Mr Eric Pottier > Linklaters > Brussels, Belgium > Lawyer Profile

Linklaters
RUE BREDERODE 13
1000 BRUXELLES
Belgium

Work Department

Corporate and Finance

Position

Partner

Career

Eric is widely regarded as a leading corporate lawyer in Belgium, advising Belgian and foreign leading corporates and listed companies on domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions (including private equity transactions), public offerings, and joint ventures, as well as business reorganisations and restructurings.

Eric is also well versed in company law. He began his career as a dispute resolution lawyer. He assists clients by working closely with the firm’s leading dispute resolution practitioners, where disputes arise. He represents clients before Belgian Courts and arbitral tribunals, as required.

Between 2016 and 2018, Eric was co-head of the firm’s Belgian Corporate practice.

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Languages

English and French

Lawyer Rankings

Belgium > Commercial, corporate and M&A

With a large team capable of advising private and public clients on high-value and innovative M&A, often with cross-border elements, Linklaters maintains a significant market presence in the corporate space. In addition to its transactional expertise, the team also regularly provides regulatory, tax and employment advice in connection with demergers, corporate reorganizations, and joint ventures. Under the leadership of Arnaud Coibion, the practice maintains close relationships with reputed Belgian and foreign companies in the infrastructure, energy, and chemicals sectors, while also serving a growing number of private equity funds owing to the expertise of An-Sofie Van Hootegem and Evita Bassot. Further key names in the team include corporate finance expert Charles-Antoine Leunen, experienced cross-border M&A specialist Eric Pottier, and Filip Lecoutre, who is particularly noted for his public M&A work.