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Etienne Kairis

Partner · Liedekerke

BelgiumCommercial Contracts, LitigationFrench, Dutch, English

About

Partner at Liedekerke with over 25 years' experience in commercial law, focusing on distribution law, fair trade practices, intellectual property and IT law, and recognised for expertise in the organisation, management and restructuring of automotive distribution networks. He has broad experience devising and enforcing national and international strategies for trade mark, patent and copyright protection; he is a member of the Brussels bar and joined Liedekerke in January 2014.

Practice areas

Commercial ContractsLitigationIntellectual PropertyIT & TelecommunicationsTrade Practices & Consumer Law

Office

Expertise

Distribution LawAutomotive SectorTrade Mark ProtectionPatent ProtectionCopyright ProtectionPrivacy & Data ProtectionMedia & EntertainmentRetailIT Law

Education

  • Master of Laws (LL.M. equivalent) – University of Leuven (KU Leuven), 1998
  • LL.M. in Intellectual Property Law (Intellectuele Rechten / Droits intellectuels) – jointly organised by the University of Leuven and the University of Brussels (KUL – HUB-KAHO), 2001

Admissions

  • Brussels Bar (Belgium)

Languages

FrenchDutchEnglish