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Henri d'Ursel
Work Department
Real estate
Position
Henri d’Ursel heads the Brussels real estate team. Henri’s expertise covers all aspects of real estate including, in particular, real estate acquisitions, reorganisations, developments and sale transactions. He focuses on significant market profile transactions and developments for leading market players, both in the domestic and international markets. Henri’s work products cover all stages of the property life cycle. His client base includes large, international, real estate investment companies, funds and hospitality and leisure players as well as family investment trusts.
Education
Université Catholique de Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, Licence in Law 1996
Université Catholique de Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, Degree in Philosophy 1996
Admitted as an avocate in Brussels 1997
Lawyer Rankings
Belgium > Real estate and construction
(Hall of Fame)Clifford Chance‘s ‘respected and experienced‘ real estate team is tightly focused on transactional matters, handling the tax, financing, regulatory, environmental and planning, and corporate aspects of acquisitions, reorganisations, developments, and sales. ‘Exceptional‘ practice head Henri d’Ursel acts for Belgian and international clients including investment companies and funds as well as significant players in the hospitality and leisure sectors. Alexandre Ooms provides support on tax issues, while counsel Pieter De Bock is particularly well regarded for environmental and planning law. ‘Very responsive and reachable‘ associate Ruben Vermang is also noted.
Belgium > Commercial, corporate and M&A
Clifford Chance remains active on complex, often cross-border M&A, alongside corporate restructurings and financing transactions, working with an international client base including private equity investors and companies in key sectors including financial services, energy, infrastructure, and tech. The team works with major institutional clients as well as an array of start-up and growth businesses, including domestic unicorns. The team is led by Xavier Remy, who advises on transactional and regulatory elements of complex deals, particularly within the energy space, Niek De Pauw, who takes the lead on private equity work, alongside restructuring and corporate governance mandates, and Henri d’Ursel, who specialises in real estate transactions. Patrice Viaene is a counsel with standout expertise in regulated industry M&A, and regularly works with growth clients.
Lawyer Rankings
- Commercial, corporate and M&A Belgium
- Hall of Fame Belgium > Real estate and construction
- Real estate and construction Belgium
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking, finance and capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- EU regulatory: Financial services
- Real estate and construction