Bregt Raus specialises in intellectual property and EU regulatory affairs, with a focus on patents, plant variety rights, and matters relating to the agri-food and life sciences industries. He has experience in both non-contentious and contentious matters, representing clients before the Belgian courts as well as the Court of Justice of the EU.

Bregt is a member of the Belgian Food Law Organisation (BFSO legal), the European Food Law Association (EFLA), and the International Cannabis Bar Association (INCBA), in addition to the University of Chicago, BAEF and Fulbright alumni groups. At ALTIUS, he leads the life sciences matrix, a cross-departmental initiative that pools know-how and hosts the recurring Life Sciences Sessions.

Education
LL.M. (University of Chicago Law School, USA - BAEF fellow & Fulbright scholarship)
Exchange programme (University of Santa Clara Law School)
Master in Law (University of Ghent - UGent)

• Food Hygiene for Fish: EU General Court Requires Scientific Basis to "Clarify" the Law

  By Bregt Raus |October 2025

• Titanium dioxide: General Court strikes down classification as human carcinogen and ECJ now confirms

  By Bregt Raus, Bart Junior Bollen |September 2025

• REACH obligation to register imported chemicals may be assumed by a person other than the buyer

  By Bregt Raus, Bart Junior Bollen |August 2025

Additional Articles"Clearing the Fog: The EU Harmonises THC Limits in Food Hemp Seeds", European Food and Feed Law Review, 2023, 148.
"Agricultural law in Belgium", in Agricultural Law Global Guide, Thomson Reuters - Practical Law, 2020 (with P. de Jong)
"Who's Afraid of 3D Printing?", 25 B.U. Sci. & Tech. L. 2019, 60 (with B. Depoorter)