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Brussels and Doha – April 1, 2024: The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) 2024 edition has recognized 16 practice areas and 11 lawyers in Crowell & Moring’s Brussels and Doha offices. The 11 individual lawyers received 18 total rankings across the 16 different practice areas.

Washington – January 2, 2020: Crowell & Moring elected eight lawyers to the firm’s partnership, effective January 1, 2020. The firm also promoted seven attorneys to the position of senior counsel, and 26 associates to the position of counsel. The new partners have been promoted from within the ranks of the firm’s Washington, Los Angeles, and San Francisco offices. The new partners have been promoted from across offices and practice groups, including White Collar & Regulatory Enforcement, Health Care, International Trade, Intellectual Property, Privacy & Cybersecurity, Government Contracts, Litigation, and Antitrust.

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.”

On March 19, 2024, the European Council adopted changes to the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union in an attempt to improve its efficiency.

In an era where regulatory landscapes are rapidly evolving, companies with a footprint in the European Union must stay vigilant and adaptable. The EU has recently unveiled a comprehensive set of guidelines that impose fresh obligations on both EU and non-EU based companies operating within its borders. This client alert is the first in a series designed to decode the complexities of the new EU regulations and provide actionable insights for businesses to ensure full compliance[1]. Stay tuned as we unravel the details of these pivotal changes and guide you through the steps your business needs to take to align with the EU's heightened regulatory standards.

The new Companies and Associations Code has been approved by the Belgian Parliament on February 28, 2019. This Code replaces the current Companies Code as well as the Law on Associations and Foundations and the Law on Professional Associations. It extensively rewrites the rules regulating companies, associations, and foundations.

An inescapable part of marketing your (non-food) products consists of managing the risks caused by defective and/or non-compliant products. To deal with the legal aspect of this risk, economic operators must take measures prior to putting their products on the market as well as once the product has been commercialized.

The European Regulation on “the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data” (also known as the "GDPR") will be applicable in all EU Member States from May 25, 2018.