We are proud to announce our latest firm of the month, VDE Legal, Brussels, Belgium!
VDE LEGAL is a law firm that guarantees their clients high-quality legal services, by offering them the services of specialised lawyers, with genuine expertise.
Their clients include SMEs, large companies, multinational corporations, public sector institutions and legal entities and individuals. VDE LEGAL gives top priority to maintaining the quality of their client relationships.

The availability and dynamism of VDE LEGAL’s lawyers, together with their legal skills in many economic areas, ensure that their clients, both in terms of consulting and litigation, are presented with the most appropriate legal solutions for their needs and which take into account the very latest legal developments. Their emphasis on teamwork also provides clients with comprehensive service and a genuine multidisciplinary approach to cases.
In accordance with their professional code of conduct, clear information on the terms governing their work and the fees they charge are provided with maximum transparency.
VDE LEGAL has five offices in Belgium. This enables them to provide all their clients with local service, regardless of whether they are based in Brussels, Flanders or Wallonia.
VDE Legal is about to merge with another Brussels law firm named ‘Lepaffe and partners’ (a firm existing for more than 40 years at the Brussels Bar). The merged firm will continue under the name VDE legal as from the first of June 2019.
With this merger VDE Legal enhances its competences especially in the fields of public procurement (Belgian, European and international), real estate and construction law, energy law (gas, cold and heat distribution, electricity, renewable energy) and in commercial law.
Johan Vanden Eynde
Telephone: +32 (2) 290.04.00
Practice Groups: Commercial and corporate law (mergers, acquisitions, MBOs, LBOs, tax, insolvency, restructuring, share ownership management, estate planning)
Bart Van Hyfte
Telephone: +32 (2) 290.04.00
Practice Groups: Public law, real estate law and financial law
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Lindsay Griffiths is the International Lawyers Network’s Executive Director. She is a dynamic, influential international executive and marketing thought leader with a passion for relationship development and authoring impactful content. Griffiths is a driven, strategic leader who implements creative initiatives to achieve the…

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