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‘The team has a unique practice in the sense that it can offer a full service with specialists in every sub-branch of sports law. Their motivation to think outside of the box and not limit themselves to merely applying the applicable sports regulations is their main strength.’

‘Sven Demeulemeester is one of the most experienced sports lawyers in Belgium and stands out due to his commercial and hands-on approach. They way he thinks with the client is unique for a lawyer.

‘Grégory Ernes stands out in litigations.’

‘Niels Verborgh is an ascendant figure in the Belgian sports law scene – fantastic theoretical and analytical skills.’

‘Good knowledge of industry and its players. Solid team with great technical expertise and experience. Reactive and willing to cooperate.’

‘Carmen Verdonck is experienced in dealing with advisory matters and proceedings. Reactive and hands on.’

‘High quality patent firm with a strong team capable of dealing with big patent cases.’

‘Christophe Ronse is a very experienced, excellent litigator.’

‘The Altius team offer bespoke, high quality advice in all aspects of IP’

‘Christopher Ronse is a shrewd and experienced practitioner.’

‘Excellent knowledge of plant specific IP across the EU, as well as competition law aspects. Very strong professional approach to all questions and excellent, accurate responses to all questions.’

‘Philippe de Jong and Bregt Raus both provide an exceptionally high level of service.’

‘Top flight IP team – involved in all the most important cases.’

‘Olivier Vrins is fast, smart and thorough. He is very accessible too. Everything I want from a modern lawyer.’

‘The employment team is very proactive and dedicated to its clients. The team is very responsive and it is a pleasure to work with all the team.’

‘I regularly Philippe De Wulf. He is very responsive and he has a great knowledge of Belgian employment law. His advice is always good whatever the situation the clients are dealing with.’

‘Philippe De Wulf is the best partner for your labour issues. He is always focused on obtaining the best solution for the complex matters.’

‘The team is extremely responsive, comes up with innovative solutions, is dedicated to the client to the extreme and quality-wise is second to none in the Brussels market. The depth of their experience surpasses other employment firms or teams. They go beyond even the extra mile and seem to find innovative solutions to every problem for which others often only provide standard answers.’

‘Philippe De Wulf stands out as head of practice and is considered as (one of) the best employment lawyers in Brussels. Responsive, to the point, extremely fast mind, brilliance in analytical skills, focused and driven, very pleasant to work with and a very pleasant person.’

‘The team at Altius are very responsive, practical, cost-effective and user friendly.’

‘Emma Van Caenegem has a deep knowledge of labour legislation, even more importantly about some definite cases of its application in real cases. Emma has great capabilities to revise the case and suggest different possible scenarios, at the same time providing clear and comprehensive advice.’

‘Sven Demeulemeester is a top-notch lawyer with a pragmatic mindset.’

‘Christophe Ronse is very professional, hard working and creative, and he helps us to establish a bridge between us and our transaction party.’

‘Altius has saved us a great amount of money and they are worth every cent. The level of service was outstanding with the whole team and especially with the key contact person.’

‘If I could, I’d give a 5 star rating to Kirian Claye who has proven to be a genius. We are working together a bit more than two years and time after time he solved our issues in a simple and eloquent way. Fast and clear communication and a complete risk analysis of the chosen strategy. For me, Kirian Claye has the charisma needed to guide you in each step and makes the legal aspect of our business fun, comprehensible and exciting.’

‘Excellent quality of legal advice rendered in time at a reasonable cost. What else can a company wish for?’

‘Altius have a very strong practice in the ares of technology and telecoms and provide an excellent service.’

‘We have worked closely with Gerrit Vandendriessche and Mathieu Maniet. Both stand out as top-tier advisers and show an in-depth knowledge of Belgian technology and telecoms law.’

‘The team consists of a smart team of people always willing to help.’

‘Gerrit Vandendriessche is always willing to go the extra mile. He is very knowledgeable and pragmatic at the same time.’

‘The team has specialists in every field, so that complex interdisciplinary cases are handled excellently. They are always available and flexible. Their attitude makes them a real pleasure to work with.’

‘Alexander Hansebout offers professionalism, very large practical experience and wide knowledge. His commitment makes you confident that your case is in good hands. However, Alexander is not only an excellent lawyer but also a great person. With his personality, working with him is a pleasure. Another stand-out lawyer is Stijn Van Schel – his broad knowledge and methodical approach make him an excellent lawyer.’

‘I would like especially to highlight Jerome Vermeylen. Jerome has a great experience in Corporate and Insurance law, lots of practical cases already successfully managed. The projects that we’re managing together with Jerome were always perfectly planned both in terms of timing and the resources allocated. Jerome was always available to meet, listen and propose new solutions taking into consideration some new obstacles appearing in the project.’

‘They are excellent lawyers – very efficient, responsive and a pleasure to work with.’

‘Great team, swift responses, creative solutions, flexible.’

‘Wonderful experience with Jérôme Vermeylen, whose availability, expertise and communication skills are outstanding.’

‘Team is knowledgeable and professional. They are efficient in responding in a timely manner.’

‘Capacity to understand the needs of the client and tailored the service requirements.’

‘I can say they have been open, approachable and quick to respond.’

‘Each person I have worked with at Altius has been professional, easy to contact and has placed a premium on accurate relevant legal solutions.’

‘Jérôme Vermeylen: Great sparring partner, always willing to make time (even late in the evening).’

‘Very good management of the client’s expectation (responsiveness, communication etc).’

‘Thanks to Altius we were able to close the transaction within six months, achieving the deadline we/our shareholder had set out – and that during a pandemic. It was our first merger and Altius provided in-depth theoretical knowledge and also very useful detailed step-plans.’

‘I mainly worked with Jérôme Vermeylen and Audrey Zegers. Both were approachable at any time and always provided valuable solutions. Jérôme was always able to answer all of our questions – even spontaneously during phone calls or video conferences. His knowledge about cross-border mergers is really impressive.’

‘The team is very responsive and client dedicated and ensure an efficient and smooth coordination between all the law firms involved in the transaction. They are also available by telephone to solve immediate issues or to adapt the fees to the evolution of the transaction.’

‘The partners Marie Brasseur and Jérôme Vermeylen manage their teams efficiently and have a strong knowledge of the file they handle and the associates, like Aylin Cebbar, are also involved in the discussions/drafting and are able to take over the files if necessary under the supervision of the partners.’

‘Great advice, practical, to the point, creative solutions.’

‘The firm supports my company in a jurisdiction I’m not familiar with and does so in a very efficient and comprehensive manner. Short lines and good availability are essential to me and that’s what is delivered by this team.’

‘Solid team with great technical expertise and experience. Reactive and willing to cooperate.’

‘Carmen Verdonck is experienced in dealing with advisory matters and proceedings. Reactive and hands on.’

‘Great, personal and friendly approach. Clear lines of communication (in different languages) and always keeping us abreast of the process, the situation and key/critical steps. Client care, and collaboration is a core strength – they really helped, supported and in fact added some analysis and insight to the overall process. They demonstrated a clear understanding of UK law and the comparison to EU/Belgium law – pointing out differences and where we could align things.’

‘Alexander Hansebout was exceptional – calm, confident, knowledgeable and considered. Clear understanding of the issues and the gaps and how best to approach to resolve them.’

‘Alexander Hansebout and his team really has the capacity to quickly get to the core of a matter and come up with innovative approaches on the resolution.’

‘Alexander is a patient person, who will make time for you always.’

‘Alexander Hansebout: smart, practical, strategic sensibility, responsive.’

‘Great team, excellent collaboration.’

‘The litigation team of Altius has a solid expertise in complex arbitration and litigation matters. Responsive and efficient.’

‘Alexander Hansebout is very well qualified, always to the point, makes the issues understandable and provides solutions according to the needs of each matter.’

‘Bart Heynickx has excellent in-dept knowledge of Belgian insolvency law, being strategic and proactive.’

‘The team has a high quality of legal answers and practical solutions.’

‘The main quality is risk reducing and problem solving in practical solutions.’

‘A bit of a challenger in the market. They were prepared to take our company on as a client, knowing we were in a distressed situation. The firm takes pride in defending difficult cases and is happy to take on the most highly rated competitive firms. Associates are always available, very responsive, accurate in their responses. Great team to work with.’

‘Bart Heyninckx: litigation and restructuring, fast in his analysis, responsive to client demands, fighting spirit for the client. Weighs pros and cons very well and puts forward a strategy based on thorough understanding.’

‘Collaboration with Altius is always a pleasure. They are on topic, think out strategy and consult with you for the best possible solution. Above all, they never stop.’

‘Bart Heynickx and his teams are strategic and sharp. Bart is a keen thinker and presents solutions and thinks outside the box. No is not an answer for Bart.’

‘They have now gathered a lot of knowledge about our family office and offer very reactive solutions to our daily legal and fiscal issues.’

‘Altius’ people are always dedicated to find flexible and tailor made solutions within short time constraints. We highly appreciate their transparency.’

‘Working together with Altius in general and with its partner Lieven Peeters in particular has been a successful combination over the years for our firm.’

‘Lieven is an ace real estate lawyer who understands the importance of “commercial” negotiation in order to get the deal done.‘

‘Having Lieven besides me during tough negotiations was in several cases a necessity to get the deal done and the contract signed.’

‘Lieven Peeters is the perfect and rare combination of an ace-lawyer with a commercial, entrepreneurial approach.’