Baker McKenzie BV/SRL‘s real estate team advises across the full spectrum of transactions, development, and financing matters. The team handles diverse asset classes, including hotels, logistics, and residential projects, and coordinates extensively across EMEA offices. Practice head Jean-François Vandenberghe leads the department, with Benjamin Pirlet providing integrated transactional and tax advice.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- 'Highly qualified experts, high availability and proactive, to the point.'
- ‘Benjamin Pirlet and Jean-François Vandenberghe are both very qualified and available - they search for solutions and are down to earth.’
Key clients
- Aberdeen
- Axa
- Al Zayani Investments
- Baltissimmo
- BNP Paribas REIM
- Cellares
- Electrabel
- European Commission
- Goldman Sachs
- Idelux
- Koramic Real Estate
- Montea
Work highlights
Assisted a client on the disposal of an office building at Neerveldstraat Brussels to the Catholic University of Louvain.
Assisted a client on the provisional completion of the Motel One Property in Antwerp and final price determination of the acquisition of the company, Oeverloos N.V.
Advised a client on the acquisition of a senior home from Cofinimmo in the Walloon Region (Le Menil).
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Practice head
Jean-François Vandenberghe
Other key lawyers
Benjamin Pirlet; Anne-Sophie Corne; Arthur Peltzer;