The former secretary-general of the alliance between Herbert Smith, Stibbe and Gleiss Lutz, Olivier Clevenbergh, has teamed up with five partners from Benelux law firms to launch a new practice in Brussels.

Clevenbergh, who was managing partner of Stibbe’s Brussels arm from 2005 to 2011, has launched new firm Strelia with a team of partners including former Stibbe colleague Jean-Pierre Fierens, who was board chairman and Brussels litigation head at his former firm.