Liedekerke

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

• ‘I work a lot with Yves Delacroix with whom I have a deep trust. He knows my exigence and is able to protect my interests during deal negociations.’

• ‘Liedekerke's real estate and construction team is highly complementary, available and business-focused. It can quickly identify its clients' needs and provide them with pragmatic, effective advice.’

• ‘Each member of the real estate team is available, highly professional, efficient and business-oriented. Each of them knows how to anticipate our expectations and needs.’

• ‘Liedekerke is a one-stop shop for all real estate related issues and has some of Belgium's finest lawyers in the matter. Especially the combination of real estate matters/tax/public procurement is on point and at an exceptionally high level. Communication and coordination between departments is excellent, which is a strong point when dealing with complex and multi-layered issues. Advice is legally sound, but more importantly, every advice is accompanied with a pragmatic translation so that it is not merely an academic reflexion but also offers a practical solution. The team of Liedekerke is very approachable, responsive and offers swift advice and if needed and asked, is able to assist clients on short notice. Lastly, Liedekerke has taken several initiatives to promote gender balance and well being at work. ’

• ‘Yves Delacroix is an extraordinarily gifted law practitioner and belongs to the absolute top tier real estate lawyers in Belgium. What makes him stand out, is that he has the rare capability to combine his legal knowledge with a pragmatic approach and an understanding of of his client, whereby the client receives an advice that is legally well founded, practical and valuable to his business. Additionally, he is perfectly trilingual (French, Dutch, English), immensely friendly, thoroughly dependable and extremely efficient. Vincent Ost is an authority when it comes to public procurement.'

• 'Yves makes detailed analysis of the matter and guides his client through this complex and fast evolving matter by accompanying his advice with clear executive summaries. His sense of humour and wittiness make that it is always a pleasant experience to work with. Pierre Desenfans is a very knowledgeable real estate tax specialist with a no nonsense and hands on approach. He is very responsive and to the point. Not only does he know the ins and outs of the tax regulations, he maintains contacts with tax stakeholders so that he remains up to date of the possible changes and policy that is being followed. ’

• ‘The Real Estate team is characterised by a very good legal knowledge, enabling them to work quickly and provide support in making the right choices. The inter-company relations between the different departments are very smooth, which is an important added value in complex files with different legal facets. Last but not least: in billing, we feel we got value for our money. ’

• ‘Yves Delacroix has an engaging personality and quickly manages to gain your trust as a client. He handles difficult legal cases with a fresh perspective and the necessary creativity (based on his excellent legal knowledge and years of experience) without ever losing sight of his client's commercial interests. He is a strong communicator and negotiator. Yves is an easy point of contact and follows all of his cases closely. He is the perfect "ambassador" for the Liedekerke Real Estate Department. ’

• 'A very responsive and creative firm that brings constructive solutions.'

• 'Extremely competent technically, client orineted, available for the clients’

• ‘Practical approaches, very good knowledge of the files.’

• ‘The firm is our usual legal counsel in Belgium. They are reliable and easygoing with a way of handling things up to market standards.’

• ‘It is a pleasure to work with Alexandre Emond ; he is pragmatic, responsive and friendly.’

• ‘Working with Liedekerke Real Estate and Construction team is a real pleasure. The team is composed of dedicated and professional lawyers, with knowledge of the clients business and needs. They are always reachable, very reactive and they provide clear, practical but sound solutions ’

• ‘Yves Delacroix is an upmost skilled expert in Real Estate law. He understands perfectly the needs of his clients and knows very well their business. He's always available, his advices are really tailormade to the client needs. He also very supportive, with his great negotiation skills, in closing complicated or less complicated deals. He managed with great leadership, based on his huge experience, a highly-skilled and committed team’

• 'Great team to work with. Very knowledgeable and available. All round competencies that suit correct treatment of various legal questions/cases in respect of real estate.'
• 'Alexandre Emond: excellent and broad knowledge of real estate law, while being pragmatic. Very diplomatic and excellent negotiator and strategic thinker. Outstanding knowledge of the real estate market and sector. Great person/sparring partner to work with, smart, kind, available.'

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