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Belgium

Commercial Law

Bart De Moor

Bart De Moor

Bart De Moor is a partner in our dispute resolution practice and in the restructuring & insolvency practice. He assists and advises clients on litigation and alternative dispute resolution, company law, commercial law, private international law, and secured debt, whether they are complex international issues or local matters. A lot of his work revolve around corporate disputes such as shareholders and directors’ disputes, directors’ liability, and insolvency-related disputes. He also advises clients on reorganisation and insolvency and is regularly appointed by the court as an insolvency practitioner. He was an insolvency practitioner appointed by the court in the reorganisation proceedings of the Belgian airline Sabena, the companies Photo Hall Multimedia and Flamant Group, and in the bankruptcy proceedings of Photo Hall Multimedia and Free Record Shop. Bart is an accredited mediator in civil and commercial matters, accredited with the Federale Bemiddelingscommissie since 2007. He is an insolvency practitioner, who is admitted to plead before the Brussels Court of Enterprises (Ondernemingsrechtbank/Tribunal de l’entreprise). Bart is a lecturer at the Faculty of Law of Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven) and author of numerous books and articles published extensively in legal journals. He is a member of the editorial board of the the legal journal DAOR (Droit des Affaires-OndernemingsRecht), member of Insol Europe and Insol World, and member and co-chair of the Reorganisation and Workouts Subcommittee of the Insolvency Section of the International Bar Association (IBA).
Olivier Clevenbergh

Olivier Clevenbergh

Olivier Clevenbergh is partner in the Corporate and M&A practice. He also handles dispute resolution matters. Olivier is an expert in national and international acquisitions, dispositions of shares and assets, private equity and venture capital transactions, mergers, and joint ventures. He has specific expertise in commercial contracts. Moreover, he is a renowned legal specialist in franchising. Olivier combines his transactional practice with a contentious practice covering the same types of matters. He therefore also represents clients in commercial and corporate litigation before Belgian courts and arbitration tribunals.

Team Services

Strelia has extensive Commercial practice. We assist our clients in drafting and negotiating all types of contracts – including banking, distribution, commercial contracts, NDAs and consultancy agreements (among others). We also advise on trade practices.

We have specialised expertise in franchise and distribution law. We assist franchisers and suppliers in setting up, developing and optimising their distribution network in Belgium and Luxembourg. As part of our Commercial practice, we also advise our clients on intellectual property, data protection and aspects of IT law, as well as assisting in commercial dispute resolution.

Awards and Recognition

Tier 3 - Legal 500 2026

Tier 3 - Legal 500 2026

‘Highly skilled team led by an impressive leader. Multi-skilled in numerous areas. A particular strength is that they have a practical, commercial viewpoint which is very good for clients to make progress with the transaction quickly and successfully.’

‘They take the time to fully understand our needs. Always working to our deadlines. Very honest and open conversations.’

‘Highly skilled law specialists who go beyond the legal aspects. They understand the business environment and are able to help develop the company strategy & tactics.’

‘The overall co-operation is successful. The services provided are prompt and of high quality. They have deep knowledge and unique expertise at commercial/corporate law issues. Overall, a strong devoted team of professionals who really care about client’s needs. Their collaboration is outstanding.’