Strelia

Corporate M&A and Dispute Resolution

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.

Before becoming a founding partner of Strelia in January 2013, Olivier Clevenbergh was a partner at Stibbe from 2000, heading the Corporate & Finance team. In addition to his client activities, Olivier was Managing Partner of Stibbe Brussels from 1 January 2005 until 30 June 2011. He was the Secretary General of the Alliance between Herbert Smith, Gleiss Lutz and Stibbe until 31 December 2011.

French / English / Dutch

Brussels Bar (1989), Solicitor to the Supreme Court of England and Wales (1995).

Main secondary school attended: Collège Don Bosco Universities and colleges attended: Université Libre de Bruxelles (degrees and qualifications with years attained): Law degree (magna cum laude each year); Special degree in economic law (magna cum laude each year)

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