Melissa Verplancke > Linklaters > Brussels, Belgium > Lawyer Profile

Linklaters environment team is headed by Melissa Verplancke and assists clients across a large range of environmental law issues including in connection with renewable energy as well as more traditional energy such as nuclear power. Besides providing advice on land planning permit applications, more recently, the firm has also been focusing on ESG issues. Verplancke has experience in real estate transactions and PPS projects and has a focus on ESG regulations. Other key individual Laura Vervier advises local and international clients on all environmental aspects of commercial real estate in Belgium, in particular in connection with real estate transactions. Corneel Debusscher is involved in environmental advisory, transactional, and litigation work for both national and international clients with a combined focus on real estate and public law.

Linklaters‘ real estate team in Belgium stands out for its integrated one-stop approach, which combines all relevant areas for real estate transactions such as M&A and joint ventures, investment and development, finance, public procurement, projects and tax. The team often advises national and international real estate owners, users, contractors and investors from origination to financing and onto securitisation of projects. Leading practitioner Yves Moreau heads the team and has extensive experience in real estate investments and divestments, as well as in related areas such as public procurement. Pieter Puelinckx handles both asset real estate and corporate real estate transactions. Melissa Verplancke has vast experience in real estate law, including in all aspects of transactional work.