Field Fisher Waterhouse has boosted its corporate presence in Brussels with the hire of Taylor Wessing partner Martine de Witte.

The move is de Witte’s second in little more than a year as she only joined Taylor Wessing in May 2007. Prior to that she was an equity partner at Akin, Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld for 14 years. She headed the US law firm’s Brussels arm until the office closed in January 2007. She specialises in representing clients within the information technology, telecommunications and life sciences sectors and advises on both corporate and corporate litigation matters.