Lawyers in Belgium

Roel Fransis

Partner

Liedekerke

Roel Meers

Roel Meers is a partner in the Corporate Finance Practice Group of Baker McKenzie's Brussels office. He joined Baker McKenzie in 1997. Roel is head of the Corporate Finance Practice Group of Baker McKenzie in Belgium. He is also chair of the EMEA Healthcare and Life Sciences Industry Group, and a member of the steering committee of the Global Healthcare and Life Sciences Industry Group and the EMEA Capital Markets Practice Group of Baker McKenzie. Roel advises clients in the field of corporate finance, covering mergers and acquisitions (public and private), private equity transactions, as well as security offerings, listings and other capital market transactions. He also advises on complex corporate restructurings, corporate governance matters, and shareholder activism.

Baker McKenzie BV/SRL

Rogier Van der Struijk

Rogier specialises in international corporate taxation of Dutch and foreign multinationals. He regularly advises clients on complex matters such as tax-efficient structuring of investments and divestments. In addition, Rogier has experience in various industries such as financial services – advising clients on the tax aspects of large cross-border investments. Please visit the Stibbe website for more information: https://www.stibbe.com/people/rogier-van-der-struijk

Stibbe

Romain Rard

Romain Rard is a partner in the EU Regulation and Public Affairs team in Brussels. He specialises in European regulatory law (financial services, telecoms, media, transport, chemicals, etc.) and French and EU competition law (state aid, merger control, antitrust). His practice covers European regulatory law (financial services, telecoms, media, transport, chemicals, etc.) and French and EU competition law (state aid, merger control, antitrust). He advises on advocacy and litigation matters, as well as settlements (mergers, FSR). In this capacity, he represents European and national trade associations, as well as companies and investment funds (US, UK, EU), both before and during the adoption of new legislation or European regulations. Romain has an in-depth knowledge of European processes and has developed solid expertise in ESG, financial services and sustainability. He has led and coordinated advocacy work on various texts such as CSRD, FSR, FDI Fit-for-55 proposals. He has advised on major telecoms transactions, and advises companies on European financing. He advises US players bringing new products to market and European players with respect to mutual recognition procedures. A graduate of Université Lyon III and McGill University, Romain was admitted to the Paris Bar in 2012.

Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I

Romina Abiuso

Partner

Tiberghien

Ronald Rothstein

Winston Taylor

Rony Vermeersch

Partner

Stibbe

Rosa Barcelo

Rosa Barcelo focuses her practice on global data privacy and cyber security. She counsels clients on data protection and privacy, including compliance with the GDPR and the ePrivacy Directive. She helps companies develop global privacy compliance programs that harmonize GDPR with other international laws such as US privacy legislation (eg., CCPA/CPRA). She regularly advises organizations on structuring international data transfers using SCCs and BCRs, completing Data Protection Impact Assessments, drafting data processor agreements, advising on personal data breaches, and carrying out lead authority assessments. Rosa’s practice has particular focus on cutting-edge IT issues, and she has a wealth of experience counselling clients on privacy in the electronic communications sector (both number dependent and independent services). She has additional skill in data privacy issues related to AI and machine learning, autonomous vehicles, marketing, programmatic advertising, and online tracking technologies. Rosa’s previous experience includes her role as Deputy Head of Unit of the Cybersecurity and Digital Privacy Unit of DG CONNECT in the European Commission, where she led legislative deliberations over the proposed e-Privacy Regulation. Rosa’s work with the office of the EDPS focused on a wide range of ICT-related issues. Rosa worked closely with national supervisory authorities participating in the former Article 29 Working Party (now the European Data Protection Board). Rosa has also worked in academia and as a private lawyer in the Brussels offices of various international law firms, where she advised on EU privacy and data protection issues, as well electronic commerce and technology laws. Rosa is a frequent lecturer on data protection, privacy and cybersecurity. In addition, she is a correspondent for the Journal of Computer Law Review International and is acting Chairwomen of the Brussels Chapter of the International Institute of Communications. She teaches a data protection certification course at the Institute of Public Administration (EIPA) in Maastricht. Rosa previously served on the European board of the International Association of Privacy Professionals.

McDermott Will & Schulte

Ruben Kenis

Counsel

NautaDutilh

Ruben Roex

Associate. Privacy & data protection; Cyber security; E-commerce and consumer protection; E-payment, e-money, e-banking and e-invoicing; IT services, outsourcing, software, internet; Litigation.

Timelex

Ruben Vermang

Local Partner

NautaDutilh

Rudi Desmet

Rudi Desmet is a partner at Astrea. He has over 30 years of working experience of which more than 25 years of experience as an Employment lawyer. He heads the Employment law practice of Astrea, counseling national and international clients with respect to individual and collective employment law, social security, immigration and international employment, restructuring, mergers and acquisitions (TUPE), and outsourcing, (supplementary) pensions, privacy (GDPR) and sports law. He has considerable experience in advising, litigation and (collective) negotiation. Rudi will plead cases at the bar in all Belgian labour courts, both in Dutch or French language. Rudi has worked during six years as a legal counsel. He then incorporated a new recognized payroll office and has managed this start-up the next four years. In that period he acquired an Executive MBA at the Vlerick Management School. Rudi returned to the Antwerp bar in 2000. His employment law team consists of six employment law specialists. He is recognized by international directories as an expert in employment law.

ASTREA CVBA

Rudy Nauwelaerts

Partner

Stibbe

Ruth Wirtz

Counsel, Belgium Ruth advises not-for-profits in general corporate matters, including national and transnational mergers and restructurings and with contractual disputes. She also assists trade and lobbying associations, charities, hospitals, NGO’s, foundations and other national and international not-for-profit organisations, mainly from the research and healthcare sectors.

Osborne Clarke

Ruud De Houwer

As a partner at Astrea, Ruud specializes in commercial law, maritime and transport law, international trade law, commercial agreements, and attachment and enforcement law. He has extensive experience in advising national and international companies and governments in collision, salvage, seizure, liability and various other matters relating to transport by water. His area of expertise also includes logistics service agreements and road transport files. In addition, Ruud has extensive experience in all aspects of national and international trade, commercial agreements and insurance matters. His personal interest is in the cultural and audio-visual sector. Ruud is referred to as a Next Generation Lawyer by Legal 500.

ASTREA CVBA

Ruxandra Cana

Managing Partner of Steptoe's Brussels office. Ruxandra defends industry interests through legal and regulatory challenges to EU market access, before both EU and national institutions and courts. Her practice is focused on EU regulatory law and litigation with a strong emphasis on chemicals and product regulations, such as REACH. She has notable experience and success with related matters concerning emerging issues such as nanotechnology. Ruxandra is a litigator well-known for her groundbreaking cases before the Court of Justice of the EU, as well as for her successful representation of clients in numerous appeals before the European Chemicals Agency's Board of Appeal (BoA). Many of the cases that Ruxandra handles have never before been argued: she develops new remedies and solutions to earn favorable outcomes for clients. For instance, she acted as counsel in the first successful direct action related to EU chemicals legislation before the EU General Court. She was also counsel in the only successful nano-related substance and dossier evaluation cases under REACH brought before the BoA, defending industry-wide interests. Ruxandra’s success for clients stems from her dedication to learn their business and be a trusted and pragmatic advisor. She has formed and continues to act as a trusted advisor to more than 30 industry groups. She further brings significant experience in EU rules on biocides and pesticides, cosmetics, medical devices, consumer products, food, and food contact materials.

Steptoe LLP

Samantha Lerner

Winston Taylor

Sander Buysse

DLA Piper

Sander Parthoens

Laurius

Sandra Gobert

Partner

Andersen

Sandra Lodewijckx

Sandra is a partner in the Commercial and Dispute Resolution practices and heads the Insurance and Reinsurance team. Sandra is the Managing Partner of Lydian from January 2026 to January 2029.

Lydian

Sara Ataei

Associate

Keller and Heckman LLP

Sara Beutels

Counsel Sara Beutels focuses on all aspects of employment and social security law. Her expertise includes providing legal assistance in the areas of individual and collective dismissals, working time issues, social inspection audits, employee benefits, professional cards and single permits, and the drafting of all employment law-related documentation (such as contracts, work rules and policies). In addition, she often advises on the employment and social security law aspects connected to (cross-border) M&A transactions, including the information/consultation of employee representative bodies and the rights of employees and formalities in the framework of the transfer of undertakings. Sara has developed a niche practice in the area of pension matters (legal pensions and occupational pensions). Moreover, Sara has specific experience regarding the employment law aspects linked to restructuring files such as major judicial reorganisation and bankruptcy files. Sara represents clients in all employment-related matters before the labour courts.

Van Bael & Bellis

Sara Nordin

Partner

White & Case LLP