Simont Braun continues to build out its environmental law expertise in support of its real estate practice.  Manuela Von Kuegelgen leads a ‘diversely experienced and technically skilled team’ that now includes Joris Beckers from Deloitte Legal, who has niche expertise in ESG regulations as they apply to the real estate sector. The firm handles project permitting and planning matters for a diverse range of clients, among them Brussels Environment and InBev Belgium.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Diversely experienced and technically skilled team of individuals.’

  • ‘The team's individuals have a good understanding of the way of working of the relevant government bodies and are to give very concrete advice because of it.’

  • 'As a specialist in public law, Simont Braun is able to provide rapid and comprehensive answers to clients' questions in complex proceedings.'

  • 'Manuela von Kuegelgen knows how to create a special and lasting bond with her clients, and is available both to prepare the legal meetings in which the client participates, and to give advice at the meeting and afterwards, depending on what has been said.'

  • ‘We mainly worked together with Manuela von Kuegelgen and Lindsay van Linthout. We valued the easy going and clear communication and appreciated all the effort that they put into this project. ’

  • ‘Simont Braun has an excellent knowledge of both private and public real estate developments. They can therefore assist us with real estate development contracts, sales contracts, long lease contracts, but also with questions of public procurement law and town planning law.’

  • ‘Manuela von Kuegelgen is non only highly qualified and extremely conscientious but also highly available.’

  • ‘Competence, knowledge of the field, relevance of advice.’

Key clients

  • Brussels Environment
  • Brussels Mobility
  • InBev Belgium
  • STIB-MIVB
  • Beliris
  • BPI
  • SWECO
  • SAU/MSI
  • UNION FINANCIERE BOEL
  • Kanal
  • SAU-Mediapark

Work highlights

  • Advised SAU-Company for Urban Development on a major redevelopment project involving the creation of a new media-centred district in a fast-developing area of Brussels.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Manuela von Kuegelgen

Other key lawyers

Joris Beckers, Lindsay Van Linthout