Loyens & Loeff
Praised for being ‘extremely reliable’ and ’solutions-driven’, Loyens & Loeff‘s corporate criminal defence team handles compliance issues, corporate investigations, and criminal proceedings for clients from a variety of sectors, including finance and transport. Litigator Olivier van der Haegen leads the team together with senior associate Clémence Van Muylder.
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Testimonials
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‘The team is knowledgeable, open minded, available, collaborative and solutions-driven.’
'Clémence Van Muylder knows what she is doing and how to do it. She provided useful and readily applicable advice and has supported us when needed.’
‘The people are compassionate and thorough in their work.’
'Clémence Van Muylder and Olivier Van der Haegen have been excellent and thorough in their analysis and advice.’
‘I regard Loyens & Loeff as one of the leading European firms. They are an absolute go-to for advice in the Netherlands and Belgium, and are extremely reliable.’
‘When we have worked with the firm, they have been very responsive and delivered detailed bespoke advice on challenging issues.'
Key clients
- Yara Belgium
- Comuto Pro SAS
- Média Participations
- Province de Liège
Work highlights
- Assisting and representing Comuto Pro in relation to the criminal investigation initiated in the aftermath of the BlaBlaCar bus accident in Belgium in April 2022.
- Representing the Province of Liège (region of Wallonia) who recently obtained the status of “injured party” in the criminal investigation brought against previous executives of one of its sub-subsidiaries.
- Representing a subsidiary in criminal proceedings concerning a fraud.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Olivier van der Haegen, Clémence Van Muylder