NautaDutilh‘s real estate team stands out for its cross-disciplinary expertise in real estate, tax, corporate, finance, urban planning, environment and litigation matters. It has a particular focus on transactional work, lease agreements and construction projects. It is also regularly involved with the real estate aspects of Belgian PPP, infrastructure and energy projects. Notably, Julie de Bonnet recently joined the firm in order to co-lead the team; she stands out for her expertise in providing strategic counsel to developers, investors and stakeholders in the execution of high-profile real estate projects. Didier De Vliegher specialises in lease, sale-and-lease back agreements and real estate works for Belgian and international clients, and Katrien Antonis has longstanding expertise in all transactional real estate matters.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘The team considers all aspects, possible impacts and do not limit their input to the defined/original issue assumed by the customer. Report feedback is well structured, within the requested time frame, and priorities are clearly defined.'

  • ‘Excellent teamwork, good cross-departmental cooperation, eager to find solutions.’

Key clients

  • Atenor
  • BPI
  • City Mall
  • Colruyt
  • Donation Royale / Koninklijke Schenking
  • ENGIE
  • European Investment Bank
  • Goodman
  • Kinepolis
  • SFPI/FPIM
  • Umicore

Work highlights

  • Assisted ENGIE with real estate aspects in extending the legal life of two nuclear reactors, the largest Belgian energy market restructuring in 20 years.
  • Assisted the Colruyt Group with acquiring 28 Match stores, 29 Smatch stores and six prime real estate locations from Louis Delhaize.
  • Assisted the Port of Brussels with all aspects of real estate law for its property management.

Lawyers

Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Didier De Vliegher, Julie De Bonnet

Other key lawyers

Katrien Antonis