ALTIUS
With clients ranging from the Belgian Volleyball Association to the Republic of Pakistan, the practice at ALTIUS assists a broad range of organisations with legal issues such as regulatory issues under European law,��intellectual property rights, data protection and litigation. Practice head Jérôme Vermeylen handles corporate issues such as the setting-up and functioning of not-for-profits; competition expert Carmen Verdonck has a strong track record in obtaining merger control clearance from the Belgian Competition Authority; and Olivier Vrins is a key contact for IP mandates and has a notable focus on the field of designations of origin and geographical indications. Commercial specialist Gerrit Vandendriessche is a further name to note.
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Key clients
- Agentschap voor Natuur en Bos Yes N/A
- Association of European Coeliac Societies
- (AOECS)
- Bill and Melinda-Gates Foundation
- Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC)
- CEER
- Centre Culturel Ismailien
- Euroseeds
- Fost Plus
- PIANC
- Attorney General of the Republic of Pakistan
- French Institut National de l’Origine et de la Qualité
- Belgian Ministry of Economic Affairs
- The University of Kent
- Vlaams Audiovisueel Fonds (VAF)
- Yakult Honsha Research Centre for Microbiology
- United States Government (USG)
- Center for Civilians in Conflict (CIVIC)
- Croplife Europe No
- New Direction
- Bureau National Interprofessionnel du Cognac (BNIC)
- Fedustria
- oriGIn
- Comité Interprofessionnel du Vin de Champagne
- Belgian Tennis Association
- Belgian Volleyball Association
Work highlights
- Selected on the basis of a tender to assist the Agency for Nature and Forestry in an ongoing State aid investigation procedure.
- Representing the Republic of Pakistan before the European Commission in opposition proceedings against an application by India for registration of ‘Basmati’ as a protected geographical indication in the EU.
- Assisting the Center for Civilians in Conflict (CIVIC) with the governance of its Belgian entity and its plans to restructure its entities present in Belgium and the Netherlands.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Jérôme Vermeylen, Carmen Verdonck, Olivier Vrins, Gerrit Vandendriessche