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Loyens & Loeff

Private Wealth Law

High Net Worth Guide 2026 : Belgium

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Loyens & Loeff

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Our Family Owned Business & Private Wealth team provides bespoke and personal advice to (ultra) high-net-worth individuals, family offices, investment managers, private equity firms and multinational enterprises. We take a co-operative and forward-thinking approach, anticipating social dynamics, and helping our clients to make the right choices.

What can clients expect from us?
1. Tax and legal structuring of family-owned business​es​​
2. Advice on the management and supervision of the family-owned business and wealth
3. Protection of wealth and privacy
4. Tax and legal structuring of succession planning (private equity, real estate, funds)
5. Support for emigration and/or repatriation
6. Tax and legal structuring of valuable assets
7. Advice on prenuptial agreements and last wills
8. Establishing (family) foundations and charitable organisations
9. Pension provision

What makes us unique?
We have a fully-integrated collaboration between tax and civil lawyers. This allows us to efficiently transform complex tax and legal issues into pragmatic solutions. Questions are considered and addressed from various perspectives, and we are completely independent from accountants. Our clients can also draw on specialist tax and legal knowledge of the rules in our four home markets (the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Switzerland) and our global (business) network.

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Private Wealth Law - Belgium

Band 2

What the Team is Known For
The Loyens & Loeff team acts for a broad spectrum of high net worth clients, including entrepreneurs, executives and families. Loyens & Loeff draws on its cross-border capabilities to assist clients with private wealth and family business matters, such as wealth transfer planning, corporate income tax, immigration, trusts, foundations and marital agreements.
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Strengths

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  • They provide targeted advice. The customer knows what is possible and what is not possible after their input.

    Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net Worth

  • It is very pleasant to work with Loyens. Beyond simply answering a question, they dig into all the underlying issues and do not limit themselves to just the question asked.

    Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net Worth

  • They are highly responsive and have in-depth expertise thanks to their multidisciplinary team.

    Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net Worth

  • I greatly value their responsiveness and their ability to simplify complex tax issues.

    Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net Worth

  • Loyens & Loeff has tax expertise in a cross-border context.

    Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net Worth

Notable Practitioners

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  • Nicolas Bertrand
    Nicolas Bertrand

    Nicolas Bertrand

    Nicolas Bertrand frequently advises high net worth individuals and family-owned businesses on complex tax issues, inheritance planning, wealth structuring and wealth optimisation techniques.

    • Nicolas is brilliant. He is just someone that really understands the law and can also assure clients of the realities of a matter. He is very reassuring.

      Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net Worth

    • Nicolas is an outstanding tax lawyer. He demonstrates remarkable rigour and consistently finds effective solutions to even the most complex issues.

      Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net Worth
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  • Saskia Lust
    Saskia Lust

    Saskia Lust

    Saskia Lust regularly advises wealthy clients on international asset structuring matters and co-leads the firm's family-owned business and private wealth practice.

    • It's been an excellent experience working with Saskia.

      Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net Worth

    • Saskia Lust is an excellent lawyer whose advice can always be trusted.

      Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net Worth
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