Dominique is a member of Deloitte Legal's Public law, regulatory & permits team. She is a sustainability expert with a particular focus on the energy sector. She advises clients on all climate and energy law related matters including subsidies, permits, concessions and contracts. Furthermore, she has extensive experience with large infrastructure projects, and in that respect advises public and private sector clients on construction law, PPP, DBFM(O) contracts, EPC contracts and public procurement. As an affiliate researcher at the KU Leuven’s Institute for Environmental and Energy Law, she writes several scientific contributions per year and regularly speaks at energy law conferences. She is also a member of the editorial board of the Environmental and Energy Law Journal.
Deloitte
Deloitte Legal has a multi-disciplinary team of ‘excellent strategic thinkers’ that is led by managing partner Kathleen De Hornois, a public procurement and PPP specialist who also advises on regulatory questions in connection with wind and solar power projects. Having played a key role in the development of regulations for hydrogen transportation, the team is now increasingly active in advising on the drafting of legal frameworks in the hydrogen space. Dominique Vanherck, a key adviser on climate and energy matters, is another highly recommended member of the team.
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- 'Very good professionals, excellent strategic thinkers, perfect documents prepared with the greatest care and spot-on.'
- 'Excellent lawyers, with a complete set of the relevant skills.'
Key clients
- Elia
- POM West-Vlaanderen
- Parkwind
- FPIM
- Nexans
- Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy
- Beaulieu International Group
- Aquafin
- WVI
- Leiedal
Work highlights
- Advised POM West-Vlaanderen on the legal framework and policy recommendations for a sustainable decommissioning and repowering of offshore and onshore wind turbines in Belgium.
- Assisting FPIM with the establishment and operationalization of a DRFM entity for the energy renovation of federal public buildings.
- Assisted Elia with its digitization processes and the transition to a cloud environment.
Lawyers
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Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Kathleen De Hornois