
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘The Liedekerke Banking & Finance team is perfectly situated to service mid-cap level banking and finance work. Young, knowledgeable and dedicated team.’
‘Thomas Vanthournout is a young, bright and super reachable banking & finance lawyer. Love to work with him.’
‘We have worked with Freya Mareels and her team on a large cross-border real estate financing. The team was really adapted to this type of international matter.’
‘We found the team very professional, reactive to the requests of the client and adaptable.'
‘Thomas Vanthournout was pro-active and also responded well in a high-pressured instruction.’
‘Freya Mareels is a very experienced partner and knowledgeable of the market dynamics.'
Key clients
- ING Belgium
- ING Bank
- Belfius Bank
- BNP Paribas Fortis
- KBC Bank
- Biotrop Participacoes S.A.
- Sonic Healthcare
- Iglo Belgium
- API Group
- Alpha Trains Luxembourg
- Norddeutsche Landesbank– Girozentrale
- Garantibank International N.V.
Work highlights
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.

Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
Damien Conem; Freya Mareels; Wim Dedecker
Other key lawyers
Thomas Vanthournout; Lukas Segers