LAWYER PROFILE

Dominique H Maes

Europe 2026

Baker McKenzie

Ranked in 1 practice area

Corporate/M&A

Belgium

18 years ranked

About

Provided by Baker McKenzie

Practice Areas

M&A/Private Equity

Corporate Reorganizations

Corporate Counseling & Governance

Career

Dominique Maes is a partner in the Corporate Finance Practice Group in the Brussels office. He joined Baker McKenzie in 1999 and has been a partner since 2009. Dominique co-heads the Corporate Practice of Baker McKenzie for the larger part of the EMEA Region and is a member of the Steering Committee of the EMEA M&A Practice Group. Dominique is mentioned consistently since many years as a leading corporate lawyer in Chambers Global, Chambers Europe, Legal 500 and IFLR (International Financial Law review).

Dominique advises clients on Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity, Reorganizations and Corporate Compliance & Governance. His practice focuses on M&A transactions, buy-outs, private equity transactions, corporate restructurings and general corporate issues.

Professional Memberships

KULeuven (Jan Ronse Instituut voor Vennootschapsrecht) - Teaching assistant in company law (2003-2010)

Department Board for Continued Education of the Brussels Bar - Member (2005-2007)

Board of the Flemish Young Bar Association in Brussels (Vlaams Pleitgenootschap) - Member (2003-2005)

Duke University School of Law - Research assistant in company law (1998-1999)

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers European Guide

Corporate/M&A - Belgium

Band 3

Individual Editorial

Dominique Maes represents an array of clients, ranging from Brussels-listed entities to international private equity investors, in cross-border transactions and growth investments. He often advises on matters involving the life sciences, technology and construction sectors.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Dominique Maes is our go-to person always. He is extremely attentive to our needs, super commercial in his advice and also very innovative in his solutions.
Corporate/M&AChambers European Guide
Dominique Maes has deep expertise, a good local network and a friendly way of communicating. He is a lawyer we do not hesitate to go to when we have discussions with different parties.
Corporate/M&AChambers European Guide
Dominique Maes thinks strategically and tactically.
Corporate/M&AChambers European Guide