Mr Pierre-Axel Chabot > CMS EU > Brussels, Belgium > Lawyer Profile

CMS EU
Avenue des Nerviens 85
1040 Brussels
Belgium

Position

Partner

Career

Pierre-Axel is highly specialized in the real estate industry where he advises numerous Belgian and foreign players, including investors, occupiers, developers and financiers. His work includes notably the negotiation of property transfer deeds, share purchase agreements, partnership agreements, offices and retail lease agreements, construction contracts and property finance matters. He also advises client’s on real estate and construction-related disputes. Pierre-Axel also has specific expertise in the hotel industry.

Languages

English, French, Dutch

Education

1998 – University of Louvain, UCL (Law Degree)
1998 – Bar admission (Brussels, Belgium)
2000 – University of Brussels, ULB (Master in European business law)
2005 – Solvay Business School, ULB (Executive program in real estate)

Lawyer Rankings

Belgium > Real estate and construction

CMS is ‘very reactive and always available‘ and clients note that the practice led by Bruno Duquesne, who handles complex cross-border portfolio transactions, ‘can handle institutional counterparties as well as private ones, which is a rare feature‘. Pierre-Axel Chabot , who is ‘very efficient and gets truly involved in his files‘, has a broad portfolio that includes construction contracts, property finance, and construction-related disputes. Senior associate Catherine Matton is recommended for property sales and acquisitions.