Strelia > Brussels, Belgium > Firm Profile

‘Even though Strelia is a larger office, they manage to keep a practical and down to earth approach.’

‘The team takes a simple approach and provides logical solutions.’

‘Availability and knowledge of the subject.’

‘Extensive experience in competition law, including within the Belgian Competition Authority.’

‘Pierre Goffinet is a standout performer and a pleasure to co-operate with. He has a great willingness to dive deep into complex matters and to work on very short notice.’

‘The lawyers of Strelia, in particular Pierre Goffinet and Laure Bersou, are very professional, highly qualified and very good at analysing complex technical legal/economic matters.’

‘Pierre Goffinet and Laure Bersou are two lawyers with outstanding qualifications, experience and insight in complex legal and economic matters. They work together very well which gives confidence, a more informal and reliable overall feeling as a client.’

‘On top of extensive legal expertise, Gaetano Jannone is very reliable, always available, and has a great insight of his clients’ needs. It is a pleasure to work with him.’

‘As a company working in a very specific field, we appreciate that Strelia invested the time in getting to know our products in order to advise us accordingly. Strelia has always been a highly professional law firm on which we can count whenever we have a specific question. We appreciate their responsiveness and pragmatic hands-on approach.’

‘Joanna Kolber is an extraordinary and extremely intelligent partner of Strelia, thinking out of the box, constantly seeking the right arguments and position in court cases. She sees connections where others don’t see them, her communication is highly transparent and clear and she strives for perfection. She has a high IQ and EQ and is extremely engaged in going the extra mile for her clients.’

‘Sofie Onderbeke is a highly motivated associate of Strelia, genuinely interested, pleasant to work with, and motivated to deep dive into the documentation and additional information to strengthen our cases. She is the perfect tandem with Joanna Kolber.’

‘Joanna Kolber was extremely responsive, proactive and helpful. Joanna provided very commercial and reasonable advice to a client in a sensitive commercial dispute.’

‘Experienced and competent lawyers.’

‘The difference of Strelia is the consideration of all aspects of the problem. I really appreciated the advice but above all the human support in a complicated period for the company.’

‘I worked with Bart de Moor and Marine Callebaut. They were very involved in finding a solution and it was thanks to them that we found a buyer for the company.’

‘I worked a lot with Bart de Moor on insolvency and restructuring matters. He is a partner of the firm who is extremely well prepared and an extremely nice person, too!’

‘This practice is unique by the way it put first an understanding of the clients aims and goals and adapt its service to the scale involved.’

‘Very competent in their field.’

‘Bart De Moor is very competent in the field of insolvency law.’

‘Bart de Moor is a seasoned professional with a pragmatic approach, calm and competent.’

‘Bart De Moor is one of the best-known specialists in the field of restructuring and insolvency law beyond the borders of Belgium, whose professional advice is much appreciated in the restructuring of internationally active companies. He is also a highly successful Belgian insolvency administrator who masters even the most difficult cases with virtuosity.’

‘The team is close-knit, very responsive, and available despite their busy practice.’

‘Gisele Rosselle and Céderic Devroey go the extra mile for their clients and co-counsel.’

‘Proactive approach in M&A from the team.’

‘Known for its flexibility, completeness, and client-centric service.’

‘The team is very responsive, pragmatic, knowledgeable and available despite their busy practice. For us, in short, the go-to firm in Belgium!’

‘We work with Gisèle Rosselle and Céderic Devroey a lot in cross-border M&A transactions with a Belgian angle and know that we can count on them. That they will be available to deliver on time clearly and practically. They are real service providers who go the extra mile for their clients and co-counsel.’

‘The strength is to have a single point of contact who is connected to their internal team and ensure optimal communication between departments depending on the needs.’

‘We are working mainly with Laurent Verhavert. Laurent is clear, easily available, professional and pragmatic. I am extremely happy about the interactions because I know that I will have a constructive answer in a short time frame.’

‘Gisèle Rosselle and her PE team are responsive, pragmatic and easily adapt to the wishes of the client. They take responsibility and are proactive. It is a pleasure to work with them.’

‘Gisèle Rosselle is a partner on which you can rely. She and the quality of her work are above par. She is very responsive and proactive.’

‘Stefanie Tack is a very business oriented employment lawyer with high-quality operational solutions. She always tries to provide clients with pragmatic answers that can be effectively implemented by the client.’

‘They are highly responsive and business-oriented.’

‘We experience a personal and competent approach by Marnix De Greve and Stefanie Tack.’

‘Concise and to the point, knowledgeable in their field.’

‘The team is extremely professional. I was struck by their clear communication and transparent management. They provided clear reflection points for me to consider.’

‘I worked with Stefanie Tack and can recommend her 100%. She is absolutely on top of her area of expertise and very knowledgeable and experienced. In addition, and I think this makes her unique, she also has a very personable approach and keeps the emotional aspects of individual labour law matters in mind. She is a very well rounded legal professional and has been the best counsel I could have hoped for.’

‘I like the attitude in the way that they think together with us, you really feel that they know their cases very well and I’m able to easily discuss the points. They are not afraid to give plusses and minuses of the different standpoints and really act together with the customer.’

‘Stefanie Tack is exceptionally competent and very much business oriented. She can assess quickly and exhaustively all ins and outs in a given situation.’

‘Extensive experience in competition law.’

‘Strelia combines cross-border expertise with a deep understanding of EU competition law.’

‘Pierre Goffinet is a standout performer and a pleasure to cooperate with. He has a great willingness to dive deep into complex matters and to work at very short notice.’

‘Pierre Goffinet is an expert. He is pragmatic and truly adds value and understands economic, financial and business rationale.’

‘Pierre Goffinet is strong in many aspects, he worked for the Belgian Competition Authority and therefore knows how they work and act, he has a strong economic background and he is not only a competition lawyer but also a regulatory expert, which gives him a quite unique standing in the Belgium antitrust lawyer community.’