Mr Olivier Vanden Berghe > Liedekerke > Brussels, Belgium > Lawyer Profile

Liedekerke‘s practice consists of ‘specialists in different areas of the retail business’, advising clients on a wide range of retail related matters involving competition, employment, real estate, and IP elements. Olivier Vanden Berghe leads the firm’s commercial contracts and litigation practice, assisting retail clients with distribution networks and cooperation agreements. Etienne Kairis also leads the team, with extensive experience in IP rights work, and particular knowledge of the automotive companies. Rounding up the leadership team are Yves Delacroix and Paul Geerebaert, with real estate and employment expertise respectively. Sarah Van Den Brande is noted.

Liedekerke‘s dispute resolution practice ‘combines deep expertise, meticulous attention to detail, and a client-centered approach, consistently delivering outstanding results’, with experience spanning international litigation and arbitration, as well as financial litigation and insolvency. The team is particularly skilled in the arbitration space, having acted in arbitrations under the rules of leading arbitral institutions internationally. Team head Arnaud Nuyts has expertise in this area, and is a ‘powerful and passionate advocate who delivers submissions with gusto and fights hard for his client’s case’. Also leading the team are Olivier Vanden Berghe and Roel Fransis. Bruno Hardy is ‘a very talented bilingual advocate who presents with force and conviction’.

The transport and infrastructure practice at Liedekerke acts on complex matters across aviation, maritime, and railway sectors. The firm assists a broad client base of domestic and foreign airlines, aircraft operators, insurers, and a raft of companies across the shipping and rail sectors. Jean Pierre Kesteloot leads the practice, with a focus on aviation, shipping, and railway work. Kesteloot is joined at leadership level with Olivier Vanden Berghe.

Liedekerke’s energy team particularly stands out for its expertise in regulatory work, however the group is equally strong in assisting with project developments and contentious matters. Practice head Damien Verhoeven specialises in energy regulatory matters, and is well versed in advising conventional and renewable energy producers on tax issues in the sector. François Tulkens stands out for his public law expertise, as well as his ability to advise on matters relating to energy and electricity infrastructure projects. Olivier Vanden Berghe is a key contact for corporate work, and handles agreements concerning power and energy transition projects and electricity market operations.