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About Deloitte Legal
Our firm and its practitioners are regularly recognised by respected legal directories for the quality of our services as a Belgian firm.
Chambers & Partners
Chambers HNW 2021
We are delighted and proud to announce that the Greenille Private Client Team has again been included in Chambers HNW 2021, a pre-eminent ranking of private wealth advisers.
The team has once again gained top recognition as Tier 1 Private Client Advisers in the market. Mathieu Ex, Bart Verdickt and Alain-Laurent Verbeke received a personal ranking as top practitioners.
Client comments in Chambers' research include:
- "Certainly one of the best firms in Belgium for private client matters"
- "They provide excellent feedback regarding a whole variety of topics concerning estate and wealth planning"
- "They are an excellent team. They provide very high-level estate planning, they give very straightforward advice and they are very clear to the client."
IFLR
2021 IFLR1000
Deloitte Legal is among Belgian law firms recommended by IFLR1000 in the newly released edition of their guide.
In its 2021 edition, IFLR1000 (the guide to the leading financial law firms), recommends the Banking and finance, capital markets and M&A teams.
David Roelens and Benoît Féron continue to be highly regarded and have been recommended as Leading Lawyers.
Client feedback includes:
- "Excellent coordination, quick delivery and proactive assistance during the process. Very committed and always offering solutions. Flexible with client"
- "Extremely knowledgeable, user-friendly and responsive"
- "Prompt responses and technically good"
- "Technically strong, commercially aware, and has good market oversight"
- "Technically strong, delivers in time, pragmatic"
- "Very available and proactive law firm"
View Deloitte Legal – Lawyers' rankings and lawyer ratings for the 2021 guide
Best Lawyers Ranking
Best Lawyers rankings 2021-2022
Best Lawyers have just released their results for 2021-2022 and we are proud to see that a number of Deloitte Legal partners have received encomium:
- Benoît Féron is recognized as Best Lawyer in the following practice areas: Capital Markets, Corporate Law, Financial Institutions;
- David Roelens is named for Corporate Law and M&A Law;
- Werner van Lembergen is Best Lawyer for Banking & Finance law, Real Estate Law and Structured Finance Law;
- Stijn Demeestere is identified as Best Lawyer in Labour & Employment;
- Luc de Broe and Danny Stas are recognized for Tax Law, and
- Alain-Laurent Verbeke is singled out for Trusts & Estates.
Additional recognitions are also awarded to individual lawyers with the highest overall peer-feedback for a specific practice area and geographic region. Only one lawyer is recognized as the "Lawyer of the Year" for each specialty and location. We are happy to announce that Benoît Féron has been recognized as a Lawyer of the Year 2021-2022 in the Capital Markets Law practice area.
Best Lawyers recognizes lawyers based entirely on peer review. Currently recognized lawyers provide feedback via a survey on the calibre of candidate's work. Results are then collected and feedback from voters reviewed. Candidates need to be confirmed to be in good standing with their local bar associations.
The Legal 500
2021 EMEA guide
Legal 500 recently released their EMEA guide for 2021. Deloitte Legal (formerly Laga) received several recommendations and praises from clients that establish its position as one of Belgium's leading independent and globally connected law firms.
- ‘The team is outstanding in understanding the client’s DNA and adapts quickly to the preferred way of working, which enables a smooth collaboration in which in-house and external legal advisers overlap.‘
- 'Excellent combination of legal employment knowledge and pragmatic approach‘.
- ‘A solution-provider. You notice the strength of having all knowledge under one rooftop.‘
- ‘The team is proven to have very good sector knowledge, being proactive and responsive with a multidisciplinary service offering.‘
- ‘A clear way of working. I mainly work together with Dominique Vanherck and she always wants to understand the goals of the action very well. And afterwards we always get what we ask. There is really a lot of knowledge present. Also the information is very well communicated internally, so that you don’t get the same questions over and over.‘
- ‘Senior associate Dominique Vanherck is a good project manager. She is on top of things.‘
- 'Caroline Costermans is very pleasant to work with‘.
- ‘Very good balance between a practical approach and theoretical knowledge in order to reach an effective solution. They are able to meet their deadlines, even if those are very short‘.
View Deloitte Legal's rankings and recommendations in the 2021 Legal 500 EMEA guide
Chambers & Partners
Chambers Europe 2021
For its work as a Belgian and globally connected law firm, Deloitte Legal continues to be recommended by Chambers Europe in their 2021 guide.
Our Banking and Finance, Corporate and M&A, Employment, Real Estate, Tax Advisory and Tax Dispute Resolution teams, with Werner Van Lembergen, David Roelens, Stijn Demeestere, Maximilien van de Werve, Luc De Broe and Danny Stas, received high praise.
Client comments in Chambers' research include:
- "in close collaboration with clients and is dedicated to the clients"
- "The seamless cooperation among the Deloitte offices is working very well."
- [the team is] "down to earth and able to get the message across"
- "in-depth knowledge of the sector and pragmatic attitude"
- [the lawyers are regarded as] "deal makers"
- "out-of-box thinking, ability to take the client's perspective and hands-on"
View and read about Deloitte Legal's Ranked Departments and Ranked Lawyers in Chambers Europe 2021
Chambers & Partners
Chambers Global 2021
For its work as a Belgian and globally connected law firm, Deloitte Legal continues to be recommended by Chambers Global in their 2021 guide.
Work by our Banking and Finance and Corporate and M&A practices, led by partners Werner Van Lembergen and David Roelens respectively, was highlighted.
The guide underlines the Banking and Finance team's notable experience in handling project finance and acquisition mandates, as well as Werner's notable expertise in handling debt restructurings.
The Corporate and M&A team's handling of cross-border matters across European jurisdictions was also highlighted, along with David's work in corporate sales and capital increases advice.
View and read about Deloitte Legal's Ranked Departments and Ranked Lawyers in Chambers Global 2021
Chambers & Partners
Chambers HNW 2020
For its work in private wealth law, the Greenille Private Client team has been recommended by Chambers & Partners with a top tier ranking in their 2020 HNW guide.
Ranked Greenille Private Client partners Alain-Laurent Verbeke, Mathieu Ex and Bart Verdickt received high praise as notable practitioners.
Client comments in Chambers' research include:
- "the absolute market leader in Belgium"
- "The firm is a pleasure to work with, straightforward, and the lawyers there are brilliant"
- "We really appreciate their approach because it feels like working with a small firm"
- "It's easy to get hold of the partners - they're always a call away"
IFLR
2020 IFLR1000
Deloitte Legal is among Belgian law firms recommended by IFLR1000 in the newly released edition of their guide.
In its 2020 edition, IFLR1000 (the guide to the leading financial law firms), recommends the Banking and finance, capital markets and M&A teams.
Werner Van Lembergen, David Roelens and Benoît Féron continue to be highly regarded and have been recommended as Leading Lawyers. Hendrik Viaene is also recommended as rising star for EU Competition.
Client feedback includes:
- "Excellent coordination, quick delivery and proactive assistance during the process. Very committed and always offering solutions. Flexible with client"
- "Extremely knowledgeable, user-friendly and responsive"
- "Prompt responses and technically good"
- "Technically strong, commercially aware, and has good market oversight"
- "Technically strong, delivers in time, pragmatic"
- "Very available and proactive law firm"
View Deloitte Legal – Lawyers' rankings and lawyer ratings for the 2020 guide
