Name	Office	Practice Area
Albane Chevalier Associate	Brussels	Corporate
Alix Degrez Counsel	Brussels	Corporate
Angela Nowosad Senior Counsel	Brussels	Corporate/ Digital Law
Anna Aleksanjan Junior Associate	Antwerp	Digital Law/ICT
Antoine Druetz Associate Partner	Brussels	Corporate
Arianke Smolders Associate	Brussels	Corporate
Arne Rooman Junior Associate	Brussels	Digital Law (GDPR)
Barbara François Senior Counsel	Ghent	Employment
Bruno Cardoen Partner	Antwerp	Private Wealth & Tax Controversy
Chloë Boeykens Senior Associate	Antwerp	Corporate/M&A
Clarisse Thirion Associate	Brussels	Corporate / M&A
Dirk Beeckman Associate Partner	Antwerp	Digital Law/ICT
Eline Goris Associate	Antwerp	Digital Law/ICT
Ella Harnett Associate	Brussels	Private Wealth
Ellen Cantraine Junior Associate	Brussels	Corporate
Ellen De Bruyckere Junior Associate	Brussels	Private Wealth
Fantine Miroir Junior Associate	Brussels	Corporate
Florence Hellebuyck Associate	Brussels	Corporate / M&A
Gil Melis Junior Associate	Brussels	Corporate
Héline Merten Junior Associate	Brussels	Corporate
Herman De Wilde Senior Counsel	Brussels	Corporate
Ine Smisdom Senior Associate	Antwerp	Digital Law/ICT
Jan Decorte Associate Partner	Brussels	Digital Law / GDPR
Jesse De Bruyn Senior Associate	Antwerp	Customs and excise duties | Tax Controversy
Jo Wolters Junior Associate	Antwerp	Private Wealth
Jonathan De Landsheere Counsel	Brussels	Corporate / Corporate M&A
Julie Claes Associate	New York	Corporate
Justien Van de Voorde Junior Associate	Brussels	Corporate / M&A
Karla Vuyts Senior Counsel	Brussels	Employment
Kelly Matthyssens Counsel	Antwerp	Digital Law/ICT
Kenny Lushiku Junior Associate	Brussels	Corporate / M&A
Kim Verhaeghe Senior Associate	Antwerp	Private Wealth
Kristof Langens Junior Associate	Brussels	Public sector
Laura Dermine Senior Associate	Brussels	Corporate
Laurent Bronckaers Associate	Brussels	Tax Controversy & Private Wealth
Lieven Bultinck Senior Counsel	Antwerp	Corporate
Lindsey Clare Senior Counsel	Antwerp	Corporate
Maaike Spelier Junior Associate	Brussels	Employment Law
Margaux Van Opdenbosch Counsel	Brussels	Commercial/Corporate
Marie-Emilie Truyens Senior Associate	Ghent	Employment
Natacha Vander Borght Associate	Antwerp	Private Wealth
Nathalie Van Diest Senior Counsel	Ghent	Private Wealth
Ode Van Loocke Junior Associate	Antwerp	Corporate
Peter Suykens Partner	Brussels	Corporate
Philip Peerens Associate Partner	Brussels	Public Sector & Real Estate
Pieter-Jan Perdu Junior Associate	Ghent	Corporate / M&A
Pieter-Jan Aerts Counsel	Diegem	Commercial / Commercial litigation
Sarah van Veen Senior Associate	Brussels	Tax Controversy
Thomas Horemans Junior Associate	Antwerp	Employment Law
Tim De Vlieger Junior Associate	Antwerp	Corporate/M&A
Tom Maes
Valérie Havaux Counsel	Brussels	Corporate
Virginie Ciers Associate Partner	Ghent/Brussels	Corporate/M&A

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Practice area

Laurent provides tax and legal assistance to high net worth, mostly business related, individuals and family offices in national and cross-border situations. He has developed a solid experience in the fields of estate planning, transfer of family businesses, personal tax optimization and family governance.

Expertise area

• Estate planning
• Transfer of family businesses
• Personal tax optimization and litigation
• Family governance

Additional information

Laurent graduated with a Master of Laws from the University of Liege and a Master of Notarial Law from the University of Ghent. He joined EY Law in August 2020 and is registered with the Brussels bar. Prior to this, he worked more than 10 years as a legal and tax consultant at EY Tax Consultants.

Laurent teaches patrimonial family law and the use of special private structures for the UCLouvain university certificate in estate planning, in Mons. Laurent has also authored various publications in estate planning and other tax and civil law matters.

Laurent speaks French (native), Dutch and English