About
Counsel at Stibbe based in Belgium, Bastiaan Schelstraete focuses on constitutional and administrative law with a particular emphasis on environmental law, spatial planning, food safety and expropriation. He advises public and private clients on complex (re)development, infrastructure and contaminated real estate matters and has extensive litigation experience before the Council of State, the Council for Permit Disputes, the Constitutional Court and the civil courts.
Practice areas
Public / Administrative LawEnvironmental LawPlanning / ZoningReal EstateRegulatory / ComplianceDispute Resolution
Office
Expertise
Spatial planning and zoningSoil contamination, brownfields and asbestos issuesLarge-scale redevelopment and infrastructure projectsReal estate transactions involving contaminationFood and retail permits and authorizationsDisciplinary law and public office
Education
- Master of Laws (LL.M.), Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (2009)
- Complementary master’s degree in Public and Administrative Law, Université libre de Bruxelles (2010)
- Postgraduate degree in Government and Mediation, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (2016)
Admissions
- Admitted to the Brussels Bar (2010)
Languages
DutchEnglishFrench