Quinz is proud to announce that Wim De Meester was appointed as partner on 1 January 2023.
Wim started his career at the competition law department of a legacy law firm. He joined Quinz a few years after its founding, where he continued to assist clients in complex and high-profile EU & competition law matters. Clients praised him for his expertise and pragmatism in complex and high-stake matters.
Within a couple of years, he had gained the trust of clients and peers and was able to build Quinz’s current competition law practice, a practice that continues to grow both in terms of client base as well as team size.
The team advises on all aspects of EU and Belgian competition law as well as general EU law matters. It especially excels in complex EU and national competition litigation.
Quinz is particularly proud of this new appointment. It is the epitome of its continued investment in young talent to become true ambassadors of Quinz’s values and reputation.
Quin is also thrilled to annonce that Nathalie Smuha has joined Quinz as of counsel. Over the past years, Nathalie has become an indispensable international authority on the legal and ethical challenges of AI and digital tech. Nathalie’s arrival within our team highlights Quinz’s unbendable passion for innovation. It also underscores our determination to be a leading counsel in IT and digital services.
Nathalie obtained degrees in Law and Philosophy from KU Leuven and the University of Chicago. Since September 2017, Nathalie is a member of the Department of International and European Law at the KU Leuven where she conducts research on the impact of AI & algorithmic decision-making on human rights, democracy and the rule of law. She is also the academic coordinator of the KU Leuven Summer School on the Law, Ethics and Policy of AI.
Nathalie worked as an attorney with the EU competition law department of a leading international law firm and gained experience at the European Commission (DG Connect) where she contributed to the European AI Strategy and coordinated the High-Level Expert Group on AI. She also advised various other international organizations on AI policy, such as the Council of Europe, UNESCO, the OECD and Interpol/UNICRI. Nathalie is currently lecturing courses on European Economic Law and the Law and Ethics of AI at KU Leuven and the Brussels School of Competition.
Besides developing her own AI and digital compliance practice, Nathalie will assist in EU law matters (including EU regulation, litigation and competition law) and support our digital health lab.
