A recommended law firm

The Legal 500

2020 EMEA guide 

Legal 500 recently released their EMEA guide for 2020. 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.

• ‘They are hands-on, as if they were a member of your own team‘
• ‘Werner Van Lembergen and his team (including Laurent Godts and Jean-Philippe de Vinck, in particular) are excellent and extremely knowledgeable about the Belgian finance market. Werner has been around for a long time and has contacts at every major bank and institution, which makes him an invaluable partner to have in Belgium‘
• ‘We would highly recommend Werner van Lembergen and his associates, especially Laurent Godts. They are responsive and knowledgeable about both the law as well as the market background and context, which allows them to deliver speedy and commercially-aware advice‘
• ‘The team around Werner van Lembergen is one of the best for structured finance in Belgium. We regularly work with it and appreciate its skills, service orientation and experience‘
• ‘Werner Van Lembergen is a person you can trust, can be frank with and with whom you can directly work on the substance‘
• ‘Dynamic banking & finance team led by inspiring and driven partner. Key USP is the quality of its services as well as its entrepreneurial attitude‘
• ‘The Deloitte Legal team includes experienced lawyers and younger practitioners, who are active in a variety of finance transactions. It has the capacity to deliver advice and legal documentation in an efficient manner and with a business-oriented approach‘
• ‘Deloitte Legal has a strong team, whose excellent, in-depth technical knowledge is combined with a very pragmatic and solution-oriented approach. Mathieu Ex is an absolute tier one private wealth adviser. His technical knowledge is impeccable, but it’s his human approach that sets him apart from other advisers‘
• ‘I worked with Bart Verdickt, and found that he was a very good listener, capable, proactive and seemed lead the associates he was working with well. He was also a gifted communicator with other members of my legal team. It was a very positive experience and I would love to work with him again in the future‘
• ‘Apart from their obvious expertise and experience, the team makes great efforts to have thorough knowledge about their client’s organisation and actual business culture, which enables them to advise and assist in a very effective manner.‘
• ‘David Roelens is a highly intelligent deal maker who very quickly understands his client’s actual needs in a particular transaction which enables him to step in at any time and act effectively.'
• ‘Annick Visschers is an excellent lawyer, especially highly qualified in tax litigation'
• Stijn Demeestere is 'very professional, reliable and efficient'

View Deloitte Legal's rankings and recommendations in the 2020 Legal 500 EMEA guide

Chambers & Partners

Chambers Europe 2020

For its work as a Belgian and globally connected law firm, Deloitte Legal (formerly Laga) continues to be recommended by Chambers Europe in their 2020 guide.

Our Banking and Finance, Corporate and M&A, Employment, Real Estate, Tax Advisory and Tax Dispute Resolution teams, with Werner Van Lembergen, Hendrik Viaene, David Roelens, Stijn Demeestere, Luc De Broe and Danny Stas, received high praise.

Client comments in Chambers' research include:

• "Excellent network in Belgium"
• "(Deloitte Legal) is our go-to firm"
• "There is a good team of senior associates there who can do the volume work"
• "The team has a great flexibility and availability and is characterised by pragmatism"
• "Because they have a good understanding of our needs and business flows they are able to be more than just legal advisers and more like a sparring partner"
• "Accurate and quality work"
• "(The team) responds in a timely and pragmatic way"
• "They offer a good-quality service"
• "Efficient, pragmatic and solution-driven"
• "Excellent practitioners"
• "The lawyers really make the effort to understand the client and their goals"
• "In terms of technical quality and knowledge the lawyers are highly skilled"

View and read about Deloitte Legal's Ranked Departments and Ranked Lawyers in Chambers Europe 2020

Chambers & Partners

Chambers Global 2020

For its work as a Belgian and globally connected law firm, Deloitte Legal (formerly Laga) continues to be recommended by Chambers Global in their 2020 guide.

Our Banking and Finance and Corporate and M&A practices, partners Werner Van Lembergen, David Roelens and Hendrik Viaene received high praise.

Werner was described by a client as being "extremely active and very impressive in the Belgian securitisation market", and "very personable, smart and urbane".

In addition to his "extensive legal knowledge and transactional experience", David is regarded as "a real 'client-understander'".

In their recommendations, Chambers quoted a source that views Hendrik as a "full-service practitioner in this area" (competition), and as someone who "understands the problems fully".

View and read about Deloitte Legal's Ranked Departments and Ranked Lawyers in Chambers Global 2020

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

Chambers & Partners

Chambers HNW 2019

For its work in private wealth law, the Greenille Private Client (formerly Greenille by Laga) team has been recommended by Chambers & Partners in their 2019 HNW guide.

Greenille Private Client partners Alain-Laurent Verbeke, Mathieu Ex and Bart Verdickt received high praise as notable practitioners.

Client comments in Chambers' research include:

• "it's one of the most important addresses for private clients"
• "I value their high standards of professional practice and knowledge while maintaining a human touch with clients" 
• "The firm is a pleasure to work with and straightforward, and the lawyers there are brilliant"

Read our firm's profile in the Chambers 2019 HNW guide.