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David Ballegeer
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David Ballegeer
Ranked in 2 Practice Areas
1

Band 1

Banking & Finance

Belgium

19 Years Ranked

1

Band 1

Capital Markets

Belgium

6 Years Ranked

Ranked in Guides
Global 2026

About

Provided by David Ballegeer

Europe

Practice Areas

David Ballegeer advises clients across a wide range of sectors, with a particular focus on the energy and energy‑transition sector. His practice focuses on complex financings, including bank-bond structures, capital markets, project and green financings. He advises EU and non-EU incorporated groups, listed and non-listed, and lenders on various financing products across the entire capital structure. David is widely regarded as one of Belgium’s leading banking and capital markets lawyers.

Career

KU Leuven (Economic Science & Master in Tax Law) 1997

Harvard Law School (Master of Laws – LLM) 1999

Admitted as an advocaat in Belgium 2003

Partner Linklaters 2009

Joined Clifford Chance as a Partner 2026

Languages Spoken

Speaks English, Dutch and French

Chambers Review

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Chambers European Guide

Banking & Finance - Belgium

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Band 1
Individual Editorial

David Ballegeer has a prodigious practice advising borrowers on complex financing matters, representing listed companies and private entities. His recent work includes acting for borrowers on sustainability-linked credit facilities and project financing mandates.

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Capital Markets - Belgium

1
Band 1
Individual Editorial

David Ballegeer has a prominent debt capital markets practice assisting with note and bond issuances, advising issuers, underwriters and bookrunners. He is equally adept at handling the updating of EMTN programmes.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

David Ballegeer is a very client-centric practitioner who listens well.

Banking & Finance respondent
Chambers European Guide

David Ballegeer is an amazing lawyer.

Banking & Finance respondent
Chambers European Guide

David Ballegeer is probably the best on the DCM side in Belgium.

Capital Markets respondent
Chambers European Guide

David Ballegeer has superior technical and commercial skills.

Capital Markets respondent
Chambers European Guide

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