Schoenherr is expanding its office in Brussels and transforming it from a representative to a full-fledged operational office.
As announced previously Schoenherr Partner Volker Weiss will head the office. Weiss specializes in Competition Law, and the Brussels office will focus on EU and Competition matters as well, particularly on matters with CEE impact.
Schoenherr has been present with a representative office in Brussels since late 1994, coinciding with Austria's accession to the EU. In a statement released today, the firm asserted that its move to now launch a fully-fledged Brussels office "reflects the considerable growth of the firm in the CEE region and the growing importance of EU law and Competition law matters to the firm's clients situated there."
"We want to bring CEE closer to Brussels - and Brussels closer to CEE," Weiss stated. "We see a lot of market potential in advising companies in those countries which have recently acceded to the EU or are set to do so. Our clients will benefit from our presence in Brussels. This is a move planned and achieved together with the colleagues of our competition practice group in CEE. To this end, we are integrating members from our CEE-based EU & Competition teams, some of whom will also relocate to Brussels."
