Strelia

Bart De Moor

Bart De Moor is a partner in our dispute resolution practice and in the restructuring & insolvency practice. He assists and advises clients on litigation and alternative dispute resolution, company law, commercial law, private international law, and secured debt, whether they are complex international issues or local matters. A lot of his work revolve around corporate disputes such as shareholders and directors’ disputes, directors’ liability, and insolvency-related disputes. He also advises clients on reorganisation and insolvency and is regularly appointed by the court as an insolvency practitioner. He was an insolvency practitioner appointed by the court in the reorganisation proceedings of the Belgian airline Sabena, the companies Photo Hall Multimedia and Flamant Group, and in the bankruptcy proceedings of Photo Hall Multimedia and Free Record Shop. Bart is an accredited mediator in civil and commercial matters, accredited with the Federale Bemiddelingscommissie since 2007. He is an insolvency practitioner, who is admitted to plead before the Brussels Court of Enterprises (Ondernemingsrechtbank/Tribunal de l’entreprise). Bart is a lecturer at the Faculty of Law of Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven) and author of numerous books and articles published extensively in legal journals. He is a member of the editorial board of the the legal journal DAOR (Droit des Affaires-OndernemingsRecht), member of Insol Europe and Insol World, and member and co-chair of the Reorganisation and Workouts Subcommittee of the Insolvency Section of the International Bar Association (IBA).

Benoît Malvaux

With over 20 years of experience, Benoît Malvaux is a partner in Strelia’s tax practice. He focuses on the tax aspects of M&A and corporate restructurings, stock option plans, financial products, and real estate transactions. Benoît encourages a negotiated approach of issues where appropriate and has developed an important ruling practice; he has already obtained many rulings for all kinds of clients (including the Belgian State) regarding various complex tax structures. Benoît Malvaux lectures frequently at conferences on tax issues.

Céderic Devroey

Céderic Devroey is a member of our Corporate and M&A practice. Céderic focuses on corporate, M&A, private equity and corporate finance.

Estelle Schul

Estelle Schul is a senior associate in our Corporate and M&A practice in Luxembourg. Estelle focuses on corporate law matters such as corporate restructuring, private equity, foreign investments, merger and acquisitions, corporate governance and compliance.

France Vlassembrouck

France is a partner in our Real Estate & Administrative Law practice. France is an accomplished litigator and transactional lawyer. Her extensive expertise in real estate, planning, environment and public procurement allows her to offer clients a multidisciplinary approach throughout the full life cycle of major infrastructure or development projects. She is highly regarded for her handling of all project stages, i.e. from all aspects related to the development phase (e.g. public procurement & PPP, concessions, expropriations, zoning rules, permits, grants) to the negotiation of the contracts (e.g. public and construction contracts, vesting of real estate rights) and, if required, court proceedings. As a leading administrative law expert, she advises both public bodies and private clients who she successfully represents in the transactional phase or defends in court. She regularly pleads before the Council of State and the Constitutional Court. France is a regular guest speaker at conferences and seminars and has also published various articles on her specialisation topics.

Frédéric Heremans

Partner

Gisèle Rosselle

Gisèle Rosselle is a partner in our Corporate and M&A practice. She focuses on corporate and domestic and cross-border M&A, private equity project finance, and capital market transactions. She has represented and is representing numerous public and private businesses in M&A with a particular focus on clients and matters from the technology sector.

Jean-Pierre Fierens

Jean-Pierre Fierens is a partner in our dispute resolution practice. He specialises in corporate and contract law and is one of Belgium’s most renowned litigators, especially in arbitration. Jean-Pierre acts on a range of domestic and international cases, covering both litigious and arbitral proceedings for clients in sectors including banking, food, and insurance. He also represents state entities. He is well-known for his roles in complex and highly mediatised disputes involving liability of directors. Over the last ten years, Jean-Pierre has been appointed numerous times as sole arbitrator, co-arbitrator, or chairman of an arbitral tribunal. He also acts as counsel in arbitration matters, and he is an accredited mediator (CEDR, London).

Joanna Kolber

Joanna Kolber is a partner in our Dispute Resolution practice.

Julie Lo Bue

Julie Lo Bue is a member of our Corporate and M&A practice.

Katrien Vorlat

Partner

Laure Bersou

Counsel

Laurent Verhavert

Laurent Verhavert is partner in our Corporate and M&A practice. He specialises in M&A transactions, company restructurings, and corporate law matters, including corporate real estate transactions. Laurent has a specific expertise in private equity and venture capital, including fundraising and financing matters. He notably advises biotech companies regarding corporate, commercial, and regulatory matters.

Marine Callebaut

Marine Callebaut is a member of our Restructuring and Insolvency practice.

Marnix De Greve

Marnix De Greve is a member of our Employment and Benefits practice. Marnix De Greve focuses on all aspects of individual and collective labour law and advises clients from a wide range of industries. His expertise covers various aspects of Belgian labour law and social security law including individual and collective dismissal law, working time practices, and cooperations with self-employed individuals. Marnix is also experienced in defending clients in litigation concerning employment and social security law.

Mediona Shehu

Mediona Shehu is a member of the Competition law and Regulatory practice. Mediona practices competition law in all its aspects (antitrust, merger control, State aid) and has an extensive experience in regulated sectors such as energy, transport, and telecommunications. Her additional background in economics allows her to handle matters with a multidisciplinary perspective and to have a deep understanding of complex technical issues. Mediona is particularly active in administrative and judicial proceedings, at both EU and national level.

Olivier Clevenbergh

Olivier Clevenbergh is partner in the Corporate and M&A practice. He also handles dispute resolution matters and is currently the firm’s managing partner. Olivier is an expert in national and international acquisitions, dispositions of shares and assets, private equity and venture capital transactions, mergers, and joint ventures. He has specific expertise in commercial contracts. Moreover, he is a renowned legal specialist in franchising. Olivier combines his transactional practice with a contentious practice covering the same types of matters. He therefore also represents clients in commercial and corporate litigation before Belgian courts and arbitration tribunals.

Pierre Goffinet

Partner

Sébastien Ryelandt

Sébastien Ryelandt is partner in our dispute resolution practice. He has over 20 years of experience in litigation and arbitration, in particular in banking litigation including asset management liability claims, credit facility agreement disputes and first demand bank guarantee claims, and criminal proceedings (white-collar crime). He also handles general commercial litigation.

Sofie Onderbeke

Sofie Onderbeke is a member of our Dispute Resolution practice and in the Restructuring & Insolvency practice. Sofie handles mainly matters relating to restructuring and insolvency, commercial law and contract law, as well as dispute resolution cases in these areas of law.

Stefanie Tack

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