The ‘professional and committed’ environment practice at Linklaters handles both transactional work and environmental litigation, advises on air, soil, waste and wastewater pollution matters, handles environmental permit issues, and provides regulatory advice in connection with offshore and onshore wind, biomass and solar projects. Practice had Lieve Swartenbroux, who is ‘very knowledgeable, experienced, reliable and responsive’, and managing associate Melissa Verplancke are the key practitioners in the team.
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Testimonials
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- 'Lieve Swartenbroux and her team are available when needed and always handle requests with speed. Professional and committed.'
- 'Excellent. Lieve Swartenbroux is very knowledgeable, experienced, reliable and responsive. Very nice to work with.'
Key clients
- Weerts Group
- Ethias
- Fedimmo
- Cofinimmo
- Nuveen Real Estate
- AG Insurance/Increso
- Arcelor Mittal Belgium SA
- Befimmo
- Solvay
- Ineos
- McDonald’s Restaurants Belgium
Work highlights
- Advised Weerts Group and Ethias on the entering of a new partner into “Weerts Logistics Parks Holding”, a Weerts-Ethias joint venture investing in logistics real estate across Western Europe.
- Advised Fedimmo on the divestment of 25 properties, having a combined surface area of around 115 000 m², to Downtown Real Estate and Straco.
- Assisted ArcelorMittal with the organised bidding process regarding the assets located in Flémalle of Liberty Liège, supervised by the Enterprise Court of Liège-appointed Judicial Administrator.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Lieve Swartenbroux