The 'very hands-on' Catherine Longeval and Peter L’Ecluse co-head Van Bael & Bellis' practice, which is well versed in handling contentious and non-contentious public health and public procurement issues. Longeval is highly regarded for her extensive regulatory expertise, with a core focus on matters concerning medical devices, food and supplements, and biotech products, and L’Ecluse has established strength in assisting with reimbursement matters. Michael Clancy is a key contact for competition issues, and Thibaut D’hulst advises on the full spectrum of IP and data protection issues relating to the life sciences sector. Koen T’Syen assists with clinical trials and market authorisation issues.

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‘VBB’s expertise in the pharma sector sets it apart, making it my go-to firm for regulatory and antitrust matters throughout Europe.’
‘Michael Clancy - down to earth, highly responsive, genuinely knowledgeable about our industry. Catherine Longeval - easy-going, clear and to the point.’
‘The team is well staffed with appropriate lawyers, it is very professional, knowledgeable, legal opinions are clear and to the point. Very pragmatic, and very actionable advice.’
‘Catherine Longeval is a cut above the rest, very quick, knowledgeable, asking the right questions and giving the appropriate answers. Very hands on.’
‘Very strong team effort with a clear leader - the result is an in-depth analysis with clear proposals for the way forward. A clear focus on the interests of the client.’
‘Excellent partner availability. Great reactivity. Give honest advice if they believe that certain legal action has little chance of success or would take too much time.’
‘Law firm with real expertise in distribution and competition law at European level.’
‘I had the pleasure to work with Koen T'Syen whose availability and pragmatic approach helped us orientate our strategy.'

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AbbVie
Amgen
AstraZeneca
Baxter
Bayer
Belgian Federal Government
CSL Behring
Dr. Willmar Schwabe
Dutch Ophthalmic Research Center
Eisai
Gedeon Richter
GSK
Mylan
Novo Nordisk
pharma.be
PTC Therapeutics
Swiss Federal Office of Public Health
UCB
Vaxcyte
Vertex
Zoetis

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