Mr Jan Bouckaert > Stibbe > Brussels, Belgium > Lawyer Profile

Stibbe
CENTRAL PLAZA
LOKSUMSTRAAT 25/ RUE DE LOXUM 25
1000 BRUSSELS
Belgium

Work Department

Energy, Planning & Environment.

Position

Partner.

Career

Jan Bouckaert is the head of Stibbe’s Environment and Planning practice. He focuses primarily on international, European and Belgian environmental law. Jan’s core practice centers on environmental law in the broadest sense of the word, including regulatory (chemicals, electrical devices, hazardous substances, etc.), climate change, emission rights and renewable energy, EIA, waste and soil, water, air, and nature conservation at all levels (international, European and Belgian). Moreover, he has a broad expertise regarding project development, permits, planning and zoning, expropriation, and nuclear law. Jan also has a wealth of experience in drafting, adapting and interpreting laws and regulatory texts for public authorities at federal and regional levels. In addition, he handles cases concerning human rights (ECHR), constitutional law and general administrative law.

Languages

Dutch, French, English, German

Memberships

  • Member of the executive board of the Vlaamse Vereniging voor Omgevingsrecht (VVOR)
  • Member of the executive board of the SBNLV (Stichting Behoud Natuur en Leefmilieu Vlaanderen vzw, the Flemish association for nature conservation)
  • Member of the executive board of Vlamex (Vereniging Vlaamse Milieudeskundigen vzw, the association for Flemish environmental experts)
  • Member of Genootschap voor Advocaten Publiekrecht (GAP, association for lawyers specialised in public law)
  • Member of the editorial staff of the journal C.D.P.K. (Chroniques de Droit Public – Publiekrechtelijke Kronieken, public law chronicles)
  • Member of the editorial staff of the journal TROS (Tijdschrift voor Ruimtelijke Ordening en Stedenbouw, Flemish journal devoted to zoning and planning issues)

Education

  • Graduated in Law from Ghent University (1989)
  • Graduated in European Law from the Université libre de Bruxelles (1990)
  • Admitted to the Brussels Bar in 1990
  • With the Brussels office of Stibbe since 1994 (Partner since 2000)

Lawyer Rankings

Belgium > Environment

(Hall of Fame)

Jan BouckaertStibbe

The environment and planning practice at Stibbe advises clients in Dutch, French and English on transactional matters as well as on the drafting of new legislation and on contentious issues. Practice head Jan Bouckaert recently represented The Farmers Union together with Guan Schaiko in a claim against the Flemish Region regarding the Common Agricultural Policy 2023-2027 strategic plan. Also key to the practice is senior real estate development lawyer France Maussion as well as a strong bench that includes the ‘very helpful, competent and experiencedBastiaan Schelstraete as well as Stefanie Francois and Olivier Di Giacomo.