The M&A team of LMBD is listed as highly recommended in the Leaders League Ranking 2025, with reference to key attorneys Frederic Deltour, Harold Minjauw, Fabrice Mourlon Beernaert and Pia…
Our attorneys specialize in Business Law and Supreme Court litigation.
Business law in general and company law, mergers and acquisitions, commercial contracts and dispute resolution in the corporate sphere are our focus points. With a former dean of the bar of the Supreme Court and an attorney at the Supreme Court in our ranks, we also have excellent expertise in cassation proceedings. Both cassation specialists contributed to a reference work on “The Cassation Appeals”, to be published soon.
Head offices are located in Brussels,
with a second office in Bruges.
Louis Puts
Louis Puts heads LMBD’s Intellectual Property team. Described as a “talented litigator” (LMG Life Sciences) and a leading individual (Legal 500), Louis has gained an in-depth knowledge in the litigation and enforcement of intellectual property rights, border measures, protection of trade secrets, unfair competition, licensing and software disputes.
Frederic Deltour
Frederic Deltour specializes in corporate law, with a special focus on M&A and real estate law.
Frederic also advises with respect to a wide range of commercial contracts, including IP and life sciences related agreements.
Fabrice Mourlon Beernaert
Fabrice Mourlon Beernaert’s main areas of practice include corporate and securities law, energy law, bankruptcy law, as well as mergers and acquisitions and life science related matters.
Thomas Vandromme
Thomas Vandromme has gained considerable experience as a commercial and corporate lawyer, with focus on litigation.
Pia Sobrana Gennari Curlo
Pia Sobrana Gennari Curlo focuses on commercial and corporate law, as well on mergers and acquisitions, developing a special expertise in regulated industries.
Pierre-M Louis
Pierre-M. Louis specializes in network industries regulations – that is the electricity, railways and natural gas sectors, three industries where the network operator has been unbundled pursuant to EU legislation.
Harold Minjauw
Harold Minjauw specializes in corporate and general commercial law, with a focus on M&A, real estate and distribution law, as well as corporate and commercial litigation and mediation.
Bernard Paul
Bernard Paul specializes in corporate and commercial law.
Bernard regularly advises on all aspects of business carried on in partnership (partnership agreements, acquisitions, mergers and de-mergers, LLP agreements, incorporation, and partnership disputes), acts as adviser and litigator in directors’ liabilities issues.
Tom Wera
The practice of Tom Wera focuses on commercial and economic law, financial law and corporate law, including M&A.
Marc Baetens-Spetschinsky
Marc’s practice focuses on consultation and dispute resolution, including mediation, in the areas of judicial law, transport law, public law and liability and insurance law.
Bruno Maes
Bruno has been a lawyer at the Supreme Court/Court of Cassation since 2000 and heads the “Supreme Court/Cassation” practice group. He specialises in advising on the success of Supreme Court/Cassation appeals in civil matters in the broad sense, criminal cases, disciplinary cases, social affairs and tax matters, and in drafting and filing applications for Supreme Court/Cassation, memoranda of reply and memoranda in support of Supreme Court/Cassation appeals in criminal cases.
Catherine Idomon
Catherine is member of the “Supreme Court/Cassation” practice group, led by Bruno Maes.
Paul Van Rillaer
Paul works with Bruno Maes and treats civil “Supreme Court/ Court of Cassation” cases in the field of civil and contract law.
Patrick Lauwers
Patrick works with Bruno Maes in civil “Supreme Court/ Court of Cassation” cases.
Stefaan Sonck
Stefaan Sonck has extensive experience in various fields of law, with a special focus on social and sports law.
EMMANUEL ROGER FRANCE
Emmanuel specialises in white-collar crime, and has more than 25 years of experience in this field. He defends both legal and natural persons, acting for both defendants and claimants in the framework of criminal investigations or before the criminal courts. He advises clients on criminal risks, compliance and criminal procedure, and in negotiations with prosecutors.
AN SCHURMANS
Being a member of Emmanuel Roger France’s white collar crime practice for more than 10 years, An has built up an excellent track record in advising companies and its directors in a broad range of commercial disputes and criminal cross-border cases related to fraud, hacking, bankruptcy offences, anti-money laundering, tax fraud and criminal liability following fatal work accidents.
Raphaël Bonte
Raphaël started as a trainee-attorney at the law firm Waeterinckx, where he gained experience in economic and financial criminal law. He then joined the firm LMBD, where he treats Supreme Court cases in various matters.
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