Longstanding experience advising Chinese clients

Stibbe is a leading full-service commercial law firm in the Benelux region with main offices in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. Established more than 100 years ago, it is one of the few firms in Europe with a longstanding experience in advising Chinese clients on their outbound investments and all legal aspects of doing business in the Benelux.  

Dedicated China team

Stibbe has more than 70 partners who are supported by a group of approximately 270 associates. Our lawyers provide clients with sufficient manpower to handle their large-scale transactions or key matters in the main languages of the Benelux region: English, Dutch and French. We are also one of the few firms in the region with a dedicated China team comprising native Chinese (Putonghua and Cantonese) speakers.

Quality advice at an international level

We have longstanding relationships with leading firms in all major jurisdictions. This enables us to assemble a tailor-made integrated team of lawyers with the best expertise and contacts in each jurisdiction for any particular case, offering our Chinese and European clients quality advice at an international level. 

Excellent guanxi

In addition, we have excellent longstanding relationships with essential governmental departments and services in all three of our home jurisdictions. Likewise in China, we have outstanding guanxi with the diplomatic and consular representatives of our various jurisdictions.