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Frederik Van Remoortel

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Overview

Well known for his contract drafting and negotiating skills, Frederik Van Remoortel assists a variety of clients ranging from local startups to multinational companies in corporate transactional matters and corporate counseling. Clients turn to Frederik for complex commercial contract drafting and negotiating, specifically in the technology, telecom, and automotive sectors.

Frederik regularly assists national and international companies in acquiring or setting up, operating, and restructuring their businesses in Belgium and the European Union. This includes corporate transactional matters such as acquisitions, mergers, joint ventures, and other collaborative arrangements, as well as general corporate counseling.

Frederik’s experience includes both contentious and noncontentious work. He has extensive litigation experience before the Belgian courts in corporate, commercial, and labor and employment matters (shareholder disputes, termination of distribution and agency agreements, employee termination cases, etc.). Frederik gained valuable experience as a substitute judge at the Brussels Commercial Court (August 2010–March 2015).

Frederik advises clients on data protection law, including aspects of direct marketing and human resources data protection. He is a Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe and was a member of the IAPP European Advisory Board (2015–2016).

Frederik is a partner in the Corporate and Commercial Group in the firm’s Brussels office. His representative clients include telecom operators, pharmaceutical companies, software developers, internet service providers, record companies, electronic consumer and professional electronic equipment manufacturers and distributors, defense/aerospace companies, manufacturers of medical equipment, clothing companies, associations of car dealers, and companies in the automotive sector, all based in various jurisdictions. Frederik also assists several United States- and Belgium-based nonprofit organizations and trade associations.

Career & Education

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    • Catholic University of Leuven, J.D., 1997
    • Catholic University of Leuven, postgraduate degree in tax law, 1998
    • University of Namur, Bachelor of Law
    • Catholic University of Leuven, J.D., 1997
    • Catholic University of Leuven, postgraduate degree in tax law, 1998
    • University of Namur, Bachelor of Law
    • Belgium
    • European Court
    • Belgium
    • European Court
    • Former board member of the Young Brussels Dutch Bar Association 
    • Member of the European Advisory Board of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), 2015-2016
    • CIPP/E
    • Substitute judge at the Brussels Commercial Court, August 2010 - March 2015
    • Former board member of the Young Brussels Dutch Bar Association 
    • Member of the European Advisory Board of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), 2015-2016
    • CIPP/E
    • Substitute judge at the Brussels Commercial Court, August 2010 - March 2015
    • Dutch
    • English
    • French
    • Dutch
    • English
    • French
Co-heads the ‘strong commercial and corporate team’ ‘corporate law and data protection law specialist’ […] attracts praise for providing ‘timely and good quality advice.

Legal 500 EME, Commercial, Corporate and M&A, Europe-wide 2019

Frederik's Insights

Client Alert | 19 min read | 01.31.24

2024: An Overview of New and Upcoming Belgian and EU Laws and Regulations

A number of important Belgian and EU legislative changes are likely to have an impact in 2024. On the one hand, there are new laws that have been adopted and will start to bite, and, on the other, there are proposals that are expected to firm up into law....

Representative Matters

M&A

  • Assisted the Belgian subsidiary of a major international music company with the acquisition of three privately-owned Belgian companies.
  • Advised a Maltese telecoms company in negotiations and contract drafting in connection with an intended merger with a well-known mobile telecom provider.
  • Assisted a global leader in life sciences with its acquisition of the Belgian start-up biotech company from Private Equity funds and private individuals.
  • Assisted our client with the sale of a Belgian MVNO to a competitor.
  • Carried out due diligence in view of the secondary listing of a life sciences company on the Singapore Stock Exchange.
  • Assisted a private shareholder with the sale of a minority share in a company specializing in hearing solutions (for example, for mobile phones and PDA software applications).
  • Advised a world leader in in vitro diagnostics on the acquisition of 100% of the shares in the Belgian group of companies.
  • Assisted a leading international engineering and manufacturing company with the acquisition of a Belgian plastic netting manufacturer (part of a larger US deal).
  • Assisted a building and land development company in its sale of a 50% share in a joint venture company.
  • Assisted a private shareholder with the sale of a majority share in a film production company.
  • Assisted an international pharmaceutical group with the sale of all shares held in its Belgian, French and Luxembourg entities.
  • Assisted a Belgian company active in road safety in the acquisition of two companies operating driving-schools.

Incorporation and restructuring

  • Assisted several U.S. not-for-profit associations with the establishment of a Belgian branch office or new Belgian non-profit entity.
  • Assisted several trade associations with the establishment of their EU presence.
  • Assisted a U.S. company in the environmentally-friendly cleaning industry to establish its Belgian presence and provided continuing support.
  • Assisted a client in setting up a Belgian joint venture company between a French and an Italian industrial group.
  • Advised a client on the merger of its Belgian group companies in the music industry.

Financing

  • Negotiated a convertible loan agreement for a start-up company.
  • Advised a Belgian start-up company providing small cell software and product solutions in the telecom sector on a multi-million euro credit facility.
  • Assisted several start-up companies in contract negotiations with investors, such as the negotiation of share purchase and subscription agreements.
  • Setting up alternative remuneration schemes, such as stock option plans.

Dispute Resolution

  • Represented a leading global car rental company in litigation regarding a possible acquisition of a Belgian competitor.
  • Assisted a private shareholder in a building and land development company to reach settlement in a shareholders’ dispute concerning various groups of companies and co-owned properties.
  • Managed a shareholders’/directors’ dispute for a manufacturer of marine vessel equipment.

Contract drafting and negotiation

  • Advise and assist the Belgian association of dealers of a German car manufacturer in all its contract negotiations with the manufacturer.
  • Advise and assist the European association of dealers of a German car manufacture in its most important contract negotiations regarding EU wide template agreements.
  • Drafting and negotiation of several complex agreements in the telecom sector for a Belgian Telecom operator (e.g. full MVNO agreements, international roaming agreements, roof right licenses).
  • Contract negotiations, on behalf of the stakeholders united in securing the legal supply chain from falsified medicines, with three candidate suppliers of the EU wide national software platforms for the medicines verification system under the Falsified Medicines Directive.
  • Drafting of manufacturing and supply contracts, and research and development contracts for a client in the pharmaceutical sector.
  • Review and negotiation of several lease agreements and service agreements for a provider of flexible office spaces.
  • Successfully assisted a US multinational in its negotiations with Nato in view of an amicable termination of the contractual relationship.

Data Protection

  • Provide data protection advice and training to the Belgian operations of an Asian car manufacturer.
  • Provide data protection advice and training to the EU operations of a US multinational industrial company.
  • Perform data protection audit for a Belgian telecom provider.
  • Perform data protection audit at EU and global level for a US multinational industrial company.

Frederik's Insights

Client Alert | 19 min read | 01.31.24

2024: An Overview of New and Upcoming Belgian and EU Laws and Regulations

A number of important Belgian and EU legislative changes are likely to have an impact in 2024. On the one hand, there are new laws that have been adopted and will start to bite, and, on the other, there are proposals that are expected to firm up into law....

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Frederik's Insights

Client Alert | 19 min read | 01.31.24

2024: An Overview of New and Upcoming Belgian and EU Laws and Regulations

A number of important Belgian and EU legislative changes are likely to have an impact in 2024. On the one hand, there are new laws that have been adopted and will start to bite, and, on the other, there are proposals that are expected to firm up into law....