A key port of call among public and private sector clients, Monard law is skilled across environmental permitting, urban planning, and soil and brownfield issues. Practice co-leads Koen Geelen and Wouter Moonen are regularly instructed by clients in the waste and airport infrastructure sectors. Sarah Jacobs demonstrates a strong focus on environmental and urban planning, representing clients before the administrative and civil courts.
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Key clients
- Ostend Bruges International Airport
- OVAM
- NV Corda Campus (Colabora)
- City of Antwerp
- Circuit Zolder (Terlamen)
- Antwerp Flanders International Airport
- Remo Milieubeheer (Group Machiels)
- Hedin Automotive
- Primagaz
- Sibelco
Work highlights
Advised the International Airports of Antwerp and Ostend-Bruges on the successful renewal of its environmental permit, involving complex legal and regulatory issues including REACH, nitrogen emissions, and soil legislation.
Advised the City of Antwerp as permanent legal counsel on urban development and environmental matters, including major projects such as Oosterweel.
Advised Sibelco on a wide range of environmental law matters, including water and waste management, zoning of sand quarries, nitrogen impact, and permitting strategy, as well as spatial planning negotiations with the Province of Antwerp regarding the Zilvermeer site.
Practice head
Koen Geelen; Wouter Moonen
Other key lawyers
Sarah Jacobs; Nick Parthoens