Olivier Vanden Berghe
LiedekerkeLiedekerke wins plaudits for its ability to assist a far-reaching range of brands connected to retail and consumers goods with an array of issues connected to the supply of goods and services to customers. A quartet of partners head up the practice: Olivier Vanden Berghe is a key contact for commercial contracts and litigation; Etienne Kairis‘ mixed contentious and non-contentious practice extends to issues connected to distribution law; Yves Delacroix is an expert in real estate; and Paul Geerebaert is able to bring his employment expertise to bear on retail matters. Vincent Busschaert and Sarah Van Den Brande are further names to note.
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‘The team acts as a business partner, meaning that it understands the business and focuses on a pragmatic approach, finding easy to implement solutions to sometimes complex questions.’
‘Etienne Kairis knows how to approach difficult negotiations with a balance between precise knowledge of the case and a pragmatic solution-oriented mindset.’
'Great multidisciplinary real estate team.'
Key clients
- Colruyt
- Decathlon Belgium
- Grand Opticiens Belgium
- INNO
- Kia Motors Belgium
- LIDL
- Louis Vuitton Services Europe
- Pandora
- PROVERA
- Wereldhave
- TESLA
- Mercedes-Benz Belgium Luxembourg
- Coolblue
- Honda Motors Europe Benelux Branch
Work highlights
- Representing major department store operator Inno in a dispute against Mirakl, a French cloud-based e-commerce software company, in relation to the launch of the Inno Marketplace.
- Assisting Grand Opticiens with the transfer of 35 shops of the Grand Optical brand to EssilorLuxottica as well as on various employment law questions ranging from the closure of shops to dismissals.
- Assisting Lidl with all of its matters in the three Belgian regions in which a real estate and/or environment question is involved and advising the retailer on all its expansion plans in Belgium.
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Olivier Vanden Berghe, Etienne Kairis, Yves Delacroix, Paul Geerebaert