Ranking tables
Corporate/M&A | Global
Belgium
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 1
A&O Shearman 21 Years Ranked
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer 21 Years Ranked- Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
Band 2
Band 3
Liedekerke Wolters Waelbroeck Kirkpatrick 23 Years Ranked
Loyens & Loeff 22 Years Ranked- ARGO LAW
- Eubelius
- Van Bael & Bellis
Band 4
Band 5
CMS 9 Years Ranked
Cresco 9 Years Ranked
Lydian 13 Years Ranked- ALTIUS
- contrast
- Deloitte Legal - Lawyers
- Fieldfisher (Belgium)
- Laurius
- Monard Law
- Simont Braun
- Van Olmen & Wynant
Band 1
Deborah Janssens Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer13 Years Ranked
Dirk Meeus A&O Shearman23 Years Ranked- Laurent LegeinCleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
Band 2
Band 3
Arnaud Coibion Linklaters12 Years Ranked
Bart Lintermans QUINZ8 Years Ranked- David Dessers Cresco11 Years Ranked
- Dominique H Maes Baker McKenzie15 Years Ranked
Eric Pottier Linklaters12 Years Ranked
Frederic Elens Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer5 Years Ranked
Frederiek Adams A&O Shearman6 Years Ranked
Hans Kets A&O Shearman12 Years Ranked- Koen Vanhaerents Baker McKenzie23 Years Ranked
Pierre-Olivier Mahieu A&O Shearman19 Years Ranked
Thomas De Muynck Jones Day14 Years Ranked
Thomas Lenné Loyens & Loeff7 Years Ranked- Bart Bellencontrast
- Bert Van IngelghemARGO LAW
- Gisèle RosselleStrelia
- Kris VerdoodtARGO LAW
- Laurent A RuzetteCleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
- Michel BonneVan Bael & Bellis
- Nico GoossensARGO LAW
Band 4
Christel Van den Eynden Liedekerke Wolters Waelbroeck Kirkpatrick8 Years Ranked
Damien Conem Liedekerke Wolters Waelbroeck Kirkpatrick9 Years Ranked
Jacques Meunier Liedekerke Wolters Waelbroeck Kirkpatrick9 Years Ranked
Jan Bogaert Stibbe12 Years Ranked
Klaas Thibaut QUINZ7 Years Ranked- Niek De Pauw Clifford Chance LLP7 Years Ranked
Paul Van Hooghten Jones Day23 Years Ranked
Peter De Ryck Lydian15 Years Ranked
Robrecht Coppens Loyens & Loeff4 Years Ranked
Stefan Odeurs Stibbe19 Years Ranked
Thierry Bosly White & Case18 Years Ranked- Xavier Remy Clifford Chance LLP15 Years Ranked
- Dirk WellensLaurius
- Frederic VerspreeuwenAstrea
- Olivier ClevenberghStrelia
Band 5
An-Sofie Van Hootegem Linklaters1 Years Ranked
Koen Selleslags KPMG Law8 Years Ranked
Michael Heene DLA Piper UK LLP1 Years Ranked- Pascal Vanden Borre Stibbe13 Years Ranked
- David RyckaertLaurius
- Erwin DestuyverEubelius
- Gwen BeversSchoups
- Louis-François du CastillonFieldfisher (Belgium)
- Luc WynantVan Olmen & Wynant
- Marijke SpoorenCleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
- Matthias WautersEubelius
- Peter RooryckRooryck & Co
- Pieter CapiauCambrian
Up and Coming
- Patrice Viaene Clifford Chance LLP1 Years Ranked
- Caroline DaoutVan Bael & Bellis
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 A&O ShearmanCorporate/M&A2024 | Band 1 | 21 Years RankedThe firm offers a pre-eminent M&A practice in the Belgian market, advising on a range of corporate law matters, including acquisitions, sales and restructurings. It offers an exceptional track record of representing international private equity houses, financial institutions and investors in multi-jurisdictional transactions. The firm also has prodigious expertise representing Belgian clients from the TMT sector. The team also benefits from the support of colleagues in the firm's well-ranked banking and competition teams spread across the Brussels and Antwerp offices, as well as its outstanding international network. On 1st May 2024, Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling merged to form A&O Shearman.1 Freshfields Bruckhaus DeringerCorporate/M&A2024 | Band 1 | 21 Years RankedFreshfields has a successful department offering a stellar performance for a range of blue-chip Belgian and international companies, as well as a number of private equity houses. The law firm acts on a range of corporate matters, including acquisitions, auction sales, joint venture agreements and restructurings, and benefits from an exceptional network of offices throughout Europe to offer clients seamless assistance with multi-jurisdictional files. Freshfields further offers market-leading competition expertise to boost its M&A offering.
Band 2
2 Baker McKenzieCorporate/M&A2024 | Band 2 | 21 Years RankedBaker McKenzie is a popular choice in Brussels for M&A and private equity transactions. The law firm benefits from its extensive international network to effectively represent clients in complex, cross-border mandates. The team offers considerable expertise acting for clients in the energy, TMT and medical device industries on substantial strategic transactions. Baker McKenzie offers further expertise in advising international private equity houses on transactions involving Belgium.
2 Clifford Chance LLPCorporate/M&A2024 | Band 2 | 21 Years RankedThe Clifford Chance team is renowned for its extensive experience representing buyers, sellers and company founders in complex, cross-border mandates. The law firm offers substantial experience in transactions involving private equity and institutional investors, with additional expertise acting for financial services clients. Members of the team have particular experience advising on files in the telecoms, energy and biotechnology industries.
2 LinklatersCorporate/M&A2024 | Band 2 | 21 Years RankedLinklaters is a strong choice for international clients, offering considerable experience in cross-border M&A thanks to the firm's network of global offices. The law firm is able to draw on the expertise of colleagues in areas such as employment and competition in order to assist a wide range of clients, including major telecommunications and energy companies. The team frequently acts on high-profile public and private M&A transactions, as well as advising on corporate financing and governance mandates.
2 StibbeCorporate/M&A2024 | Band 2 | 21 Years RankedStibbe is a highly respected Benelux firm with expertise in transactions involving the healthcare, technology and energy sectors. The law firm offers considerable experience acting for both Belgian and international private equity houses, assisting with a wide range of portfolio acquisitions and sales. Clients benefit from the firm's well-integrated offices across the region on cross-border mandates.
Band 3
3 Liedekerke Wolters Waelbroeck KirkpatrickCorporate/M&A2024 | Band 3 | 23 Years RankedLiedekerke is a strong full-service Belgian firm with substantial capabilities on cross-border transactions. The team acts on an enviable range of matters, including private equity transactions, public M&A, financing rounds and strategic acquisitions. Lawyers from the firm have experience advising clients from the energy and technology industries. Furthermore, the firm is frequently called on to act as local counsel for prominent international firms.3 Loyens & LoeffCorporate/M&A2024 | Band 3 | 22 Years RankedLoyens & Loeff displays an impressively broad practice, with a particularly prominent client base among investment funds and private equity houses. Clients benefit from the firm's offices throughout the Benelux region, as well as its well-integrated tax offering. The lawyers act for a range of clients, including those from the technology and pharmaceutical sectors. The firm is also a strong choice on international mandates, frequently working with prominent international firms on the Belgian aspects of impressive multinational M&A transactions.
Band 4
4 DLA Piper UK LLPCorporate/M&A2024 | Band 4 | 17 Years RankedDLA Piper offers clients a comprehensive corporate practice, advising on the full scope of corporate work including buy and sell-side transactions, restructuring and mergers. The team is frequently called on by clients in the pharmaceutical, financial services and telecoms industries. Lawyers at the firm also offer substantial experience advising private equity investors on multi-jurisdictional transactions.
4 Jones DayCorporate/M&A2024 | Band 4 | 15 Years RankedJones Day is a global firm with a significant footprint in the Belgian corporate market. Lawyers at the firm offer clients expert advice on the structuring of joint ventures and investments in Belgium. The team also assists with the full range of acquisitions, disposals and corporate financing matters, often acting for private equity houses.
4 QUINZCorporate/M&A2024 | Band 4 | 9 Years RankedQUINZ is a prominent Belgian firm with a respectable presence in the corporate market. The team advises on a full range of mandates, including the establishment of joint ventures, cross-border public transactions and private equity investments. Lawyers at the firm frequently act on behalf of clients in the life sciences, financial services and technology sectors.
4 White & CaseCorporate/M&A2024 | Band 4 | 25 Years RankedInternational law firm White & Case has a respectable offering in the Belgian market with a particular focus on cross-border mandates, often collaborating with the firm's other offices across the globe. The team advises on both acquisitions and sales, as well as acting on joint ventures, restructurings and private equity transactions. Lawyers at the firm also offer substantial experience in financing rounds and investments for companies in the pharmaceutical sector.
Band 5
5 CMSCorporate/M&A2024 | Band 5 | 9 Years RankedThe CMS team is noted for its expertise in cross-border matters, frequently acting for clients on pan-European acquisitions and divestments. Lawyers at the firm frequently act for international clients, often from France, and are particularly popular with prominent private equity houses and financial institutions. The team also offers significant experience in restructuring mandates.5 CrescoCorporate/M&A2024 | Band 5 | 9 Years RankedCresco is a boutique corporate practice best known for its high-quality niche in venture capital transactions, acting for both investors and companies. The team offers substantial experience advising clients from the technology sector, including clients from the fintech and biotech industries. The lawyers act for an impressive array of private equity houses on the structuring and formation of growth-stage investment funds. Team members also represent clients in transactions, including auction processes.5 LydianCorporate/M&A2024 | Band 5 | 13 Years RankedLydian is a newly ranked firm that has a stable presence in the Brussels M&A market. The practice is well equipped to advise both domestic and international clients on M&A, corporate structurings and joint ventures. The team also acts for private equity firms on investment transactions.