Mr. Frank Wijckmans (University of Virginia, 1985-86), partner in the Belgian firm Contrast, received the ILO Client Choice Award 2011 as the best competition lawyer in the European Union. The firm also received the Client Choice Award as the best Belgian law firm of 2011.

Law firms and partners can only be nominated for the ILO Client Choice awards by corporate counsel. The winners for 2011 were chosen on the basis of more than 2,000 individual assessments worldwide. ILO’s criteria focus on ability to add real value to a client’s business above and beyond other players in the market, and the Awards recognize those law firms and partners that stand apart for their excellent client care and the quality of their service. Please refer to http://www.internationallawoffice.com/awards/CC/2011/ for more information about the awards.

At the same time as receiving the ILO Client Choice Awards, another prominent independent organization, The Legal 500, recommends Contrast’s EU and competition law team for its particular expertise in this practice area in its new 2011 edition.

Contrast offers independent and specialized EU, competition, corporate and business law advice while providing full litigation support in these practice areas. Their team currently consists of 19 lawyers, including three partners (Frank Wijckmans, Filip Tuytschaever and Bart Bellen) and one senior counsel (Luc Demeyere), as well as a dedicated support team.