Ranking tables
Europe Belgium Banking & Finance
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 1
Charles-Antoine Leunen Linklaters16 Years Ranked
David Ballegeer Linklaters16 Years Ranked- Antoine De Raeve
- Yves Van Pul
Band 2
Marc Vermylen Loyens & Loeff16 Years Ranked- Bert De Maeyer
- Filip Tanghe
- Ivan Peeters
- Michael Van Acker
Band 3
Tom Geudens Lydian13 Years Ranked- Lounia Czupper
- Wouter Ghijsels
Band 4
Benoît Vandervelde CMS5 Years Ranked
Ferdinand Brughmans Jones Day8 Years Ranked
Freya Mareels Liedekerke Wolters Waelbroeck Kirkpatrick5 Years Ranked
Hadrien Servais White & Case3 Years Ranked
Johan Mouraux Van Bael & Bellis10 Years Ranked
Koen Panis Loyens & Loeff6 Years Ranked
Thierry Bosly White & Case17 Years Ranked- Eric Blomme
- Philip Van Steenwinkel
Up and Coming
- Koen Vanlaer
Associates to watch
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 LinklatersBanking & FinanceEurope 2022 | Band 1 | 17 Years RankedLinklaters offers an outstanding banking and finance team, assisting clients with the full range of issues. The Brussels team benefits from its global network of offices, providing an impressive cross-border service on multi-jurisdictional transactions. Lawyers at the team advise an impressive array of financial institutions and institutional lenders on syndicated lending, credit facilities and securitisation transactions. Additionally the team provides excellent banking regulatory advice and has experience representing borrowers.
Band 2
2 Clifford Chance LLPBanking & FinanceEurope 2022 | Band 2 | 17 Years RankedClifford Chance is a highly reputable group acting on a broad array of significant financing transactions. Lawyers in the group are particularly well recognised as a strong lenders' counsel, advising an impressive roster of international and domestic financial institutions on refinancings and unsecured loans. The law firm also acts for borrowers on substantial project financing matters, as well as real estate and acquisition financing mandates. The team offers additional experience in trade receivables financing and sustainability financing.
2 Loyens & LoeffBanking & FinanceEurope 2022 | Band 2 | 17 Years RankedLoyens & Loeff is a well-known team with particular expertise in project financing matters, regularly advising both borrowers and lenders on complex files in the energy and infrastructure sectors. The law firm also offers significant expertise in debt restructuring mandates, advising syndicated lenders on a range of refinancing and insolvency files. Lawyers in the team are also adept at advising on real estate and acquisition financing. Team members have notable experience in regulatory matters.
Band 3
3 DLA Piper UK LLPBanking & FinanceEurope 2022 | Band 3 | 16 Years RankedDLA Piper offers a considerable international network with an extensive global footprint, and is known for transactional matters, with a particular focus on refinancing and acquisition finance. The team frequently acts on PPP infrastructure projects, regularly representing public authorities or the project's sponsors. The law firm's client roster includes banks, insurance companies and asset managers. Team members often assist clients with regulatory matters, such as the launch of new products.
3 NautaDutilhBanking & FinanceEurope 2022 | Band 3 | 17 Years RankedNautaDutilh is a solid team offering a particularly strong banking regulatory practice, which represents domestic and European financial institutions in approval proceedings and licensing applications. Lawyers at the team also offer substantial experience in transactional work, including acquisition and project financing. The firm has considerable experience advising borrowers from the energy, chemical and pharmaceutical industries.
3 StibbeBanking & FinanceEurope 2022 | Band 3 | 17 Years RankedStibbe is a well-regarded Benelux firm with an excellent reputation for project finance. The team acts for borrowers from the energy and telecoms sectors on substantial syndicated financing transactions, as well as representing lenders in development financing mandates. Lawyers at Stibbe have additional expertise in real estate and acquisition financing.
3 White & CaseBanking & FinanceEurope 2022 | Band 3 | 17 Years RankedWhite & Case is a well-regarded firm with a broad international network, advising on bank lending and refinancing, as well as leveraged and acquisition financing. The team frequently acts for syndicates of lenders on multinational financing matters, as well as representing borrowers in debt financing issues. The firm's clients include domestic and international banks and private equity houses.
Band 4
4 Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLPBanking & FinanceEurope 2022 | Band 4 | 16 Years RankedCleary Gottlieb is an international firm with a pre-eminent corporate team, advising a wide range of borrowers on acquisition finance, project finance and development finance questions. The team further acts for multinational private companies, as well as public bodies and governments, on a host of PPP mandates. Lawyers at Cleary Gottlieb offer a particular expertise advising on debt refinancing and export financing matters in francophone Africa.
4 CMSBanking & FinanceEurope 2022 | Band 4 | 6 Years RankedCMS is a well-established international firm offering clients a broad scope of financial services support across transactional and advisory mandates. The team assists both borrowers and lenders with acquisition finance, project finance and the negotiation of credit facilities. Lawyers at CMS also represent lenders in syndicated financing matters.
4 EubeliusBanking & FinanceEurope 2022 | Band 4 | 10 Years RankedEubelius is a notable firm that predominantly assists borrowers with financing and refinancing mandates. The firm's expertise includes real estate financing, where the team frequently acts for REIT clients. Lawyers in the practice also offer experience acting for public sector clients on creating guarantees.
4 Freshfields Bruckhaus DeringerBanking & FinanceEurope 2022 | Band 4 | 15 Years RankedFreshfields represents a number of domestic and international banks and corporate clients in financing transactions, often cooperating with the firm's corporate team to offer an integrated service. The law firm offers particular expertise in acquisition financing mandates, frequently acting for private equity investors. The team additionally assists borrowers with refinancing and liquidity questions.4 Jones DayBanking & FinanceEurope 2022 | Band 4 | 6 Years RankedLawyers at Jones Day act for a range of traditional lenders, private equity houses and other investors on substantial acquisition financing transactions. The law firm benefits from a substantial global network to advise on cross-border financing mandates. The team has additional experience in syndicated financing and project financing matters. Jones Day also offers considerable expertise in banking litigation and regulatory issues.
4 Liedekerke Wolters Waelbroeck KirkpatrickBanking & FinanceEurope 2022 | Band 4 | 11 Years RankedLiedekerke is an acclaimed finance practice advising on a broad range of transactional mandates and regulatory matters. Lawyers at the firm regularly act for lenders, representing clients in real estate and acquisition financing matters. The team also assists prominent Belgian borrowers with a range of financing mandates, including COVID-19-related finance. Liedekerke further advises clients from the asset management and insurance sectors on regulatory compliance.
4 LydianBanking & FinanceEurope 2022 | Band 4 | 12 Years RankedLydian is a strong domestic firm acting primarily for lenders, including domestic and international banks and private equity houses. The team's expertise includes advising on acquisition financing and credit facility agreements, as well as significant experience in real estate financing matters. The law firm also maintains a solid presence in financial regulatory matters, often assisting clients from the insurance sector.