Description of Firm Koan, an independent law firm, assists its clients, both local and foreign, in matters mainly pertaining to business law, on a national, European and international level, for consultancy and litigation purposes. Our main practice areas are: media & ICT, IP and business practices, corporate law, tax law, commercial and distribution law, banking and finance law, labour law, criminal law, European law and competition law. Partners Robert De Baerdemaeker Jean-Paul Hordies Agnès Maqua Stéphane Willemart Ariane Destrycker Caroline Francq Pierre Willemart Nathalie Charpentier-Mavrinac Jan Decorte Francine Messinne Of Counsel Marc Willemart Associates Catherine Smits Hilde Smout Emmanuelle Gonthier Caroline De Scheemaecker Axel Lefebvre Johan Van de Velde Dirk Bogaerts Gwendoline Van Ossel Mehdl Mellah Bart Van Den Brande Johanne Ligot Associates Bruno Traesch Marie Kokot Sébastien Snoeck Pieter Paepe Olivier Chapelle Benoit Carre Emilie Noiret Elodie Crost Pierre-Françios Delneste Olivia Battard Andries Hofkens Timothy Daenen Practice Areas Our teams are made up of more than 30 lawyers, whose expertise is widely recognized in each practice area owing to their complementary nature. We research creative, pragmatic, and efficient solutions for our clients by combining our areas of expertise and adapting to their needs, no matter how complex the problem at hand. Our reactivity, due to the human dimension of our teams, our listening skills and our understanding of our clients problems, permits us to offer the highest quality service at costs adapted to their needs. Excellence, loyalty, confidence, and mutual respect are the values that we share in the exercise of our profession and are the foundation of our association. We are committed to demonstrating these values in our day-to-day relations with our clients. We are especially active in key sectors of the economy, such as media and information technology, automotive, distribution, sports, banking, and finance. “Change perspective…find solutions”