Background Legal Support International bvba (LSI) is a limited liability company under Belgium law incorporated by Barend F. van Nievelt through which he conducts his international business law practice. Previously he operated under the name GreenTech Consultants/Van Nievelt Consultancy. Through 1990 he has been employed by a major international law firm and a number of enterprises. See his resume. International environment From the start of his career Van Nievelt has operated cross border for the main part. A pioneers job more than often. For instance when involved in the formation of one of the first Western/Soviet Union joint-ventures (1989). Or when forging several technology joint-ventures in a still sleeping India (1990). Or while performing a major interim assignment in the US (1991). Van Nievelt carried out these kind of projects mostly in small ad hoc management teams. Working at an operational practical level. But also closely with the international law firms that he had come to know during his employment at Loeff Claeys Verbeke. Throughout the years Van Nievelt has developed into someone who is able to perform flexibly, stand alone and result driven under stressful circumstances in various cultures. Serving always as a guide to companies with modest or ambitious plans to broaden their horizon. Typical assignments LSI knows its way when it concerns: • Drafting and negotiating contracts for:   - Technology transfer, licensing, technology joint-ventures, protection of formats   - Distribution, agency   - Take-overs, divestments, due diligence, mergers, joint-ventures   - Financing, emissions   - Collaboration: commercial/scientific • Project agreements: BOT, EPC, etc. • Legal interim management • Larger debt collections worldwide • Screening/scouting international • Compliance checks UN/US/EU trade restrictions/antiboycott laws • Legal coaching • Board room counseling