With an emphasis on internal investigations and compliance, the team at Loyens & Loeff handles a mix of advisory and prevention work, investigations and representation in criminal proceedings. It acts for a diverse range of well-known corporate clients, leveraging the firm's interdisciplinary expertise to cover various matters related to fraud and business criminal law such as anti-money laundering. White-collar criminal law specialist and 'excellent advocate' Clémence Van Muylder leads the team alongside Olivier van der Haegen, who brings significant experience in domestic and cross-border litigation.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘The team is strong and knows its topics. The team is reliable, available, and delivers to-the-point advice quickly. The team members are as good and as up-to-date on the files as the partners. It is also nice to work with them as they are friendly and easy-going. They have worked with several teams within the company and have always adapted their advice and way of presenting files to the audience.'

  • ‘Clémence Van Muylder delivered strong advice in AML and criminal files. Olivier van der Haegen supervised his team in a strong way, translating the advice into very practical terms where needed.'

  • ‘I worked with Olivier van der Haegen and Clémence Van Muylder. They are very responsive, very committed, and deliver very high-quality advice. They are reliable and able to meet very tough deadlines.’

  • ‘Olivier van der Haegen knows his matters well. He is a gentlemen in every circumstance and can reassure the client. He delivers clear and sophisticated advice. Clémence Van Muylder is very reliable and very sharp.'

  • ‘Clémence Van Muylder is excellent, both in terms of technical and practical knowledge in this area. She is also an excellent advocate.’

Key clients

  • Média-Participations
  • Province de Liège

Work highlights

  • Representing the Province of Liège which obtained the status of “injured party” in the criminal investigation brought against previous executives of one of its sub-subsidiaries.
  • Representing the subsidiary of Dargaud-Lombard in criminal proceedings concerning fraud (of which the client is one of the victims) relating to the loss of a substantial part of the original drawings of the late E.P. Jacobs.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Clémence Van Muylder, Olivier van der Haegen