Our people

Marie Pellegrini
Marie focuses on commercial law.
Her experience covers a broad range of industries such as medical devices, pharma, biotech, consumer & retail, telecom and financial services.
Much of Marie’s work is international where she assists clients in all matters of distribution, agency and franchising arrangements. She notably advises on the setting up of distribution networks, business development (including international expansion), promotion of sales, related competition issues and the negotiation and drafting of international commercial agreements, ensuring their compliance with antitrust rules.
Marie has acquired particular expertise in the field of life sciences. She advises on commercial agreements (including research and development agreements, know-how licensing, collaborations, supply and distribution agreements) both in terms of negotiating and drafting but also in advising on disputes arising out of such agreements.
Marie worked several years for the international law firm Taylor Wessing. As legal interim consultant, she gained a lot of in-house experience, which has given her a proven track record in implementing changes and leading the execution of complex projects with multiple stakeholders.
Industry experience
- MEDICAL DEVICES
- PHARMA
- BIOTECH
- HEALTH TECH
- CONSUMER & RETAIL
- LOGISTICS & TRANSPORT
- TELECOM
- INSURANCES
- IT
Legal expertise
- DISTRIBUTION, AGENCY, MARKETING AND FRANCHISING
- COMPETITION, EU & TRADE
- RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT & COLLABORATION AGREEMENTS
- LICENSING AND PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS
- OUTSOURCING
- DATA PROTECTION & PRIVACY
- E-COMMERCE
- LITIGATION & DISPUTE RESOLUTION
- DUTCH
- ENGLISH
- FRENCH
- ITALIAN
- GERMAN (passive knowledge)
2020
CERTIFIED DATA PROTECTION OFFICER, UNIVERSITY OF MAASTRICHT
2004-2005
ADVANCED MASTER OF BUSINESS LAW, UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP
2002-2003
ADVANCED MASTER OF EUROPEAN LAW, UNIVERSITY OF TOULOUSE
1999-2002
MASTER OF LAWS, UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS (VUB)
1997-1999
BACHELOR OF LAWS, UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS (VUB)