{"id":3025,"date":"2024-06-25T09:20:32","date_gmt":"2024-06-25T07:20:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/balietesting.be\/about-us\/"},"modified":"2026-10-13T12:02:24","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T10:02:24","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/balieantwerpen.be\/en\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/balieantwerpen.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Balie-Antwerpen_13_low-min-scaled.jpg&#8221; parallax=&#8221;on&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;100px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;300px||300px||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; header_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; header_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; header_font_size_phone=&#8221;31px&#8221; header_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #a6192e;\">Bar of Antwerp<\/span>, trust is our foundation<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;|300|||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#475467&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"\">Balie Antwerpen represents nearly 3,000 lawyers from the province of Antwerp and guards the quality, integrity and image of the legal profession. 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