Mr Olivier Clevenbergh KC > Strelia > Brussels, Belgium > Lawyer Profile
Strelia Offices
RUE ROYALE/KONINGSSTRAAT 145
1000 BRUSSELS
Belgium
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Mr Olivier Clevenbergh KC
Work Department
Corporate M&A and Dispute Resolution
Position
Olivier Clevenbergh is partner in the Corporate and M&A practice. He also handles dispute resolution matters and is currently the firm’s managing partner.
Olivier is an expert in national and international acquisitions, dispositions of shares and assets, private equity and venture capital transactions, mergers, and joint ventures. He has specific expertise in commercial contracts. Moreover, he is a renowned legal specialist in franchising.
Olivier combines his transactional practice with a contentious practice covering the same types of matters. He therefore also represents clients in commercial and corporate litigation before Belgian courts and arbitration tribunals.
Career
Before becoming a founding partner of Strelia in January 2013, Olivier Clevenbergh was a partner at Stibbe from 2000, heading the Corporate & Finance team. In addition to his client activities, Olivier was Managing Partner of Stibbe Brussels from 1 January 2005 until 30 June 2011. He was the Secretary General of the Alliance between Herbert Smith, Gleiss Lutz and Stibbe until 31 December 2011.
Languages
French / English / Dutch
Memberships
Brussels Bar (1989), Solicitor to the Supreme Court of England and Wales (1995).
Education
Main secondary school attended: Collège Don Bosco Universities and colleges attended: Université Libre de Bruxelles (degrees and qualifications with years attained): Law degree (magna cum laude each year); Special degree in economic law (magna cum laude each year)
Leisure
running
Lawyer Rankings
Belgium > Industry focus: Retail
Strelia has a strong focus on distribution issues with transactional and contentious mandates related to the relationships of retailers with their franchisees a cornerstone of the practice. The team is also active across a number of take-overs in the retail space. Gaetano Jannone heads up the team; the litigation and arbitration specialist is frequently sought out by clients from the fashion, food and beverage industries. Olivier Clevenbergh is an authority on franchisings and is also active on M&A work in the space, while Jean-Pierre Fierens
has in-depth knowledge of distribution law.
Belgium > Commercial, corporate and M&A
Strelia combines contentious and non-contentious capabilities in its corporate offering, which allows the team to comprehensively advise a large number of large Belgian and international companies in the life sciences, TMT, and energy sectors on strategic transactions, divestments, joint ventures, and post-M&A claims. Under the leadership of M&A and private equity specialist Gisèle Rosselle, the practice regularly collaborates with international partners to advise on multi-jurisdictional deals and is also prolific in handling Belgian mid-market transactions. Other key members of the team include managing partner Olivier Clevenbergh, who is noted for his expertise in corporate disputes, and M&A and joint venture expert Katrien Vorlat.