Liedekerke stands out for the wealth of its regulatory knowhow, acting fior domestic and international clients on high-value project and corporate matters. Heading the team is Damien Verhoeven, who provides expertise across energy transition-focused regulatory issues, project corporate and commercial matters, and critical contentious mandates concerning market function. François Tulkens focuses his practice on permitting matters impacting power generation, electricity transmission, and energy-intensive assets. Lola Malluquin stands out on regulatory, administrative, and public law matters concerning energy projects, while Vincent Verbelen specialises in regulatory and contractual mandates impacting the gas and electricity markets.

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Testimonials

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‘Liedekerke has a very thorough in-depth knowledge and understanding, not only of the energy law, but also of the energy sector as a whole.'
‘Liedekerke stands out for its deep understanding of the Belgian regulatory landscape and its pragmatic approach to complex legal issues.'
'The team combines technical excellence with a strong business-oriented mindset, which makes their advice not only legally sound but also operationally actionable.'
'Their responsiveness and ability to tailor solutions to our specific needs have consistently distinguished them from other firms.’
‘They consistently demonstrated professionalism, clarity, and strategic insight. What sets them apart is their ability to simplify complex legal issues and provide clear, actionable recommendations.’
'They particularly impressed with the way they coordinated the collaboration between several different law teams in a complex procedure; and by their judicial approach.’

Key clients

Febeg
Elia
Air Liquide
TotalEnergies
Engie Electrabel
Luminus
Eneco
Veolia
PerPetum Energy
Green4Power
Renner Energies
Imerys

Work highlights

Assisting the federation of power and gas companies active in Belgium (FEBEG) in challenging the “windfall profit tax” legal regime implementing the EU cap on the incomes of electricity producers (i.a. before the EU Court of justice and the Belgian Constitutional Court).

Assisting Flemish energy regulator VNR in a procedure to the EU Court of justice challenging the inclusion in distribution grid tariffs of “unrelated costs supporting unrelated policy objectives”.