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Belgium

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Capital markets : Debt
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A&O Shearman
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Clifford Chance
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Baker McKenzie
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Deloitte Legal
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Ashurst Perkins Coie
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Capital markets : Equity
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Financial services regulatory
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Project development
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DLA Piper
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Loyens & Loeff
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Deloitte Legal
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9 results9 results
Wim Aerts
Firm:
Clifford Chance
Rating:
Rising star
Practice Area:
Banking
Capital markets
Jurisdiction:
Belgium
Bar Admission:
Brussels
Philippe Baert
Firm:
Clifford Chance
Rating:
Rising star
Practice Area:
Corporate and M&A
Jurisdiction:
Belgium
David Ballegeer
Firm:
Clifford Chance
Rating:
Market leader
Practice Area:
Banking
Capital markets
Capital markets : Structured finance and securitisation
Capital markets : Debt
Banking and finance
Jurisdiction:
Belgium
Industry Sector:
Banking
Bar Admission:
England & Wales
Brussels
Lounia Czupper
Firm:
Clifford Chance
Rating:
Highly regarded
Women Leaders
Practice Area:
Banking
Capital markets
Capital markets : Debt
Banking and finance
Project finance
Jurisdiction:
Belgium
Industry Sector:
Real estate
Bar Admission:
Brussels
Henri d'Ursel
Firm:
Clifford Chance
Rating:
Notable practitioner
Practice Area:
Real estate and Construction
Jurisdiction:
Belgium
Bar Admission:
Brussels
Bert De Maeyer (left the firm)
Firm:
Clifford Chance
Practice Area:
Banking
Project finance
Restructuring and insolvency
Industry Sector:
Energy
Financial services
Real estate
Bar Admission:
Brussels
Niek De Pauw
Firm:
Clifford Chance
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
Capital markets : Equity
M&A
Jurisdiction:
Belgium
Bar Admission:
Belgium
Patrice Viaene
Firm:
Clifford Chance
Rating:
Rising star partner
Practice Area:
M&A
Project development
Jurisdiction:
Belgium
Bar Admission:
Belgium
Hélène Volkova
Firm:
Clifford Chance
Rating:
Rising star
Practice Area:
Banking
Financial services regulatory : Non-contentious
Jurisdiction:
Belgium
Deal Highlights
2 results2 results
Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
Aedifica S.A. - Bond Issue
2021-09-01
Clifford Chance
Belgium
Bond issue
ABN AMRO Bank, Belfius Bank, BNP Paribas, ING Bank, Morgan Stanley
Underwriter
Ghelamco Invest NV - Bond Issue
2021-06-01
Clifford Chance
Belgium
Bond issue
KBC, Belfius Bank, BNP Paribas, Société Générale
Underwriter
Corporate
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Clifford Chance ends Singapore alliance after 14 years
The move marks the end of one of Singapore’s longest-running formal law alliance and follows a broader trend of international firms rethinking their local partnerships in the city-state
Joshua Du Plessis, October 14 2026
Corporate
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This week’s top moves: firms target private capital talent
From Germany to California, we round up key partner moves across private equity, secondaries, finance and venture capital
September 25 2026
Capital Markets
Abstract digital network of interconnected glowing data blocks representing blockchain technology and decentralized information systems
Behind the deal: Inside Clifford Chance’s first-ever tokenised IPO mandate win
Corporate partner Aline Cardin and counsel Alexander Tollast discuss winning the instruction, road-testing the EU Pilot Regime and turning a first-of-its-kind transaction into know-how
Noemi Distefano, May 06 2026
Corporate
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Gibson Dunn lands seven from Clifford Chance in Paris
Gibson Dunn has hired a seven-lawyer investment funds team from Clifford Chance in Paris, led by partner Xavier Comaills, as the firm continues its European expansion
Noemi Distefano, April 28 2026
Awards
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IFLR launches 2026 awards season with Africa ceremony
Clifford Chance, Bowmans and Udo Udoma & Belo Osagie were among the top winning firms at the awards dinner held in Cape Town on March 17  
March 18 2026
M&A
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Clifford Chance names M&A partner as Houston lead
Corporate M&A and PE lawyer Alexandra Wilde has been appointed as managing partner to ‘lead the next phase of growth across the US region’
Noemi Distefano, March 11 2026
Corporate
Looking directly up at the skyline of the financial district in central London, modern architecture as a background
This week’s people moves: Sullivan & Cromwell, Clifford Chance and more
New hires were made across the PE, M&A, real estate, antitrust, finance and capital markets practices in the UK and the US
Noemi Distefano, March 05 2026
M&A
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This week’s people moves: Ashurst, Fieldfisher, White & Case and more
New hires were made across the corporate, PE, regulatory and finance practices in Abu Dhabi, Brussels, Sydney, Rome, London and the Cayman Islands
Noemi Distefano, January 15 2026
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