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Janson Offices
CHAUSSÉE DE LA HULPE 187
1170 BRUSSELS
Belgium
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Janson > The Legal 500 Rankings
Dispute resolution Tier 2
Financial disputes have been especially prominent in Janson's recent caseload; other mandates pertain to corporate litigation, IP disputes, white-collar crime cases and arbitration matters. Practice head and 'top lawyer' Dominique Blommaert 'combines thorough knowledge and insight with a strong personality'; Cédric Alter and 'strong litigator' Céline Masschelein are key contacts.
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‘Dominique Blommaert is one of the most agile litigators on the market, who is well respected by the courts and very pragmatic‘.
Key clients
Belfius Bank
KBC Bank
Mondelez
Santander Consumer Finance
Intellectual property Tier 2
IP litigation forms the backbone of Janson's practice, often involving a cross-border flavour; the 'very knowledgeable and hands-on' team has been advising well-known clients from the fashion, food, luxury goods, medical and retail industries. The 'pragmatic' Mireille Buydens 'has an incredible degree of knowledge in IP'; she jointly heads the practice with Hans Dhondt.
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‘The team acts fast, is very approachable and friendly‘.
‘Hans Dhondt is an intelligent and experienced yet down-to-earth lawyer‘.
Environment Tier 3
Janson's environmental law work is handled by the firm's public and administrative law department, which is experienced in advisory and transactional matters, as well as litigation. The group is well placed to serve clients from all three Belgian regions, and further afield internationally, with fluent language skills in French, Dutch and English. Clients of the firm include public authorities, project developers, private businesses and individuals. One name to note in the team is Stijn Verbeke, who has notable expertise in environmental take-back obligations and environmental management agreements, particularly in relation to waste electrical and electronic equipment, waste batteries and waste tyres. Jan Ghysels advises clients on matters concerning town and country planning law, expropriations and environmental criminal law, among other areas. Other key figures in the team are Dominique Lagasse and counsel Béatrice Gribomont, who represented Vzw/asbl Recupel and other non-profit organisations at the Constitutional Court in proceedings concerning taxes imposed in the Flemish and Walloon regions on waste management organisations. Geoffrey Ninane recently made partner.
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‘They are able to deliver very accurate, specialist advice in relation to the three Belgian regions. Stijn Verbeke is pro-active, clear in his advice, creative, calm and available‘
‘Proposals of texts (applications, conclusions, …) are transmitted well in advance so that there is sufficient time for us to read them. Invoices are drawn up regularly so that we can follow the time spent properly‘
Key clients
VZW/ASBL Recupel
VZW/ASBL Bebat
VZW/ASBL Recytyre
Employment Tier 4
Johan Kerremans and Jacques van Drooghenbroeck jointly lead Janson's 'very responsive and practical' team, which operates out of both its Brussels and Nivelles offices. Recent instructions for the group have included restructuring matters, health and safety issues and dismissal-related disputes.
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‘They are diligent in what they do, irrespective of the size of the client. They think along with the client and put the client’s interests first‘.
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Becton Dickinson
Key Technology
Cesi Group
SOL Group
CHR Haute Senne
Janson > Firm Profile
Janson is an Independent Belgian law firm founded in 1950. Janson offers multidisciplinary and multilingual business law services via 34 partners and more than 60 associates. The firm is based in Brussels, Ghent and Nivelles, and has strong relationships with a number of top ranked firms in the major jurisdictions worldwide.
Main Contacts
| Department | Name | Telephone | |
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| Administrative and public | Dominique Lagasse | d.lagasse@janson.be | |
| Administrative and public | Jan Ghysels | j.ghysels@janson.be | |
| Banking and finance | Dominique Blommaert | d.blommaert@janson.be | |
| Banking and finance | France Wilmet | f.wilmet@janson.be | |
| Commercial and company | Marc Dalle | m.dalle@janson.be | |
| Commercial and company | Cédric Alter | c.alter@janson.be | |
| Construction | Jean-N Pardon | jn.pardon@janson.be | |
| Construction | Didier Bracke | d.bracke@janson.be | |
| Distribution | Laurent du Jardin | l.dujardin@janson.be | |
| Energy and transport | Guy Block | g.block@janson.be | |
| Insurance and liability | Paul-Henry Delvaux | ph.delvaux@janson.be | |
| IP/IT and market practices | Mireille Buydens | m.buydens@janson.be | |
| IP/IT and market practices | Hans Dhondt | h.dhondt@janson.be | |
| Labour | Jacques van Drooghenbroeck | j.vandrooghenbroeck@janson.be | |
| Labour | Johan Kerremans | j.kerremans@janson.be | |
| M&A and corporate | Cédric Alter | c.alter@janson.be | |
| Real estate | Jean-N Pardon | jn.pardon@janson.be | |
| Tax | Frédéric Fosseur | f.fosseur@janson.be | |
| Criminal business | François Koning | f.koning@janson.be | |
| Criminal business | Céline Masschelein | c.masschelein@janson.be | |
| Arbitration | Cédric Alter | c.alter@janson.be |
Lawyer Profiles
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Cédric Alter | View Profile | |
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Guy Block | View Profile | |
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Dominique Blommaert | View Profile | |
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Mireille Buydens | View Profile | |
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Hans Dhondt | Partner | View Profile |