Eubelius > Brussels, Belgium > Firm Profile

‘An outstanding corporate and M&A team, both from an academic and transactional point of view, combining the advantages of an independent law firm with an extensive network of partner firms abroad. Good to mention the regular legal updates (mailings and client seminars) and dedicated client platform.’

‘Erwin Destuyver combines exceptional dossier and M&A knowledge with strong negotiation skills and an extreme degree of efficiency and pragmatism.’

‘Excellent quality of work, responsiveness, and proactivity. We can count on the Eubelius corporate team. Excellent knowledge of the files, professional advice, incredible availability, effective collaboration.’

‘Joris De Wolf is a partner with in-depth knowledge of the Belgian Company Code and legislation, their subtleties and the workings of listed companies.’

‘Filip Jenné is the perfect trusted advisor: always available to provide excellent expertise tailored to the actual needs of the client.’

‘Erwin Destuyver made an excellent impression, with an excellent ability to move the negotiation forward with a solution driven mindset.’

‘Lars Van Bever has an excellent knowledge of our business/environment/peers A top-notch expert; very meticulous. Joris De Wolf has in-depth knowledge of corporate (governance) topics, but also very hands-on advice which can be easily implemented.

Filip Jenné is a real deal-maker, with a practical approach and a very good understanding of our business requirements.’

‘The team is are well organised, very customer-oriented, and a real pleasure to work with!’

‘Tom Bauwens is an authority in Belgium, an excellent lawyer. He succeeded in building a high quality team!’

‘Monica Rodriguez really stands out, she is exceptional in many ways. She has a deep knowledge of criminal law, ensures that she always has perfect case knowledge and presents everything in a very clear and intelligent way. Very exceptional! A real pleasure to work with her! Someone you can 100% rely on and goes the extra mile for her clients!’

‘They have experts in all areas, which means they have the right person in the right place at all times. They make a very good assessment of the chances of success and give 100%. They strictly adhere to all deadlines and provide feedback in the meantime. They remain realistic in what they promise and listen very carefully to their customer’s feedback.’

‘Eubelius is very unique to me personally in their approach to lawsuits. They combine excellent technical knowledge with a very personalised approach to the client. They are also extremely innovative if there are not immediate solutions to certain obstacles in legal proceedings. When they are asked a question, you are guaranteed to have a very quick and complete answer. In other words, they offer an excellent service that can no longer be improved!’

‘Personally, I have worked with several of their lawyers in some very complex and lengthy proceedings. All of them were simply excellent both on a human level and in terms of their technical knowledge. They were able to explain things to me in a clear and simple way. They were always available and gave the kind of help that was more than just legal support!’

‘Outstanding knowledge, dedicated to stand for their clients day and night. Unmatched availability. Probably the best known team in Belgium in their field of expertise.’

‘Monica Rodriguez is one of the rising stars in white-collar crime litigation cases. She is a senior attorney of the criminal enforcement & compliance department and the right hand of Tom Bauwens. She is well regarded for her all-round procedural knowledge and great diligence. She is highly client-focused and is known for her very thorough case knowledge and extremely high availability.’

‘The team that we deal with (Jean-Marc Gollier and Nicolas Schrans) are very responsive to our queries for advices and training requests. The advice is always timely, precise and of a very high level. We are always confident that we are receiving the most up to date information and often insights into local regulatory updates and discussions. This is highly valued by us as business with a presence in Belgium.’

‘Nicolas Schrans is a very impressive lawyer. Always available to us in order to deal with our regulatory requirements and provide concise advice.’

‘Professional. Do what they say, say what they do.’

‘Straightforward, patient, professional and very pleasant people to work with. Very capable in understanding context and business specific needs.’

‘The team masters criminal law to an extremely high level, they are well organised, very customer oriented and you experience little to no turnover in staff. A real pleasure to work with!’

‘Monica Rodriguez is an exceptional lawyer dedicated to her work.’

‘Tom Bauwens is an authority in the field of criminal law – an excellent lawyer. Monica Rodriguez really stands out, she has a deep knowledge of criminal law, ensures that she always has perfect case knowledge and presents everything in a very clear and intelligent way.’

‘Empathy, speed of reaction availability and detailed file knowledge.’

‘Monica Rodriguez left no stone unturned. She helped to overturn a great miscarriage of justice.’

‘They opt for a proactive, direct approach to your criminal file, which works very efficiently and often detects and solves problems at an early stage.’

‘Monica Rodriguez can analyse a file in a very focused and problem-solving manner. Monica is also – not unimportant – good at dealing with clients, other lawyers and magistrates.’

‘Tom Bauwens is one of the leading WCC lawyers in Belgium. He has a relaxed and straightforward approach. He is well-connected to the relevant authorities. Monica Rodriguez is very talented and definitely one of the upcoming WCC lawyers.’

‘A firm with broad expertise.’

‘Hans Plancke is  accessible and professional.’

‘The team particularly stood out for their availability and responsiveness, and for their ability to think along with the client.’

‘Joris De Wolf and Sofie Baveghems excelled in adapting their advice to the concrete circumstances, resulting in workable solutions.’

‘ You always get a prompt answer that is to the point.’

‘Outstanding tax team, both from an academic and transactional point of view, with services and fees that are tailored to and within reach of SMEs over (very) big companies to multinationals, combining the advantages of an independent law firm with an extensive network of partner firms abroad. Good to mention the regular legal updates (mailings and client seminars) and dedicated client platform.’

‘Gnedasj Svjatoslav is the tax litigation pit-bull you would want at your side whenever your company is involved in a complex tax litigation, never dropping the bone and negotiating on the edge, always with the best outcome for his client in mind.’

‘Diversity of the team. Availability of the team, flexibility to changing circumstances, decisions or situations.’

‘Clear and efficient communication. individual availability of the person, willingness to find creative solutions in line with business or corporate needs.’

‘The tax practice of Eubelius has deep knowledge and local knowhow to deliver concise advice in a practical manner. It is our experience that the tax team is highly knowledgeable, responsive and able to deliver high quality work. Very reliable team and nice to work with.’

‘Kelly Moens is very knowledgeable and has great communication skills. She is very pleasant to work with and always responsive.’

‘Wouter Claes is a thorough adviser with a great understanding of the commercial side of business. He is able to deliver practical solutions for complex legal issues.’

‘The accessibility of the team, the depth of the expertise, the experience gained by working for other larger clients in different fields easily shared.’

‘Always looking for business solutions. Hands-on and business minded approach, combined with excellent technical legal skills, allows you to navigate the pitfalls whilst preserving the business logic.’

‘Relatively small team, but with the knowledge you need, and with excellent availability. Good communicators, both internally and externally. Thomas Donnez really takes the matter in hand and guides you. ’

‘Complementary skills and expertise brought together to provide a full solution. Very customer-oriented, highly qualified team.’

‘Expertise, agility, quality. We mainly worked together with Thomas Donnez.’

‘Eubelius is an outstanding practice with highly skilled lawyers and a unique corporate culture. The lawyers are not only very knowledgeable, but also very nice to work with.’

‘Their strength is without any doubt the quality of their advice/work. They are also responsive and easy to contact, even at partner level.’

‘Joris De Wolf is clever, has a broad knowledge of company law and dares to take position in advisory matters. Thomas Donnez is well aware of market practice and what will be acceptable in discussions with financial institutions.’

‘Their hands-on and business-minded approach, combined with excellent technical legal skills, allows you to navigate the pitfalls whilst preserving the business logic. Theoretical advice when needed, practical advice where possible. Good value for money.’

‘Relatively small team, but with the knowledge you need, and with excellent availability. Good communicators, both internally and externally.’

‘Very competent, hands-on, practical legal business partners, Liesbeth Vandenplas in particular.’

‘The legal team in Eubelius (Liesbet Vandenplans and Sam De Voogt) is strongly reactive, flexible and provides a professional contribution to support my internal team in Belgium.’

‘Their availability and the quality of their advice is very good. They think with us about the business and find creative legal solutions. They have extensive legal knowhow.’

‘You always get the right interlocutor specialised in the subject matter. They are pleasant people who can deliver quickly.’

‘The Eubelius team shows a great theoretical knowledge and is able to translate this into practical advice.’

‘Liesbet Vandenplas shows great availability and can translate the legal theory into advice that is easy to implement and fully compliant.’

‘We have an excellent working relationship: Very good follow-up of cases, excellent personal contacts, availability and high-quality procedural writings.’

‘True specialists in the diverse and complex world of Belgian social law. Hands-on if possible, in depth if necessary, but always quality.’

‘Great all-round practice with strong competencies in-house.’

‘Very competent people, all super-high profile. Peronalised contact and very close relationship on all matters. Think “with the client” to find practical solutions rather than bringing up legal obstacles.’

‘The data protection team at Eubelius is very versatile. They have supported us in legal analyses on a broad range of topics related to data protection and combined with other legal domains such as ICT law, contract law, public law.’

‘Anneleen Van de Meulebroucke is an excellent lawyer and has extensive knowledge on the topic of data protection and any other legal topic concerning data. I value her solution-driven attitude, her ability to think out of the box and to provide a solution others have not thought about.’

‘Anneleen Van de Meulebroucke is our first choice lawyer.’

‘The multi-disciplinary team is a real advantage of Eubelius. They can help us on any case of our business.’

‘Thomas Vandenberghe has the capability to quickly dive in the topic and find the solutions. Bart Martel has unmatched experience in thinking alongside the client toward the most bullet-proof approach.’

‘The way of working is very fluent and constructive to maintain the main goal of closing the deal. We have a single point of contact who gathers answers on all our questions/remarks. ’

‘Thomas Vandenberghe: very accessible, good knowledge about energy law. Bram Devolder: very accessible, thinks widely and identifies possible problems at an early stage. Siel Demeyere has good knowledge about the matter at hand. These three people work very well together.’

‘The Eubelius team combines superior technical skills and a wealth of experience. Their work is consistent and of high quality.’

‘The team is always appropriately staffed, available, responsive and well prepared. They stand out, both in top-notch technical expertise and solution-oriented delivery. They also build sound relations of trust.’

‘The Eubelius energy team is very competent, accessible and reliable.’

‘Thomas Vandenberghe is and has been our SPOC for all things energy related. He has a profound knowledge of the sector and market and truly understands the business’ intricacies.’

‘Eubelius is hands-on, pragmatic and to the point.’

‘Eubelius has an excellent team of driven experts who specialise in our sector.’

‘We greatly appreciate the fact that the individual lawyers at Eubelius continue to specialise in very specific areas, always keeping us up to date on upcoming changes and assisting us in the most serious crises with a thorough and calm approach.’

‘The team has a broad knowledge of EETS regulation.’

‘Alain François is very good and sophisticated lawyer in EETS law.’

‘The Eubelius team consists of specialists who not only have a thorough knowledge of the relevant legislation but they are also easily accessible for consultation.’

‘The individual lawyers do everything they can to defend the interests of their clients.’

‘Pieter Callens is very hands-on.’

‘The Eubelius team has been extremely strong in navigating a multi-cultural environment and making sure to address country-specific aspects while making sure that all company-specific requirements were met.’

‘Erwin Destuyver made the highest impression, with a customer-centric approach, a clear view of the negotiation points and the various must-have items and an excellent ability to move the negotiation forward with a solution-driven mindset.’

‘Great depth of knowledge in contracts, secured transactions and litigation. Service is excellent.’

‘Personal and hands-on approach, pragmatic, seeking to find solutions, hard-working.’

‘Personal approach, easily reachable, open-minded.’

‘The real estate transaction team at Eubelius is specialised in regulated real estate companies. Strengths of the firm are: quality of work, responsiveness, live up to expectations of clients and their investment in trying to know their client’s business. ’

‘Individuals in this team standing out are Lars Van Bever (partner) and Eva Milants (associate). Lars is a creative lawyer (e.g. thinking ahead about possibilities to structure a deal differently…).’

‘The great advantage with Eubelius is that they truly are a full-service practice. The law in the real estate sector has many specialties (contract law, real rights, permits / environment, tax law, corporate law, finance matters, …) and Eubelius is renowned and recognised in the market as the go-to specialist for each of these specialties. They are also used to work together and to deliver integrated advice which cover the entire spectrum of applicable rules, laws and legislation to the matter at hand.’

‘All partners are highly experienced and qualified. Most of them are also active in an academic position, but this doesn\’t inhibit them from being practical in the proposed approach or solutions to the raised matters. They combine specialist and extensive practical experience with in-depth academic, state-of-the art and up-to-date theoretical knowledge.’

‘Eubelius retains a very high standard in their recruitment process and they invest heavily in the development of juniors and associates. The fact that juniors and associates are very knowledgeable contributes to the high quality of the work delivered. Special mentions to – Lars Van Bever and Eva Milants (corporate real estate with extensive real estate fund experience) – Vincent Sagaert (real estate specialist) – Korneel Decroix (real estate tax).’