Etienne Wery

Area of specialisation

• Arbitration Competition Information and Communication Technologies Intellectual Property Pharmaceutical

Bar admission

• Belgium
• France

Experience with legal system

• Belgium
• France

Professional experience

Etienne is a lawyer but he also has a degree in business management.

He was called to the bar in 1992, and in 1994 decided to start ULYS, his own law firm, specializing in Internet law.

Etienne has written several books and contributed to countless leading law journals. He is regularly asked to give conferences on issues in his area of expertise. His is also senior lecturer at the university.

Etienne is fluent in French and English. He understands Dutch and has a basic level of German and Japanese.

Besides his activities in the firm, in 1997 Etienne created a Legal Portal dedicated to technology and law, which became a francophone internet reference (www.droit-technologie.org).