Lawyers in Belgium

Sophie Dechaumet

Partner - Labor & Employment

Winston Taylor

Sophie Jacmain

Partner

NautaDutilh

Sophie Lens

Counsel

ALTIUS

Sophie Torfs

Sophie Torfs is counsel and member of our Insurance & Reinsurance team and Commercial & Litigation department. Sophie specializes in insurance and liability law and she has a long experience in litigation and large, complex liability and insurance claims. She can also count on direct sector experience regarding the development of new insurance products, review of policy wordings, compliance in the insurance sector and data protection.

Lydian

Sophie Van Besien

Partner

Stibbe

Stan Brijs

Partner

NautaDutilh

Stef Feyen

Local Partner

NautaDutilh

Stefaan Loosveld

Partner

Linklaters

Stefaan Raes

Partner

Liedekerke

Stefaan Van Dyck

Partner

Monard Law

Stefaan Wauman

Partner

Scale

Stefan Deswert

Partner, Belgium Stefan specialises in distribution, retail, logistics, infrastructure and real estate. He has an in-depth knowledge of contract law, in particular e-contracts and commercial contracts. His practice covers a wide range of local and cross-border litigation issues, as well as arbitration.

Osborne Clarke

Stefan Nerinckx

Partner

Simmons & Simmons

Stefan Odeurs

Partner

Stibbe

Stefan Van Camp

Counsel. IT services, software, internet; product safety, liability and recalls; copyright, trademarks, designs, patents, databases, domain names; media, entertainment & gambling; distribution & franchising; unfair competition; corporate law; commercial litigation.

Timelex

Stefanie François

Counsel

Stibbe

Stefanie Tack

Stefanie Tack is a partner in our Employment & Benefits practice. She advises clients on all aspects of individual and collective labour law. With more than 15 years’ experience, she has obtained significant experience in labour and employment law in various sectors and industries, such as the retail, automotive, chemical, construction, hospitality, technology, and food industries. Stefanie is known for her hands-on and practical approach. She is experienced in providing tailor-made advice to her clients, and, more specifically, she advises clients on the general employment policy of the company, the hiring of personnel and the termination of employment contracts (including the implementation of individual dismissals and career-end scenarios), drafting employment-related documents and specific clauses, compensation and (extralegal) benefits, employees’ representative bodies within the company, social elections and protected employees, health and safety at work, company restructuring (collective dismissals and closures), and the labour and employment law aspects of M&A transactions. Over the years, she has developed specific expertise in advising companies on the implementation of internal whistleblower processes and procedures. Stefanie also has experience in negotiating with counterparties and trade unions, assisting clients within the framework of social inspections, performing internal HR audits, and litigating before the Belgian courts. She frequently authors legal articles and is often invited to speak at conferences and seminars.

Strelia

Stein De Maeijer

Partner

Tiberghien

Stephanie Gabriel

Counsel

Tiberghien

Stephanie Reinart

Senior Counsel Stephanie Reinart focuses on EU and German competition law as well as EU and German regulatory law. German Competition Stephanie’s experience includes securing merger clearance from the German Federal Cartel Office (Bundeskartellamt) in numerous cases and successfully defending clients in investigations of alleged cartel conduct and other anti-competitive practices conducted by the German Federal Cartel Office. EU Competition Stephanie has handled numerous international cartel cases in which she defended companies in proceedings before the European Commission and the EU Courts. Stephanie’s EU competition law experience extends to advising clients on how to structure agreements, including strategic alliances, cooperation, licensing and supply agreements, in order to achieve compliance with competition law rules. She also frequently counsels companies holding a dominant market position on how to avoid abusive conduct. Stephanie regularly conducts training sessions on competition law matters for company employees throughout Europe. She also prepares antitrust compliance programmes and assists companies with their implementation. State aid Stephanie assists clients involved in State aid investigations launched by the European Commission.

Van Bael & Bellis

Stephen Orava

Partner

King & Spalding LLP

Steve Gavin

Winston Taylor

Steve Ross

Associate Steve Ross focuses on EU competition law, as well as EU and French regulatory law, including environmental and consumer protection law. His experience extends to international trade law, with a particular emphasis on anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations.

Van Bael & Bellis

Steven Callens

Steven Callens specialises in M&A, corporate law, corporate governance and dispute resolution. Steven has extensive experience in national and international corporate transactions. He focuses on mergers and acquisitions and private equity investments in a wide variety of economic sectors including marketing, e-commerce and retail, automotive and transport, holdings, the luxury sector, as well as renewable energy and manufacturing. He also represents clients in litigation and arbitration proceedings primarily in post-acquisition, director’s liability and shareholder disputes. Steven is regularly appointed as an arbitrator. Steven regularly speaks at conferences on matters of corporate law and arbitration. He is mentioned as a Key Lawyer in Corporate M&A and Dispute Resolution by The Legal 500: “Steven Callens – pragmatic and proactive approach” – “Steven Callens is very accessible, straightforward and smart”. He is also recognised as a Future Leader in litigation by Who’s Who Legal. Steven is also a member of the Belgian Arbitration Institute (CEPANI), the Luxembourg Arbitration Association, the International Bar Association (IBA) and the Institute of Directors (GUBERNA).

Simont Braun