Overview
(March 28, 2024, Brussels) — Steptoe's Brussels office received two practice rankings and five individual awards for lawyers in the 2024 edition of The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA). The Legal 500 collects feedback from hundreds of thousands of in-house lawyers and legal teams, and independently assesses law firm deals and matters. For our practices and lawyers to be recognized and recommended in the 2024 EMEA edition is an honor. Our recognition demonstrates our ability to provide leading advice and counsel to clients with operations and needs in the EMEA regions.
The following Steptoe practices are recommended:
Top Tier Firm
- Belgium – EU Regulatory: Chemicals
Tier 2 Firm
- Belgium – Customs, Trade, WTO and Anti-dumping
The following individual lawyers are recommended:
Leading Individuals
- Renato Antonini (Belgium – Customs, Trade, WTO and Anti-dumping)
- Ruxandra Cana (Belgium – EU Regulatory: Chemicals)
Next Generation Partners
- Eva Monard (Belgium – Customs, Trade, WTO and Anti-dumping)
- Eleonore Mullier (Belgium – EU regulatory: Chemicals)
Rising Star
- Yongqing Bao (Belgium – Customs, Trade, WTO and Anti-dumping)
What our clients are saying:
"[W]e very much appreciate the excellent communication, the great commitment and the high level of competence. The team works constructively together to find an appropriate solution without blinkers. Always available and responsive to our inquiries."
"It is a team of experienced lawyers with passion. They are experienced with working with authorities. They understand very well the law and the practice of the authorities. Hard work and quick responsiveness are further good values of this team."
Visit The Legal 500 to view our 'EU Regulatory: Chemicals' and 'Customs, Trade, WTO and Anti-dumping' rankings.
About Steptoe
In more than 110 years of practice, Steptoe has earned an international reputation for vigorous representation of clients before governmental agencies, successful advocacy in litigation and arbitration, and creative and practical advice in structuring business transactions. Steptoe has more than 500 lawyers and other professional staff across offices in Beijing, Brussels, Chicago, Hong Kong, Houston, London, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, and Washington. For more information, visit www.steptoe.com.
The diversity of the firm is a critical factor in its success. The firm’s chair is a woman; the majority of the firm’s elected executive committee is female; the majority of Steptoe's ten offices are managed by women; and the majority of Steptoe’s practice groups have women as leaders. The firm's six-person professional business services leadership is equally diverse, with two women of color, and other leaders who openly identify as LGBTQ+.
