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Our firm and its practitioners are regularly recognised by respected legal directories for the quality of our services as a Belgian firm.
ITR World Tax
2024 ITR World Tax top tier firm
ITR World Tax offers comprehensive, unbiased research and coverage of the globe's foremost tax and transfer pricing firms and practitioners. In collaboration with ITR, the editorial teams' research endeavours to provide precise assessments of tax firms and practitioners, comparing them to their counterparts within their respective markets. The research yields comprehensive, country-specific ranking tables that accurately reflect the unique characteristics of each market. These rankings are meticulously crafted based on documented evidence of tax-related activities carried out during the review period, client interviews and surveys, as well as peer assessments.
ITR World Tax provides a full picture of the market by assigning tier ratings to firms in multiple jurisdictions. Firms rated tier one are considered the best teams overall in the country concerned. Deloitte Legal obtained Tier 1 for Tax Controversy and saw practitioners Annick Visschers, Danny Stas, Mathieu Ex, Johan Speecke, Tim Wustenberghs and Alexander Baert recognised as ‘Highly Regarded Practitioner’, and Annick Visschers awarded the additional accolade of ‘Women in Tax Leader’.
Chambers and Partners
Chambers HNW 2023
The Greenille Private Client Teams has once again been included in Chambers HNW 2023, a pre-eminent ranking of private wealth advisers.
For the 8th year in a row we have been recognized as a Tier 1 Private Client Adviser by the market. Mathieu Ex, Bart Verdickt and Alain-Laurent Verbeke received in addition top band rankings again.
Client feedback included in this year’s guide reports for our team in general that "Deloitte have excellent lawyers and lots of expertise in the market", "offer both tax and legal work with a knowledgeable team" as well as being "able to find solutions to big issues and provide clear, short and tailor-made answers."
Congratulations to all the other firms and practitioners for their rankings and thank you very much to our client referees and everyone from our team for the continued and daily efforts to make an impact that matters for our clients.
The Legal 500
2023 Legal 500 Rankings
Deloitte Legal ever more widely acknowledged in the latest Legal 500 rankings
Deloitte Legal has been recognised in 15 practice areas and Industry focuses in the 2023 Legal 500 rankings. Client testimonials include:
- 'Willingness to find solutions for complex issues’
- ‘They are very proactive and business-minded.’ ‘The team is very knowledgeable and efficient. They are a full-service legal team.’
- ‘Laurent Godts is very responsive’ ‘Hands on mentality. Is able to translate complicated issues into understandable items.’
- ‘I think highly of partner David Roelens and associate Sophie Wyckmans. They are both easy to work with.’
- 'Thomas De Donder has a very high standard of legal knowledge and gives appropriate advice, especially in HR labour law in the public sector. Always thinking proactively to find a good solution which fits the company. Excellent lawyer.’
- ‘Deloitte’s team is composed of various legal profiles (fiscal, patent, business,…) which bring real added values. It is like a “legal hub” where different people can handle most of your questions.’ In addition, the team demonstrates ‘In-depth expertise in the required field, speed of work and respect for deadlines, clear billing with detailed services’ and ‘Listening to and respecting the clients, friendliness, continuous support for all types of requests’
View Deloitte Legal's rankings and recommendations in the 2023 Legal 500 rankings
Chambers & Partners
Chambers HNW 2022
We are delighted and proud to announce that the Greenille Private Client Team has again been included in Chambers HNW 2022, 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:
- " one of the top firms in Belgium"
- " They combine an extremely strong emotional intelligence with the technical know-how "
- " All of them are great advisers."
- "They are amazingly good civil lawyers."
IFLR
2022 IFLR1000
Deloitte Legal is among Belgian law firms recommended by IFLR1000 in the newly released edition of their guide.
In its 2022 edition, IFLR1000 (the guide to the leading financial law firms), recommends the Banking and finance, financial services regulatory, capital markets, M&A and project development teams.
David Roelens and Benoît Féron continue to be highly regarded and have been recommended as Leading Lawyers.
Client feedback includes:
- “Responsive, pragmatic, easy to work with.”
- “They have a high level of know-how, offer smooth communication in various languages and, above all, can think along with the commercial requirements of the client's internal business.”
View Deloitte Legal – Lawyers' rankings and lawyer ratings for the 2022 guide
The Legal 500
2022 EMEA guide
Legal 500 recently released their EMEA guide for 2022. 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.
- ‘Excellent strategic focus, fighting spirit and determination; very good knowledge of the ins and outs of the Belgian fiscal landscape.’
- ‘Highly professional people that really understand the needs of our business.’
- ‘Very good knowledge of the market.’
- ‘Hands on, they act as part of the company, readily available when support is needed.’
- ‘Flexible broader team which is hands-on and pragmatic.’
- ‘Focus on a good teamwork. Always a team effort.’
- ‘Able to cater and adopt to the client’s needs. They cover a broad range of legal topics. They are cost-efficient. They are knowledgeable in matters of Belgium corporate and transaction law.’
- 'The team knows our company and its organisation and always provides us with practical hands on advice.’
- ‘Technically very strong and reliable, very pragmatic and creative. They think along with us as their client and translate the legal framework into practical advice that we can execute.’
- ‘Open minded, outside-the-box thinking.’
- ‘Pragmatic advisory approach.’
- ‘Highly experienced lawyers.’
View Deloitte Legal's rankings and recommendations in the 2022 Legal 500 EMEA guide
Chambers & Partners
Chambers Europe 2022
For its work as a Belgian and globally connected law firm, Deloitte Legal continues to be recommended by Chambers Europe in their 2022 guide.
Our Banking and Finance, Corporate and M&A, Employment, Real Estate, Tax Advisory and Tax Dispute Resolution teams, with Stijn Demeestere, Maximilien van de Werve, Luc De Broe, Danny Stas and Dominique Vanherck receiving high praise.
Client comments in Chambers' research include:
• Clients emphasise that the team is "accessible and easy to work with," as well as being "very committed."
• "The firm's lawyers are very flexible, which is what I like."
• "good experience with the quality of the team's work."
• "very good, hands-on and flexible."
View and read about Deloitte Legal's Ranked Departments and Ranked Lawyers in Chambers Europe 2022
Chambers & Partners
Chambers Global 2022
For its work as a Belgian and globally connected law firm, Deloitte Legal continues to be recommended by Chambers Global in their 2022 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 advising borrowers and banks on a range of asset-backed finance transactions. The team offers particular experience advising on project finance and refinancing mandates. Lawyers additionally support clients on debt restructuring, securitisation and payment services questions.
The Corporate and M&A team is a well-known mid-market practice advising on cross-border M&A transactions alongside the firm’s network of international offices. The law firm frequently acts on matters involving the logistics, pharmaceutical and manufacturing sectors. Clients also benefit from the firm’s integrated tax team.
View and read about Deloitte Legal's Ranked Departments and Ranked Lawyers in Chambers Global 2022
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
