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Mr Benoît Vandervelde
Position
Partner
Career
Benoît specializes in banking and finance law as well as in regulatory insurance law. He mainly advises lenders and borrowers on financial transactions, including acquisition finance, syndicated loans, real estate finance, debt restructuring, etc.
Benoît also advises financial institutions (banks, investment funds, investment firms, insurance undertakings, pension funds, payment institutions) and public authorities, both in the performance of their day-to-day activities (securitization, capital market transactions, investment products, liability of financial institutions) and in their relationships with the regulatory authorities (licensing, prudential requirements, merger and acquisition).
He is regularly consulted by regulated entities on regulatory compliance matters. Benoît also developed an in-depth knowledge in advising insurance undertakings with their operations in Belgium in the context of Brexit.
He was seconded to the banking and finance team of CMS London.
Languages
English, French, Dutch
Education
2004 – University of Louvain-La-Neuve, UCL (Law Degree)
2004 – Bar admission (Brussels, Belgium)
Lawyer Rankings
Belgium > Banking, finance and capital markets
Lauded for its ‘extensive knowledge of financing transactions in Belgium’, the banking and finance practice at CMS offers transactional, regulatory, and debt restructuring strength. Its real estate finance work is a particular highlight, along with notable work in the receivables finance, factoring, and securitisation business line. Benoît Vandervelde heads up the team as ‘an excellent leader’ with experience in acquisition finance and syndicated loans. Arnaud Van Oekel regularly advises major banking institutions and Bruno Duquesne is a key name in real estate matters.
Belgium > Insurance
(Next Generation Partners)The team at CMS covers all areas of the insurance industry, with expertise in life and non-life insurance, focusing on W&I, cyber, construction, environmental liability, and professional liability. The practice regularly advises leading insurance companies on complex cross-border matters. Team co-head Benoît Vandervelde advises financial institutions on issues related to the compliance of insurance products, and has a focus on life insurance law. Tom De Cordier also leads the team, specialising in data privacy and technology law. Jean-François Goffin is key to the team, along with Pierre-Axel Chabot.
Belgium > Fintech
The multidisciplinary fintech team from CMS draws on the firm’s banking and finance, IT & telecom, and digital teams. Its particular strength lies in matters related to cryptocurrencies and blockchain-backed financial services. Benoît Vandervelde is particularly focused on regulatory advice for payment service providers, fintech companies, banks, and insurance companies, including on Belgian market entries. Vandervelde co-heads the team with Dirk Van Liedekerke, who specialises in electronic communications and EU and Belgian competition law, and Tom De Cordier, who brings a focus on data privacy law.