawyers have been named in six practice areas to Legal 500 EMEA’s elite “Hall of Fame,” “Leading Individuals,” and “Next Generation Lawyers” lists:

• Thomas De Meese (Hall of Fame, Leading Individual): Media and Entertainment; Privacy and Data Protection; IT and Telecoms
• Kristof Roox (Leading Individual): Healthcare and Life Sciences; Intellectual Property; Pharma, Medical Devices and Biotech
• Jurgen Figys (Next Generation Lawyer): Healthcare and Life Sciences;
• Evelina Roegiers (Next Generation Lawyer): Healthcare and Life Sciences;

Legal 500 evaluates the legal market in more than 90 countries. The guide's editorial driven rankings are based on the opinions of the editors and research they conduct with competitors, peers, and clients. The country chapters and recommendations can be viewed online at www.legal500.com.

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