About
Impact lawyers was founded in February 2019 by five co‑founders as the very first niche law firm in Belgium focusing on tailor‑made legal services for not‑for‑profit associations, social businesses and impact entrepreneurs. The firm advises hospitals, schools, public entities, social impact investors and social economy companies on matters including governance, foundation and cooperative law, mergers, restructuring and litigation, and participates in national and international multi‑disciplinary networks.
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Lawyers at this firm
Benoit Spitaels
founding partner company and associations law (M&A, establishment, restructuring, transformation of companies, associations and foundations) hybrid structures governance projects contract drafting · Corporate / M&A
Bram Van Baelen
founding partner company law with a specific focus on cooperatives (incorporation, transformations, advice, ...) and hybrid entities (B Corp certification, social enterprises, ...) non-profit law (associations, foundations, ...) · Corporate / M&A
Coralie Mattelaer
founding partner expert in company and non/social profit law, with an emphasis on: participative accompaniment of multistakeholder projects such as governance projects, mergers and broader partnership projects in non and social profit organisations incl. hybrids; mediation processes and conflict management; transactional work, mainly with regard to mergers and acquisitions, partnerships, establishements, restructurings and transformations of non and social profit organisations incl. hybrids; advisory work in the aforementioned domains. · Corporate / M&A
Hanne Verhoeven
junior legal advisor advisory and transactional work in the field of company law and non/social profit law (partnerships, establishements, restructurings, liablity, employment law) · Corporate / M&A
Marleen Denef
founding partner strategic advisor and change-architect for all types of collaborations, change projects (mergers, splits, organizational networks, impact scaling…) and hybrid business models (profit & purpose) involving (international) associations, foundations, social enterprises, cooperatives,… as well as governance projects based on social governance standards and alignment between SDG’s and IDG’s including transformation and transition-guidance. · Not-for-Profit / Social Sector
Marlies Van de Poel
lawyer advisory and transactional work in the field of company law and non/social profit law (partnerships, establishements, restructurings, liablity, employment law) litigation (company & associations law) · Corporate / M&A
Xanne Holvoet
founding partner transactional, advisory work and litigation with an emphasis on: company and non/social profit law; intellectual property; governance projects. · Corporate / M&A