Alexander Vandenbergen
Alexander is a partner in the Employment, Pensions & Benefits practice and heads the Pensions practice.
Lawyers
Bastiaan Bruyndonckx
Bastiaan has a particular focus on:
information governance
data protection and privacy
technology procurement and outsourcing contracts
electronic communications
internet and e-commerce
intellectual property
Bastiaan advises companies in a variety of sectors on information governance, data protection, data privacy and regulatory matters. He is particularly active in the telecoms, banking and energy sectors and has broad experience in drafting and negotiating agreements in the field of IT and electronic communications.
An expert in intellectual property, he helps clients to understand and address the complicated IP issues that may arise in ICT projects and transactions, including software licensing, development and implementation projects.
He advises customers and suppliers on different types of outsourcing projects, including multi-jurisdictional IT outsourcing (ITO) and business process outsourcing (BPO).
He regularly advises on long-term technology-driven strategic agreements, often in the framework of M&A transactions, as well as on B2B, B2C and C2C e-commerce projects.
He also assists clients in both contentious and non-contentious advisory and transactional matters.
Bruno Stroobants
Bruno is a Partner in the Real Estate, Environment & Regulatory practice.
Dario Petosa
Dario Petosa is a Partner in our Real Estate, Environment and Regulatory practice.
Dario’s expertise encompasses all aspects of real estate and construction law, covering the various stages of a property’s life cycle.
In particular he specialises in commercial real estate transactions (asset deals, share deals and split sales) and commercial real estate projects in various industries (healthcare, logistics, offices, public, residential and retail). He has extensive experience in all sorts of construction-related agreements (e.g. promotor and contractor agreements, architecture and engineering agreements) and has developed a unique expertise in early contractor involvement. He has also assisted clients in EPC and DB(F)(M) projects. Dario regularly acts in these matters before the Belgian courts and tribunals and also has experience in arbitration.
Estelle Renard
Estelle Renard is a Counsel in our Employment, Pensions and Benefits practice.
Eveline Ankaert
Dr. Eveline Ankaert is a counsel in our Employment, Pensions & Benefits practice and a member of Lydian’s Health team.
Florence Colpaert
Florence is a Partner in the Corporate and M&A practice.
Geert De Neef
Geert has a particular focus on all tax aspects of: M&A and private equity real estate company restructuring structuring of private assets tax disputes and anti-money laundering procedures Geert advises multinational companies investment funds, banks, real estate investors, as well as high net worth individuals and family offices on Belgian and international tax matters. He assists clients in M&A and Private Equity transactions as well as in real estate acquisitions and fund structuring. He also has a specific expertise in helping private clients to structure their corporate, real estate and private assets in the most effective way, including the transfer to the next generation. . He also supports clients, when needed, in tax disputes and anti – money laundering litigation.
Héloïse Fostier
Héloïse is a counsel in our Commercial and Dispute Resolution practice and our Insurance & Reinsurance industry department.
Hugo Keulers
Hugo Keulers is a Partner is our Commercial and Litigation practice. He co-heads the insurance and reinsurance team.
Iris Hemelaer
Iris is a counsel in the Real Estate, Environment & Regulatory practice
Isabel Plets
Isabel Plets is Of Counsel in the Employment, Pensions & Benefits practice.
Jan Hofkens
Jan is a Partner in Lydian's Employment, Pensions & Benefits practice. He represents both companies and executives in employment counselling and transactions. He has extensive experience in the full range of employment law, with a special focus on company restructurings (mass lay-offs, including collective bargaining), negotiation of severance packages for senior executives and drafting of HR policies. Jan is often involved in cases of employee fraud, privacy issues related to internal investigations, whistle–blowing, and dismissal for cause.
Jo Willems
Jo is a Partner in the Commercial & Litigation practice.
Jurgen De Vreese
Jurgen is a Partner in the Employment, Pensions & Benefits practice.
Karen Janssens
Karen Janssens is a Counsel in our Commercial & Litigation.
Karen has a particular focus on:
Commercial agreements
Product Liability – Product recall
Insurance
Professional liability
Unfair market practices
Kato Aerts
Kato Aerts is a ¨Partner in our Employment, Pensions and Benefits practice.
Kim van Zummeren
Kim van Zummeren is a member of our Dispute Resolution, Commercial Law, Insurance and Reinsurance and Insolvency and Restructuring practices.
Kim has extensive experience in commercial litigation. She also regularly advises clients on insurance law topics, such as coverage disputes and claims settlement. Kim also has particular experience in insolvency law, advising clients on and assisting clients in judicial reorganisation and bankruptcy proceedings.
Kyoto Van Herreweghe
Kyoto Van Herreweghe is a counsel within our Real Estate, Environment & Regulatory practice.
Kyoto leads the Environment practice and has in depth experience in environmental law in the broad sense, covering urban planning, permitting, soil legislation, waste legislation and energy law, as well as in general administrative law (administrative proceedings, proceedings before the Council for Permit Disputes/Council of State). She also regularly assists clients in real estate transactions (due diligence, real estate contracts etc.).
Lore Derdeyn
Lore Derdeyn is a Counsel at Lydian where she heads our Regulatory practice and our Public Sector industry department.
Marijn De Ruysscher
Marijn De Ruysscher is a member of our Commercial and Dispute Resolution practices and of our Insurance & Reinsurance industry department.
Marijn has a broad experience in commercial dispute resolution via litigation and arbitration in different areas such as liability law, commercial contracts and distribution law. Marijn has a special experience in complex questions relating to prescription law.
Marijn is a co-author of a commentary on the Belgian Arbitration Act, which was published in 2019 and updated in 2024. He is also regularly appointed as arbitrator.
Marijn was admitted to the Brussels Bar in 2008 and is amongst others a member of CEPANI and the International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA). He is for the period 2023-2025 Board Member (Treasurer) of the ICAL Alumni Association (Stockholm).
Maxime Colle
Maxime has a particular focus on: corporate M&A corporate law private equity venture capital corporate restructuring equity capital markets corporate governance & compliance Maxime Colle specialises in all areas of corporate law with a particular focus on public and private M&A, private equity transactions and venture capital work, joint ventures, corporate restructurings, equity capital markets transactions and corporate governance. Maxime represents (listed) companies, private equity funds and other investors and entrepreneurs. He has extensive experience with the private equity, technology and life sciences sector.
Olivia Santantonio
Olivia Santantonio is a counsel in Lydian’s Intellectual Property practice and our Data Protection practice.
Peter De Ryck
Peter has a particular focus on:
corporate law
mergers and acquisitions
private equity
venture capital
real estate
equity capital markets
Peter is a trusted adviser to industrial and strategic buyers, private equity and corporate finance houses, financial institutions and real estate investors.
He is especially active in the food and beverage, leisure, transport, service, insurance, energy and ICT sectors.
Sandra Lodewijckx
Sandra is a partner in the Commercial and Dispute Resolution practices and heads the Insurance and Reinsurance team.
Sophie Torfs
Sophie Torfs is counsel and member of our Insurance & Reinsurance team and Commercial & Litigation department.
Sophie specializes in insurance and liability law and she has a long experience in litigation and large, complex liability and insurance claims.
She can also count on direct sector experience regarding the development of new insurance products, review of policy wordings, compliance in the insurance sector and data protection.
Stijn Lamberigts
Dr. Stijn Lamberigts specializes in criminal law, with a specific focus on business criminal law.
Before joining Lydian, Stijn earned his PhD at the KU Leuven and the Université du Luxembourg on the privilege against self-incrimination of corporations and was an attorney within the (corporate) criminal law team of another Belgian law firm.
Stijn provides legal assistance to businesses, governments, and individuals when they come into contact with (business) criminal law. He assists both defendants and victims of criminal offences. Stijn's expertise covers various areas, including:
Criminal liability of legal entities and their executives
Money laundering
Fraud, including employee fraud and tax fraud
Cybercrime
Corruption
Workplace accidents
Whistleblowing
He regularly represents clients in Belgian courts, both in Dutch and French. Moreover, he is qualified to handle criminal cases before the Court of Cassation, thanks to his certification in "Cassation Proceedings in Criminal Cases.”
Yves Lenders
Yves is a partner in the Commercial & Litigation practice, where he heads the Ports and Logistics team.