Mr Olivier Di Giacomo > Stibbe > Brussels, Belgium > Lawyer Profile

Stibbe
CENTRAL PLAZA
LOKSUMSTRAAT 25/ RUE DE LOXUM 25
1000 BRUSSELS
Belgium

Work Department

Real Estate & Construction

Position

Counsel

Career

Olivier brilliantly combines his long-standing expertise as a lawyer and his academic background in order to assist his clients in matters of public law and administrative law. More specifically, Olivier’s expertise is focused on environmental law and urban planning law. He also has specific experience in nuclear law. His scope of competence extends to the regulations applicable at federal and European levels and in the Brussels-Capital and Walloon Regions.  Olivier also assists clients in cases relating to real estate and rights in rem issues. He specialises in complex projects that require a multidisciplinary approach. In addition, he has extensive experience in litigation before the Council of State and the civil courts.

Languages

French, Dutch, Italian

Education

  • Graduated in Law from the Université libre de Bruxelles (2003)
  • Recipient of the Ganshof van der Meersch prize awarded to students from the Faculty of Law of the Université libre de Bruxelles for their outstanding work in the field of public law during their studies
  • Master of Laws (LL.M.) in European Law from Ghent University (2004)
  • Admitted to the Brussels Bar in 2004
  • Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Public Construction Law and Environmental Law from the Université Saint-Louis – Bruxelles (2007)
  • With the Brussels office of Stibbe since 2007
  • Teaching assistant in administrative law and rights in rem at the Université libre de Bruxelles

Lawyer Rankings

Belgium > Environment

The environment and planning practice at Stibbe advises clients in Dutch, French and English on transactional matters as well as on the drafting of new legislation and on contentious issues. Practice head Jan Bouckaert recently represented The Farmers Union together with Guan Schaiko in a claim against the Flemish Region regarding the Common Agricultural Policy 2023-2027 strategic plan. Also key to the practice is senior real estate development lawyer France Maussion as well as a strong bench that includes the ‘very helpful, competent and experiencedBastiaan Schelstraete as well as Stefanie Francois and Olivier Di Giacomo.