Monard law‘s real estate and construction practice group is headed by Gregory Grouwels and has a broad offering, covering litigation as well as transactional and non-transactional advisory real estate matters. Grouwels has 30 years of experience and focuses his practice on dispute resolution and contracting in the field of real estate law. Other key individual Luc Linders is one of the founding partners of the firm and specialises in real estate dispute resolution. Stefaan Van Dyck has expertise in corporate real estate advisory and transactional work.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘I have had a positive experience with Stefaan Van Dyck and Jasmina Sadek. They were always accessible and showed a strong commitment to the case. They possess in-depth expertise and are able to provide clear advice on complex matters. Their pragmatic and commercial mindset contributed to a successful outcome.’

  • ‘They are experienced; think along with the client while not backing away from suggesting an out-of-the box solution; all while being able to predict fairly well the estimated cost.’

  • ‘The team is very grounded in the Belgian real estate industry, and has a top notch way of working, also in liaison with other anglo-saxon firms.’

  • ‘Stefaan Van Dyck is top of the market, very skilled technically, but also with great intelligence of the market. Loads of energy, well structured and a solid and trustworthy lawyer.’

  • ‘Always a pleasure working with the lawyers at Monard Law, lawyers are really committed and have a perfect understanding of the market.’

  • ‘Stefaan is proactive, pragmatic, and has a straightforward approach.'

  • ‘Stefaan Van Dyck: stress resistant and deal driven; bilingual, multi-disciplinary real estate lawyer with good reflexes in other disciplines such as financing constraints.’

Key clients

  • Artone
  • Belfius Bank
  • BNP Paribas Fortis
  • BPI Real Estate
  • Building Partners
  • Carglass
  • Ciril
  • Cordeel
  • CORES Development
  • DB Schenker
  • Denys
  • Democo
  • Dillen Bouwteam
  • DSV
  • Duvel Moortgat
  • Ecobeton NV
  • Hasselt University
  • HORNBACH
  • Hubo
  • Jan de Nul
  • KBC Bank
  • LIFE.be
  • Living Tomorrow
  • Metallo
  • Odebrecht
  • SAPA Group Building
  • Vanderstraeten
  • Vanhout
  • Willy Naessens
  • Zolder Terlaemen Circuit

Work highlights

  • Advised the consortium led by contractor Jan De Nul in connection with the DBFM project for the construction of a new prison in Antwerp.
  • Assisting the Hedin Automotive group on several real estate files relating to acquisitions, disposals and leases of commercial real estate assets in Belgium.
  • Assisting Belgian contractor Democo on various construction matters, public procurement and PPP projects that relate to, among others, the construction of schools, office buildings and administrative centres.

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.

Gregory Grouwels

Other key lawyers

Luc Linders, Stefaan Van Dyck, Jasmina Sadek