Brussels, 20 August, 2008 – Baker & McKenzie announced today that Jan Cerfontaine will end his tenure with the Firm to become the Chairman of Argenta. 

As an accomplished corporate and banking and finance lawyer, Jan Cerfontaine has been a Partner with Baker & McKenzie in Antwerp since 2002.  Being offered the possibility to take an active role at the head of Argenta, he will be leaving the Firm as of 1 September 2008. “This position represents for me an incredible opportunity although I will definitely regret the highly professional environment & friendly atmosphere prevailing at Baker & McKenzie. I am confident we shall maintain a close relationship”, said Jan Cerfontaine.
 
Commenting on the news, Koen Vanhaerents, Co-Managing Partner of the Belgian offices, said, “We send our warmest congratulations to Jan on this new challenge, which is a fitting recognition of his successful career with our Firm. While sorry to see him leaving, we are delighted that he is joining a very good client and look forward to working closely with him in the future. We thank Jan for his valuable work and his contribution to the development of our Antwerp office over the last years and wish him every success in his new function.”