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Mr Pol Cools

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+32 2 629 4216 pcools@akd.eu View profile

Work Department

Real Estate & Construction

Position

Counsel

Career

Pol Cools is a counsel at AKD’s Brussels office. He focuses his legal practice on real estate, retail and distribution law. His clients include Belgian and non-Belgian enterprises and public authorities, looking for hands-on legal advice and sound legal assistance in all stages of their project.

Clients call on Pol for negotiating and drafting contracts such as sale and purchase agreements, immovable VAT leasing contracts, usufruct agreements, office and industrial leases, etc. Pol assists retailers on a daily basis in establishing, expanding and managing their network of stores by concluding commercial leases (high-streets and shopping centers), negotiating lease renewals, terminating or assigning lease contracts, etc. He regularly represents retailers and landlords in court in the framework of a lease renewal or rent revision dispute.

Through his experience in the field and before court, he not only knows the law but also understands the market standards and industry needs, allowing him to provide clients with a solid, solution-led advice. Legal 500 continuously recommends his real estate and retail practice and list Pol as a highly regarded ‘next generation lawyer’.

In addition, clients rely on Pol as a trusted advisor and litigator in commercial disputes including franchise and agency agreements.

He also offers clients first-line advice in certain individual employment matters.

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Belgium > Industry focus: Retail

As a key division within the firm’s real estate team, AKD‘s practice is particularly strong in transactional and advisory work involving retail leases, ranging from greenfield leases, to renewing leases to closing sales points. The unit is additionally well positioned to handle lease disputes and other areas of law such as M&A, data protection and tax law. Steven Ongena heads up the team; the trilingual practitioner is frequently sought out by retailers and industrial groups for assistance with real estate transactions. Pol Cools has a strong track record in defending the interests of domestic and international retailers before courts.

Belgium > Real estate and construction

(Rising stars)

Pol Cools –AKD

AKD‘s real estate and construction practice ‘understands the issues at hand, and is proactive in how to tackle the issues‘. The firm assists domestic and international clients with acquisitions, disposals, and contentious matters.  Steven Ongena, who is ‘very professional, patient and understanding‘, and ‘outstanding partner‘  Simon Ceulemans lead the practice, while counsel Pol Cools is a key adviser to corporates and government entities on relocation projects.

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