Elisabeth Hoffmann

Born:

Trier (Germany)

Education:

Dr. Hoffmann studied at the universities of Freiburg i.Br. (Germany), Saarbrücken (Germany), Sorbonne (Paris) (degree: license es lettres), and the Université Libre de Bruxelles (Belgium), where she obtained the title of Doctor of Laws in 1970. She then worked as research delegate at the Centre of Private law ("Centre de Droit Privé") of the University of Brussels for several years.

Professional Experience:

Admitted to the Brussels Bar in 1974.

Thanks to her privileged relationship with the international legal profession, and to her fluency in several European languages, she has been able to develop a genuinely European practice, featuring a network of professional contacts extending to many major cities in and out of the European Union.

Her clients include very important European and international names in various sectors, such as: banking, commercial and industrial, computer technology, fashion industry, etc.

Dr. Hoffmann has also represented clients before the EC Court of Justice in Luxembourg and has acted as an arbitrator in national and international arbitration cases.

Memberships:

Dr. Hoffmann is active in numerous paraprofessional fields. She is an administrative member of various Chambers of Commerce and other professional associations such as the International Bar Association and the International Association of Lawyers (UIA) where she is vice-president of the commission of international sales. She is cofounder and member of the Administrative Council of the European Association of Lawyers in which she plays a very active role.

Languages:

German, French, English, Dutch, Italian, Portuguese.

Publications:

Charles Delnois

Born:

Liba-Astrida (Rwanda)

Education:

PhD in law from ULB (Université Libre de Bruxelles) in 1970.

Professional Experience:

Member of Brussels Bar 1970 - 1981; 1986 - 1996; since 2005.
1973 - 1980: freelance legal work for "La Defence Sociale", a review edited by "le Sydicat des Indépendants" 1981 - 1986: Member of the Bukavu Bar (Zaïre); cooperation with "SVC France", an international company providing information, expertise and documentation

Memberships:

Vlaams Pleitgenootschap;

Practice Areas:

Commercial law, liability and litigation;

Languages:

Dutch, French, English and Spanish.

Lieven Devos

Born:

Menem (Belgium)

Education:

University of Gent (Law degree, option commercial law and economical law, 1995); Erasmus scholarship at the University of Cantabria (Spain, 1995); University of Brussels (Post-graduate degree in Managament); Management School of Solvay (GAS Bedrijfskunde, VUB Solvay, 1996);

Professional Experience:

Admitted to the Brussels Bar in 1996;

Memberships:

Vlaams Pleitgenootschap;

Practice Areas:

Commercial law, liability and litigation;

Languages:

Dutch, French, English and Spanish.

Xavier Van Overmeire

Born:

Namur (Belgium)

Education:

He obtained his diploma of “Licencié en Droit” (Master of Law) at the Catholic University of Louvain, after having completed a legal studying program at the University of Würzburg in Germany.

Professional Experience :

Attorney at law at Brussels bar in 2004.
Part-time lecturer in international private law and intellectual law at the “Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes Commerciales (EPHEC)” in Brussels.

Practice Areas:

Commercial law, intellectual property law, liability and High technology law.

Languages:

French, German, English.

Luca Roscini

Born:

Florence (Italy)

Education:

Università degli Studi di Milano (Law degree, option European and International law - Italy); Université Catholique de Louvain (Masters, international politics); Université Libre de Bruxelles (Law degree, Belgian law; option civil law, contract law); Internship with the United Nations at the ICTR (Tanzania);

Practice Areas:

Civil law, commercial law, European law, refugee law, foreign law, public international law;

Languages:

Italian, French, English, Spanish.