Virginie Frémat > CMS EU > Brussels, Belgium > Lawyer Profile

The ‘exceptional individuals’ making up the DLA Piper insolvency and restructuring team leverage their longstanding experience to act as insolvency practitioners, restructuring experts, and liquidators for both clients and the courts. The team’s client base spans debtors, lenders, government entities, distressed debt buyers and both domestic and international investors. Team head Ilse Van de Mierop is both a ‘reliable and appreciated partner‘ and ‘a tough opponent’, with major experience in the area of directors’ liability and experience acting as a trustee in bankruptcy. Charlotte Sas is a notable team member offering standout knowledge of judicial reorganisation proceedings, and is admitted as an approved trustee in bankruptcy. Virginie Frémat joined the team from CMS in September 2024, bringing expertise in the insurance sector.

DLA Piper‘s corporate and M&A team is ‘unique because of its extensive global footprint’ and ability to support clients across Europe and globally, particularly in cross-border, mid-market M&A deals. The team’s key sector specialties include the financial services, insurance, life sciences, and energy industries. Clients praise team co-head Michaël Heene‘s ‘pragmatic approach‘, while co-head Erwin Simons is recommended for his diplomacy. ‘Outstanding, reliable, efficient’, Aubry Daerden also co-heads the team, which was bolstered in September 2024 by the addition of Virginie Frémat, who joined from CMS.

DLA Piper’s insurance team acts for a number of leading players in the insurance market, related to coverage advice, dispute resolution, and transactional work. Clients including traditional insurers, re-insurance companies, and intermediaries rely on the expertise of the practice, which often represents them in high-profile litigation. Pierre Berger leads the practice which has continued to grow with the arrivals of Virginie Frémat and Julie De Pauw from CMS, Joris Latui from KPMG Law in Belgium, and Delphine Goens from an in-house role, all in September 2024. Another key contact is Alexander Hamels, who ‘combines in-depth knowledge of insurance law and regulation with an excellent understanding of the market’.