A key name for clients from the transport and logistics sector as well as the ports and shipping sector, Deloitte Legal assists public bodies and private corporations with issues encompassing PPPs, public transport mandates and passenger transport law. Corporate law specialist Marc Van tieghem co-heads the practice alongside public law expert Kathleen De hornois, who equipped to assist with the drafting of legislation pertaining to water and seaborne transport. Wim Naudts and Jasmine Coppens further extend the public law expertise at the firm.
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Key clients
- De Vlaamse Waterweg
- NMBS / SNCB
- Infrabel
- Vlaamse overheid – Departement Mobiliteit en Openbare Werken
- Agentschap voor Maritieme Dienstverlening en Kust
- Flanders Hydraulics
- Port of Antwerp
- Belgian Coast Guard (Kustwacht)
Work highlights
- Acting as a trusted adviser to the Flemish Government regarding passenger transport and its implementation in law.
- Drafting a cooperation agreement between Eigen Vermogen Flanders Hydraulics and the Hydraulic Laboratory outlining the main principles of their structural cooperation regarding personnel, infrastructure, accounting, subsidies, intellectual property, governance, etc.
- Assisting the coast guard with its future internal structure. This assignment includes assistance with the drafting of a new regulatory framework.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Kathleen De hornois, Marc Van tieghem