Lawyers in Belgium

Quentin Masure

Partner

Tiberghien

Quinten Saey

Quinten Saey is an associate in the Corporate Finance Group in the Brussels office. He joined Baker McKenzie in 2021 and advises clients on all aspects of capital markets, M&A and private equity.

Baker McKenzie BV/SRL

Rachida Semail

Partner

Keller and Heckman LLP

Rafaël Jafferali

Rafaël Jafferali specialises in dispute resolution (including arbitration and proceedings before the Belgian Supreme Court), contract law, tort law and private international law. He primarily handles significant judicial proceedings and arbitration cases, offering expert advice on complex matters. His practice includes both domestic and international arbitration, where he regularly acts as counsel, arbitrator or expert in Belgian law. He is a member of the two groups of experts appointed by the Belgian Minister of Justice to recodify the law of obligations (which entered into force on 1 January 2023) and special contracts (which was filed as a bill on 16 April 2024). He was invited by the Parliament to testify as expert on the new law of torts (in force on 1 January 2025). Rafaël Jafferali is a Professor for the Chair of Law of Obligations at the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) and Affiliated Senior Researcher at the KU Leuven. He is the author of numerous publications in the areas of contract law, tort law and private international law, including a PhD thesis on the theme of retrospectivity in contract law. His publications can be downloaded on the website DI-Fusion of the ULB. Rafaël Jafferali is a member of the editorial committee of Journal des Tribunaux, of Revue de droit commercial, of Revue générale de droit civil, and of Répertoire pratique de droit belge. He is a member of CEPANI (Belgian Centre for Arbitration and Mediation), the European Law Institute and of the Belgian group of Association Henri Capitant. He received the Paul Foriers Prize (2001), the René Marcq Prize (2003), the Medal of the Université Libre de Bruxelles (2003), the Jean-Jacques Boels Prize (2008), Joseph Helsen Prize (2014), the Lucien Campion Prize (2014) and the prize awarded by Revue critique de jurisprudence belge (2015). Rafaël Jafferali is ranked Band 3 by Chambers & Partners in Dispute Resolution: Litigation, as a Thought Leader in Litigation and Arbitration by Who’s Who Legal, and as a Next Generation Partner by The Legal 500 in Dispute Resolution. He is recognised as a specialist in private international law and in contract law and accredited as a third party decider by the French-speaking Brussels bar.

Simont Braun

Rainier Van Ghyseghem

Rainier Van Ghyseghem has a highly qualitative knowledge of company law, private equity and real estate. This know-how, which he acquired during his law studies, his master’s degree in company law and his post-graduate diploma in corporate finance, is now being smoothly translated into legal practice. As a lawyer at Laurius, he mainly focuses on cases involving corporate (real estate) transactions and corporate disputes. Rainier goes the extra mile. More than purely legal advice, he also supports companies in commercial and other corporate law matters. Listening, strategic support, thinking three steps ahead, … Rainier rolls out a very complete advice, pragmatic and targeted. The common thread throughout his dossier management? Integrity and loyalty, both within the firm and towards his clients. As a Laurius lawyer, Rainier advises shareholders and managers in various corporate law cases. Both national and international. Exit and takeover cases, company transfers, real estate transactions involving logistics buildings and student residences, etc. Rainier knows his way around.

Laurius

Raphaël GEVERS

Partner

DALDEWOLF

Raphaël Hendrickx

Raphaël Hendrickx is a junior associate in the IP and Technology Group in the Brussels office. He joined Baker McKenzie in 2021. Raphaël advises clients on intellectual property and ICT-related matters, with a focus on tech, e-commerce, telecom and audio-visual content services regulation.

Baker McKenzie BV/SRL

Renato Antonini

Partner

Hogan Lovells International LLP

Renaud Dupont

Partner

CMS

Renaud Van Melsen

Renaud van Melsen specialises in administrative law, constitutional law and public law. He has gained broad experience in the fields of public procurement, urban development and environmental law. He also has in-depth knowledge of all questions regarding the liability of public authorities and local tax regimes. In these areas of expertise, he regularly advises both public authorities and private actors, and assists them in litigation procedures before the Constitutional Court, the Council of State and the judicial courts. Renaud also regularly handles cases before the Supreme Court and, hence, gathered significant expertise before all three Belgian higher courts of law. Renaud van Melsen is the author of many publications in public and administrative law. He has been assistant lecturer in administrative law at the UNamur university and a member of the editing committee of the bilingual journal “Chroniques de droit public – Publiekrechtelijke kronieken”. He is also a member of the Commission for Access to Administrative Documents of the Brussels institutions, and of the Regional Commission for Development in town planning matters.

Simont Braun

Reshad Forbes

Senior Counsel Reshad Forbes specialises in the EU's regulatory laws, in particular those covering, consumer protection, product safety, CE marking, food safety, chemicals and data protection. Environmental law Reshad manages a team of lawyers who specialise in EU environmental law, from the rules relating to REACH (chemicals) to producers' responsibilities under the Directives on end-of-life products (including electrical and electronic waste, end-of-life vehicles and packaging). He is recognised as one of the leading REACH specialists in Brussels, managing a wide portfolio of clients for this highly regulated area of law.In addition, he advises clients on all aspects of the "new approach" Directives (concerning electrical equipment, machinery, toys, construction products and personal protective equipment, among others), as well as CE markings and the harmonised standards which are frequently being adopted under these Directives. Product safetyHis expertise extends to EU general product safety law, including matters involving textiles and clothing, footwear, lighters and all types of other consumer goods.Reshad regularly assists governments, multinationals, trade associations and SMEs in Europe, the US and Asia. He regularly lectures and writes on EU regulatory matters.

Van Bael & Bellis

Richard Blewett

Richard Blewett is a Partner in Clifford Chance's Antitrust Practice in Brussels. He recently relocated from Asia where he was head of the China Antitrust Practice. Richard has a wide range of experience on international merger and antitrust work and has key clients across a number of sectors including TMT, energy, commodities, retail, financial services, and transport. His experience and knowledge spans across Asia and the EU from his time spent in Beijing, Hong Kong, London and Brussels.

Clifford Chance

Richard Burton

Senior Counsel Richard Burton specialises in EU and UK competition law. He advises on a wide range of competition law matters, including cartels, distribution agreements, pricing and other abuse of dominance issues, merger control, and intellectual property licensing. Richard also advises on competition and regulatory matters affecting the aviation and energy sectors in Europe. Richard’s competition law experience covers a broad range of sectors, including basic industries, chemicals, automotive components, consumer electronics, semiconductors, aviation, energy and financial services. He has substantial experience in assisting clients in cartel cases, including involvement in internal compliance investigations, representation before the European Commission, applications for leniency and appeals before the EU Courts.

Van Bael & Bellis

Richard Liu

Senior Associate

Dentons

Richard Luff

Partner Richard Luff specialises in international trade law, with a particular focus on anti-dumping and anti-subsidy proceedings. He represents clients before the European Commission, the EU Courts and the WTO. Richard has handled more than 150 anti-dumping cases for clients from all over the world, including the US, China, Russia, Korea, Taiwan, Egypt, the Middle East, Latin America and Southeast Asia. His expertise encompasses a wide range of industries, including steel, textiles, chemical products, energy and electronics. In the field of WTO law, Richard advises governments, public institutions and international clients on market access issues and other WTO-related matters, including WTO accession issues. He has assisted WTO Members in WTO dispute settlement proceedings, extending from general anti-dumping and anti-subsidy issues to specific trade restrictive practices. Most recently, he successfully represented Argentina in Certain Measures on the Importation and Marketing of Biodiesel and Measures Supporting the Biodiesel Industry in the EU. He is regularly asked by governments to run training programmes for their anti-dumping and anti-subsidy departments.

Van Bael & Bellis

Richard Sterneberg

DLA Piper

Richard Willis

For 25 years Richard has been a legal resource for the payments industry worldwide. Richard has extensive payments industry knowledge, particularly in leading sophisticated cross-border transactions and new market entry for his banking, payments, and fintech clients, and advises on regulatory and compliance matters for clients of all types and sizes. He focuses on the general representation of both public and privately held entities within the payments industry. Richard concentrates his practice on mergers, acquisitions, and strategic alliances and has particular experience with cross-border transactions. As part of serving payments industry clients, he routinely advises on regulatory and compliance matters, as well as new market entry, across the globe. Richard has extensive experience with complex, international acquisition, and long-term joint venture transactions. He also has nearly 20 years’ experience in counseling and serving as lead counsel to payments industry participants, including global financial institutions, merchant acquirers, card issuers, card schemes/associations, ISOs and MSPs, and B2B payment companies. Richard has served as lead counsel in scores of acquisitions and joint ventures/strategic alliances throughout North America, Europe, South America, and Asia (including Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Iceland, India, Ireland, Mexico, Norway, Poland, Spain, and the United Kingdom).

Alston & Bird LLP

Rik Smet

Counsel

Tiberghien

Rinke Beekman

Quinz

Robbert Rubens

Robbert Rubens is an attorney at Quadrant Advocaten.

Quadrant

Robbie Tas

Robbie Tas is holder of several degrees earned at the KU Leuven (1990 Bachelor of Applied sciences; 1993 Master in Business engineering, specialization finance; 1994 Master of Laws; 1994 Complementary studies ‘Fiscal systems’; 2002 PhD in Law). From 1994 to 2001, he served as a research fellow within the team of Professor Koen Geens at the Jan Ronse Institute of the KU Leuven. In 2002, he obtained his PhD with a thesis on the maintenance of capital in public limited liability companies and private limited liability companies. From 1997 to 2003, Robbie was in charge of the legal secretariat of the International Commission of Appeal at NASDAQ Europe. He was member of the board of directors of electricity company Luminus from 2002 to 2005. Since 2004, he is a lecturer in the Master’s Programme of Corporate Law at the KU Leuven, Brussels campus. In 2012, he was guest lecturer in the postgraduate programme ‘Estate planning’ at the VUB. Robbie is a regular contributor to ‘TRV’, the Journal for Legal Entities and Companies. He is also president of ‘VRG-Alumni’, the alumni association of the law faculty of the KU Leuven. He has published extensively on corporate and association law and is a much sought-after speaker on these topics. He is an active member of the Belgian center for company law. The minister of justice called upon his expertise within the context of the company law reform. He is also an independent director and president of the board of directors of the investment fund Aphilion Robbie started his career as a lawyer in 1995 at the Brussels’ law firm De Bandt Van Hecke & Lagae (currently Linklaters). In 2000, he set up his own law firm in Leuven. In 2002, he became partner at the law firm Maxius. In 2006, he participated in the creation of the law firm Curia. He co-founded intui in 2013. Robbie is specialized in commercial and business law, with particular focus on corporate and non-profit law. His clients include independent businessmen and companies, shareholders and directors. He has also a particular interest in issues related to liberal professionals, whether they practice in a partnership or otherwise. He is an experienced and respected litigator, with a particular focus on disputes between shareholders / directors of companies. Although he prefers negotiated solutions to litigation, he does not shy away from tenacious court proceedings if and when required. He also regularly acts as an arbitrator in national and international commercial disputes. Finally, Robbie has extensive experience in advisory and transactional work.

intui

Robert DE BAERDEMAKER

Of Counsel

DALDEWOLF

Robin Minjauw

Partner

Tiberghien

Robrecht Coppens

For more information, please click the following link: Robrecht Coppens | Loyens & Loeff (loyensloeff.com)

Loyens & Loeff