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Regulatory: Government & Public Affairs - Europe-wide
What the Team is Known For
Squire Patton Boggs' Brussels-based team assists an array of governmental and private clients with matters related to EU foreign policy, public policy and legislative advocacy. The firm's advisory offering ranges from artificial intelligence and data sharing to trade regulation and ESG policy. The firm offers increasingly strong capabilities in environmental regulations, with expertise across a range of areas. Its activities include advising on PFAS, biocides and CSDD, as well as representing clients in litigation before EU courts, including the ECHA.
Strengths
Their ability to grasp complex matters and offer advice that accounts for all issues, while addressing outstanding legal issues related to the matter, is superb.
Squire doesn't just give the interpretation of the law, but it's strategic as to what it means to the company. They make it very digestible for people who aren't familiar with this type of language.
Squire has specialised lawyers on sustainability- and environmental-related issues.
Squire is very approachable and friendly. They put a real-world, human spin on it.
I appreciate the way Squire gets up to speed with the industry. Their approach is very helpful because both sides feel that they are being listened to.
Work Highlights
Squire Patton Boggs advised FuelsEurope on a range of EU policy and regulatory issues.
Notable practitioners
Gerard McElwee is always very helpful. He tries to understand the challenges and how he can help us.
What stands out about Gerard is his understanding beyond the law of the policy context; not many lawyers have that. It's a wider perspective of the politics.
Gerard McElwee is very personable; he is incredibly organised when it comes to separation of company interests and keeping things on track for the overall taskforce.
He is very personable. He is incredibly organised, and when it comes to separation of company interests, he keeps things on track.
Peter Sellar is the go-to partner in Europe for expertise but also for gut-check issues beyond his practice area.
Peter Sellar is a very experienced and competent lawyer, with a fast understanding of business needs and an efficient, hands-on approach.
Thomas Delille is based between Paris and Brussels. He is particularly highly rated for his chemical and environmental expertise in the EU regulation sphere. He is also an experienced litigator.
Thomas Delille is very clear-minded, rational and very reliable. He keeps his deadlines.
Thomas demonstrates a deep and broad knowledge of REACH and its developments. Because these are novel questions, we've appreciated his creativity.
I like Thomas' technical expertise; he explains things very well.