Natacha Dugardin
Partner
A graduate in law from the Catholic University of Louvain (UCL), since 1997 Natacha Dugardin has been a member of the Dutch-speaking section of the Brussels Bar. In 1999, she obtained and DES (diploma of specialised studies) in European and international law.
Natacha Dugardin works mainly in the field of social law in the broadest sense (employment law, social security, etc.) and in the field of public procurement contracts, as well as handling various aspects of contract law.
She manages cases in French, Dutch and English.
Alexandre de Troostembergh
partner
Alexandre de Troostembergh has been a member of the French-speaking section of the Brussels Bar since 2012. He has held a master’s degree in law from the Catholic University of Louvain since 2011. He also has a master’s degree in company law, obtained in 2013 from the Catholic University of Louvain. He became partner in May 2022.
Antoine de le Court
partner
Antoine de le Court graduated in Law at the Catholic University of Louvain in 1975. He has been a member of the French-speaking section the Brussels Bar since 1975.
Antoine de le Court has wide-ranging experience in commercial law in the broadest sense, in particular in the field of corporate mergers and acquisitions, distribution and commercial agency. In addition he practices company law (including shareholder relations), employment law (contracts of employment and collective bargaining), liquidation and distribution and the law on new technologies (since 1982).
As a debt mediator within the framework of the law on collective debt settlement, he is also a member of various commissions and associations.
Languages: French, Dutch, English.
Nathalie Postal
staff member
Nathalie Postal has been a member of the French-speaking section of the Brussels Bar since 2015. She has held a master’s degree in law from the Catholic University of Louvain since 2014.
Nathalie Postal deals mainly with cases involving civil law in the broadest sense. She is particularly interested in family law and property law as well as leasehold law.
Languages: French, Dutch, English.
Alexis Vercruysse
partner
Alexis Vercruysse graduated in law from the Catholic University of Louvain in 1992, where in 1993 he also obtained a baccalaureate in philosophy. He also studied in Bologna, as part of the Erasmus exchange programme.
He was called to the Bar in 1993, and has been a member of the firm of de le Court et Wahis since then. He currently deals with the following matters: contract law, law of obligations, joint ownership, leases, construction law and urban planning and environmental law. He also works in the fields of tax law, the law of public procurement and liability law (bodily injury).
Languages: French, Dutch, English, Italian.
Christophe Van Melckebeke
partner
Christophe VAN MELCKEBEKE obtained his degree in law from the Catholic University of Louvain in 1994. Principally he chose the options of commercial law and criminal law. Since 1994 he has been a member of the Dutch Order of the Brussels Bar.
Christophe VAN MELCKEBEKE mainly practices commercial law in the broadest sense (with a specialisation in the law of movable property, leasing and renting), real estate law, and in particular lease law and joint ownership law, as well as common criminal law.
He holds the certificate of training in criminal appeal procedure (Article 425 of the Code of Criminal Procedure) and, as such, is authorised to act in criminal matters before the Court of Cassation.
Finally, Christophe VAN MELCKEBEKE has broad experience in the administration of persons and property and is regularly appointed by justices of the peace as administrator of protected persons. He is also a member of the College of Administrators of Persons and Property (Collège des administrateurs de la personne et des biens) of the Dutch-speaking Bar Association of Brussels.
Languages : Dutch, French, English
Geoffroy Lebbe
partner
A member of the Brussels Bar since 2006, Geoffroy Lebbe graduated in law at the Catholic University of Louvain and holds a complementary master’s degree in public property law and environmental law.
Geoffroy Lebbe focuses primarily on the following matters:
1. Real estate law in the broadest sense, and in particular:
- Lease law in general, main residence lease, commercial lease and farm lease
- Sale-purchase
- Beneficial ownership
- Joint ownership
- Citizenship
- Easements
- Latent defects
- Exit from undivided ownership
- Construction law and real estate development
- Structuring real estate projects, including tax aspects
- Planning permits and authorisations (assistance with permit applications, assistance with public information meetings and advertising procedures, appeals in obtaining and issuing permits)
- Neighbour disputes
- Real estate foreclosure
2. Commercial law, and in particular:
- Debt collection
- Commercial litigation
- Consumer protection
- Drafting commercial agreements
- Business practices
3. Company law, and in particular:
- Conflicts between shareholders
- Liability of managers/directors
- Creation, transfer, transmission
- Business sale
- Drafting various agreements
- Assistance to companies in difficulty (amicable or judicial reorganisation)
- Company liquidation: advice in decision-making, management and follow-up
4. Inheritance law, and in particular:
- Succession disputes
- Donations
- Wills
He also acts in cases arising in numerous other fields of law.
Langues : French, Dutch, English
Olivier Emsix-Mestreit
partner
Olivier Emsix-Mestreit has been a member of the French-speaking section of the Brussels Bar since 2007. He graduated in law from the Catholic University of Louvain in 2006. In 2007, and obtained a DES (diploma of specialised studies) in economics and insurance law from the same institution.
Olivier Emsix-Mestreit focuses particularly on road traffic law, civil liability law and insurance law.
Languages: Dutch, French, English
Ysaline de Foy
staff member
Ysaline de Foy has been a member of the French-speaking section of the Brussels Bar since 2018, the same year as she obtained a master’s degree in law from the Catholic University of Louvain.
Ysaline de Foy deals mainly with cases involving civil law in the broadest sense. She acts essentially in the fields of real estate law and commercial law. She also deals with cases involving road traffic law and compensation for bodily injury.
Languages: French, Dutch, English, Spanish
Adelaïde de Vits
staff member
Adélaïde de Vits has been a member of the French-speaking section of the Brussels Bar since 2020. She has held a master’s degree in law from the University of Liège (ULiège) since 2019.
Languages: French, English
Hélène de Laveleye
staff member
<p>Hélène studied at UNamur (Bachelor of Law) and UCLouvain (Master of Law). After an experience as assistant at the United Nations, she was admitted to the Brussels Bar in December 2020. She joined our firm in February 2023.<br></p>
Hélène studied at UNamur (Bachelor of Law) and UCLouvain (Master of Law). After an experience as assistant at the United Nations, she was admitted to the Brussels Bar in December 2020. She joined our firm in February 2023.
Her preferred matters: commercial law and real estate law.
Languages: French, English, Dutch, Spanish
