Real Estate
Europe Guide 2024 : Belgium
Band 2
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+32 2 551 1515About
Provided by Liedekerke Wolters Waelbroeck Kirkpatrick
Our Real Estate Practice, led by partner Yves Delacroix, is recognised as a leading practice in Belgium and is regularly involved in major transactions.
Our real estate lawyers have vast expertise and experience in all aspects of property related issues and are very well connected in the real estate market. This enables us to understand our clients’ needs quickly and to offer sound and practical advice.
The Real Estate Practice works seamlessly with the firm’s other practices to provide a complete approach to any real estate matter. Within our firm 25 lawyers dedicate a significant part of their time to real estate matters.
Thanks to our extensive expertise we work with every category of player, Belgian and foreign, on the property market: investors (for example Belgian and foreign investment funds and closed-end real estate funds), developers, corporate users, retailers, contractors and consultants, high net worth individuals, and public and governmental entities.
We emphasize clear, practical but sound solutions regardless of the complexity of the matter.
Being cost-effective is essential to us. We make sure that we understand our clients’ objectives and their internal decision processes, we anticipate the issues and tailor our services accordingly in order to achieve the best possible results.
Chambers Review
Liedekerke Wolters Waelbroeck Kirkpatrick has an impressive real estate offering acting on development and redevelopment projects through an integrated approach between the firm's planning, public law and real estate practices. The law firm represents investors in transactions, including sale and leaseback transactions in the office sector and the acquisition of land plots. The practice has further expertise in matters in the hospitality and residential sectors, and additionally advises tenants on lease agreements.
Work Highlights
- Liedekerke advised Brussels Expo on its dispute with Ghelamco regarding the termination of the construction of a new 60,000-seat football stadium in Brussels.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Liedekerke is perfectly able to adapt its speed to the pace of its clients. What makes Liedekerke a great partner is that I can always rely on it, no matter how challenging the circumstances are."
"Liedekerke perfectly understands its clients' needs and sensitivities. Whether it is drafting advice or assisting clients during negotiations, its lawyers always have the clients' business strategy in mind and do not focus merely on the legal side of an issue."
"Liedekerke offers comprehensive advice and highly efficient procedures and respects deadlines."
"The team at Liedekerke is very competent, business-oriented and offers solutions."
"Liedekerke adopts a solution-driven approach and summarises complex legal opinions into clear, executive summaries."
"Liedekerke is perfectly able to adapt its speed to the pace of its clients. What makes Liedekerke a great partner is that I can always rely on it, no matter how challenging the circumstances are."
"Liedekerke perfectly understands its clients' needs and sensitivities. Whether it is drafting advice or assisting clients during negotiations, its lawyers always have the clients' business strategy in mind and do not focus merely on the legal side of an issue."
"Liedekerke offers comprehensive advice and highly efficient procedures and respects deadlines."
"The team at Liedekerke is very competent, business-oriented and offers solutions."
"Liedekerke adopts a solution-driven approach and summarises complex legal opinions into clear, executive summaries."
Notable Practitioners
Yves Delacroix assists with a broad range of real estate matters, including project developments, lease agreements and transactions.
"Yves Delacroix has done a tremendous job by supporting us in very tough negotiations."
"Yves Delacroix is an excellent lawyer who tries well to understand his clients' needs."
"Yves Delacroix is a very competent and business-oriented lawyer."
"He knows our company very well as well as what we are doing and the specific business we have, which is important."
"Yves Delacroix is a talented lawyer."
Alexandre Emond represents investors and domestic players in the negotiation of long lease agreements and residential sector project developments.
"It is a pleasure to work with Alexandre Emond. He is pragmatic, responsive and friendly."
"Alexandre Emond is a pragmatic, no-nonsense lawyer who is to the point, very accessible and has good knowledge of the real estate market."
Ranked Lawyers at
Liedekerke Wolters Waelbroeck Kirkpatrick
Belgium
Members
Provided by Liedekerke Wolters Waelbroeck Kirkpatrick
Alodie Wintgens
Diane De Patoul
Désirée Kinoo
Laurent Pyls
Liselot Roelandt
Marie-Jo Lieten
Yasmine Hubrechts
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