Dirk Wellens
PARTNER

Dirk takes care of 360° assistance to the firm’s clients. He leads a specialist team dealing with all aspects of company law, and has particular experience in facilitating take-overs and reorganisations in Belgium and abroad. Dirk is also involved in asset structuring on behalf of clients, handles inheritance planning matters and advises on complex inheritance issues.

Bert Luyten
PARTNER

Bert assists companies and investors in disputes and leads the litigation practice. He handles and conducts court and arbitration matters. Bert has over 20 years of experience in complex company law, financial law and contractual litigation, often in cases with an international aspect.
Bert’s extensive experience and expertise ensure that his clients get the best possible result.

Michael Bollen MRICS
PARTNER

Michael Bollen focuses on transactional real estate (corporate real estate) and leads the real estate team from Brussels. He has specific experience in transfers and structuring of real estate and real estate companies, property rights, joint ventures, leases and VAT leases, real estate financing and litigation. He advices institutional and private investors, regulated real estate investment companies (REITs), real estate funds and developers in logistics buildings, retail property, student housing, healthcare real estate, offices, hotels and residential real estate. He also advises real estate end-users in the context of their real estate requirements, such as in terms of office and retail leases, divestments, sale & lease backs and relocations.

David Ryckaert
PARTNER

David specializes in M&A transactions, venture capital and corporate litigation. He heads the M&A team in Brussels. He advises family shareholders, industrial buyers and private equity funds, both foreign and Belgian. David has developed specific know how on management incentive schemes in leveraged buyouts. He has an extensive experience in venture capital and has accompanied many teams (including founders and investors) from start-up to a successful exit.

Karen Vermaere
PARTNER

Karen advises on and assists in commercial transactions, including negotiating and drafting various types of commercial contracts (distribution, franchise, license, commercial agency, sale and lease). She advises on the European and Belgian legal rules on fair competition and market practices. Karen is an experienced litigator and focuses on dispute resolution, including arbitration.

Damien Stas de Richelle
PARTNER

Christina Trappeniers
PARTNER

Caroline Wildemeersch
PARTNER