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Herbert Smith’s Dutch ally Stibbe has bagged lead roles advising on the state bailouts of Belgian banking leaders Fortis and Dexia. The firm is advising the Belgian Government, which has taken minority stakes in both of the troubled banks. Stibbe’s Brussels office has played the lead role on both transactions with corporate partners Olivier Clevenbergh and Marc Fyon and finance partner Ivan Peeters advising.