Laura Grauer
Simont BraunSimont Braun has a full-service, integrated real estate, construction and public law team, allowing the firm to handle matters that include both real estate and public law aspects. Its services cover the full life cycle of real estate development and construction support, property asset transactions, property-related M&A, leasing, and property and construction disputes. Key individual Manuela Von Kuegelgen has extensive experience assisting public and private entities in large-scale projects, and stands out for her expertise in the structuring and organisation of development projects. Béatrice Thieffry advises private actors and public entities on real estate contractual matters and property litigation. Joris Beckers regularly assists real estate developers and investors throughout the different phases of the real estate cycle.
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‘The partners are lawyers with ethics, great intelligence. The procedural documents are of irreproachable quality. ’
‘Well-rounded team; aware of the potential issues facing public administrations and trained to support and aid their client as should be. We were extremely happy with the services provided by Manuela von Kuegelgen and her team. They were able to provide us not only with advice that aided us in the task we hired them to assist us with but their proactivity allowed us to foresee solutions for problems that we hadn't met yet.’
‘Simply put intelligence and foresight. Being a good lawyer takes training. Being an excellent one requires so much more. They were excellent.’
‘The team is very human and welcoming and not pretentious. We feel a good collaboration between them for all sides of the problem, fiscal, urban planning, practical.’
‘It is a real pleasure to work with the lawyers of Simont Braun. They share the same commitment of excellence.’
Key clients
- Free Field SA
- Borealis Hotel Group
- BPI
- Brussels Mobility
- STIB
- CompuPhone SRL
- Fondation Kanal
- GIA Immobilier
- Beliris
- IDT
- Hydria
- Hedda
Work highlights
- Providing all legal guidance and assistance to Fondation Kanal regarding the creation and implementation of the Contemporary and Modern Art Museum and Architecture Museum in Brussels on the site of the former Citroën concession.
- Assisting real estate developer Free Field with a new large-scale urban redevelopment project along the trendy canal area in Brussels, called “Depot”.
- Assisting Brussels Mobility in the redevelopment of the CCN building, a complex structure that hosts Brussels-North train station, a shopping mall, offices and a hotel.
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Practice head
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Manuela von Kuegelgen, Joris Beckers