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Herman Lemaire
Ranked in 2 Practice Areas
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Foreign Expert

Corporate/M&A

Belgium

10 Years Ranked

Expertise Based Abroad

General Business Law

Congo Democratic Republic of Congo

14 Years Ranked

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Practice Areas

Africa law: OHADA law and DRC business law: ranked by Chambers Global as legal expert based abroad for the DRC

Belgian law: M&A – Corporate law – General commercial law – Arbitration

Career

Law degree, Université Catholique de Louvain (1972)

Complementary year in economic law, management, and statistics, Université Catholique de Louvain (1973)

Since 2020 : Partner, van Cutsem, Wittamer Marnef & Partners

2015 – 2020 : Partner, AB Legal

2011 – 2015 : Partner, De Wolf & Partners

2005 – 2011 : Partner, DLA Piper

2000 – 2005 : Partner, Coudert Brothers Coppens Van Ommeslaghe & Faurès

Prior to 2000 : Partner, Coppens Van Ommeslaghe & Faurès

Professional Memberships

Member of the Brussels Bar (1973)

Member of the Chambre de Commerce Belgique – Luxembourg - Afrique Caraïbe (2003)

Personal

Language capability: French, Dutch, English.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Global Guide

General Business Law - Congo Democratic Republic of Congo

Congo Democratic Republic of Congo expertise based abroad
Individual Editorial

Herman Lemaire of van Cutsem Wittamer Marnef is an established DRC expert based in Brussels, with longstanding experience in the infrastructure and energy sectors. He regularly acts for financial institutions and offers broad business law expertise, with his recent work including assistance with liquidation proceedings and facility agreements.

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Corporate/M&A - Belgium

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Foreign expert in Congo Democratic Republic of Congo
Individual Editorial

Herman Lemaire of van Cutsem Wittamer Marnef is a well-known practitioner based in Brussels with a wealth of experience handling corporate law matters across African jurisdictions, especially in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Lemaire assists clients with mergers and acquisitions, shareholder agreements and joint ventures.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Herman responds on time and is reliable. He has Congolese expertise combined with the working methods of an international firm, and he is very friendly. It is always a pleasure to work with him.

General Business Law respondent
Chambers Global Guide

He responds to emails promptly and pushes his thinking very far. Even if he is not in the DRC, he finds jurisprudence that no one else can. He is punctual and there's no need to chase him.

General Business Law respondent
Chambers Global Guide

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