The far-reaching offering at Loyens & Loeff handles work encompassing dispute resolution for IT and telecoms clients, regulatory advice on issues such as e-commerce legislation, and M&A work in the IT space. Contract law, employment matters and public procurement issues are additional areas of competence. Practice co-head Stéphanie De Smedt advises a wide range of clients form the IT sector on regulatory issues such as liability risks. Contentious expert Hakim Boularbah completes the leadership duo. Maria-Clara Van den Bossche‘s proficiency in Belgian court litigation and pre-litigation matters makes her a key contact for multinational tech companies.

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Key clients

  • QNTM Group AB
  • JooS Consulting
  • Meta Platforms Ireland Limited
  • Amphenol
  • Infopro Digital Group
  • Omnivision Technologies
  • Tencent
  • Genesys Telecom
  • Tata Consultancy Services

Work highlights

  • Assisted QNTM Group with the acquisition of Actito SA, a Wallonia-based leading European software platform for Customer Activation.
  • Represented Meta Platforms Ireland in court litigation.
  • Assisted Bregal Unternehmerkapital GmbH and its portfolio company STP Informationstechnologie GmbH (STP) with a buy and build acquisition whereby acquiring all shares in the Belgian legal tech company Knowliah.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Stéphanie De Smedt, Hakim Boularbah

Other key lawyers

Maria-Clara Van den Bossche