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Alexia Faes

Alexia Faes is Counsel in the Real Estate department at Simont Braun, with 10 years of experience. She has developed extensive expertise in real estate and construction law, with a particular focus on property rights, leases and public procurement. Her practice includes advising and representing both (inter)national clients—such as public authorities, real estate developers, construction companies, architects, and engineering firms—in a broad range of complex and often technical disputes. Since 2022, Alexia has been an accredited mediator in civil and commercial matters by the Federal Mediation Commission. She is an active member of the Special Construction Commission and takes part in several initiatives promoting alternative dispute resolution, including the “Chambre de règlement amiable (CRA)” of the Tribunal de l’Entreprise francophone de Bruxelles and the bMediation platform. She is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Belgian Construction Law Association. Alexia obtained her Master of Laws from Ghent University in 2014, during which she spent a year at Università degli studi Roma Tre (Italy) through the Erasmus exchange programme. She later completed a postgraduate degree in Real Estate at KU Leuven, as well as an additional diploma in Management from ICHEC Brussels Management School. · Simont Braun

BelgiumReal Estate, Construction

About

Counsel in the Real Estate department at Simont Braun with 10 years of experience, specialising in real estate and construction law with a focus on property rights, leases and public procurement. Advises and represents (inter)national clients—including public authorities, real estate developers, construction companies, architects and engineering firms—in complex, often technical disputes; accredited civil and commercial mediator since 2022 and active in ADR initiatives and Belgian construction law organisations.

Practice areas

Real EstateConstructionPublic ProcurementProperty / ConveyancingLeasingDispute ResolutionMediation

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Expertise

Public AuthoritiesReal Estate DevelopmentConstruction IndustryArchitecture & Engineering FirmsAlternative Dispute Resolution (mediation)

Education

  • Master of Laws, Ghent University (2014) — Erasmus year at Università degli studi Roma Tre (Italy)
  • Postgraduate degree in Real Estate, KU Leuven
  • Diploma in Management, ICHEC Brussels Management School