Christian Daman

Legal Counsel | Legal Services | Business Coaching

Lint, Flemish Region, Belgium

About

Experienced in-house legal counsel, familiar with all aspects of contract law and company law in the broad sense (including management and board, contract review & negotiations, legal writing, dispute settlement, IP law,...), self-employed or as part of an in-house team, but always with a strong analytical mindset, solution-focused and with a knack for innovative thinking.

Experience

  • Business Professional at Self-employed
    Sep 2016 - Present · 9 yrs 10 mos

  • Head of Technology Transfer Department at University of Antwerp
    Sep 2012 - Sep 2016 · 4 yrs 1 mo

    Management of the university's business development, technology transfer and IP-portfolio: research agreements with companies, patent applications, licence agreements, spin-offs. Tech transfer related university matters. Tech transfer policy. Tech transfer related contacts with government and public authorities.

  • Legal Counsel at Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)
    Aug 2010 - Aug 2012 · 2 yrs 1 mo

    All legal support with respect to technology transfer: research agreements, licence agreements, funding agreements (public and private), material transfer agreements, commercial negotiations.

  • Legal Counsel at Amadeus Benelux N.V.
    Aug 2000 - Aug 2008 · 8 yrs 1 mo

    Member of the legal department (Amadeus Group HQ's in Madrid), assigned to the Travel Office Products and Solutions-division (HQ: Nice - France) and Amadeus Benelux N.V. (Belgium, Luxembourg and The Netherlands). Generalist lawyer for all aspects of international business law and company law, with broad expertise in drafting, reviewing and negotiating of major contracts like multinational services agreements and software and service level agreements.

  • Group Legal Coordinator at Pietercil Group
    Jan 1997 - Jun 2000 · 3 yrs 6 mos

    In-house legal counsel in charge of all legal affairs (broker, distribution and agency contracts, legal HR matters and contracts, insurances, disputes, regulations and compliance) and company matters (board, legal documents) of Pietercil Group N.V. and its affiliated companies in Europe. Pietercil is a broker and distributor of fast moving consumer products (Nielsen F1, F2 and F3 segments).