Seven lawyers from NautaDutilh Brussels are mentioned in the second annual Best Lawyers® list for Belgium. The rankings of Best Lawyers® are based on exhaustive peer-review surveys. In fact, the current edition is based on 2.8 million detailed lawyer evaluations of other lawyers.
The following members of the firm have been named "Best Lawyers" in Belgium for their respective practice areas: Marc van der Haegen (Corporate & Finance), Patrick Peeters (Public & Regulatory), Philippe Péters (Intellectual Property), François Tulkens (Public & Regulatory), Dirk Van Gerven (Corporate & Finance), Florence Verhoestraete (Intellectual Property) and Liesbeth Weynants (Intellectual Property).
NautaDutilh is the only law firm with three lawyers listed in the area of intellectual property. Moreover, IP partner Philippe Péters has been named Best Lawyers® "Brussels Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year" for 2010. Only one "Lawyer of the Year" is chosen for each practice area per legal community. All "Lawyers of the Year" have received particularly high ratings in the Best Lawyers® surveys and are highly respected by their peers for their abilities, professionalism and integrity.