Van Elder & Associates
Avocats, Attorneys at law, Advocaten

Law firm

OUR KNOWLEDGE : WE ARE LAW PROFESSIONALS
We have a thorough knowledge at our disposal and a real expertise in

- administrative and civil procedures in front of Belgian and European courts
- monitoring litigation.

We advise clients, in a professional and private environment, in Belgium and internationally and in diverse sectors as Retail (e-commerce), Real Estate, Bank and Insurance, Industry, Private Equity, Telecommunications & Media, Sport, Art, Healthcare, Food, Marketing, IT.

Our advice is for
    • Belgian and foreign companies : start-up, SME, management company, funds , SIR, Pricaf,  listed Belgian or foreign companies (stable entity, branch and associated company
    • Belgian and foreign patrimonial structures (trusts, fondations, Anstalt, PLC, BIC, …) or partnerships
    • Belgian and foreign entrepreneurs, managers, company executive (Administrator, members of the board, CEO, CFO, Partner)
    • Liberal professions (notaries, bailiffs, doctors, architects, surgeons…)
    • Sportsmen and artists (comedians, writers)
    • European and international civil servants, NATO, SHAPE, Eurocontrol
    • Families and private persons
    • Associations (without commercial purpose,…) and public institutions

We have an extended work experience with multiple intervenors : administrations, accountant experts, revisors, bankers, notaries, financial experts, liquidator, curator, other councils  ;
And in different capacities : representative ad litem but also independent administrator, judicial representative, testamentory executor, family council.


OUR KNOW-HOW : WE PUT EFFICIENTLY OUR MEANS INTO PLACE
An integrated approach of the files

We adopt an integrated approach in the files, by tackling them in all their angles (corporate law, civil law, direct taxes, indirect…)
Our goal is to look further than appearances what allows uw to identify what is really important and in this way to gain efficiency.
We intervene in the stage of planification and we put into place and coordinate our actions with the different intervenors in the file.  Our clients will have only one discussion partner who in all confidence will deal with their problem.

Defending your interests in your in interest !

The defense and representation of our clients in case of a legal dispute is obviously a part of our missions.
We prefer pragmatic, realistic and equitable solutions with respect to your rights.  It is however not always possible to achieve these solutions without legal proceedings, which are in certain cases the most suitable.  Our role is to enlighten you on their implications, to assure you and avoid a legal machinery without any sense, that would not be in the service of anybody.

We are very conscious that the advice we are giving could lead to contesting or  become the object of litigation, our professioin reminds us a lot of divergent interests are playing.
Our will is to advise you in the most adequate possible way and we are ready to defend you if necessary, which is in our eyes an additional guarantee for quality.
However, we will discuss in any case the different options of a file before we act. Our action plan is realized in dialogue with our clients who receive advice but always take the most important decisions.

 

OUR SOCIAL SKILLS  : WE HAVE PERSONALITY BUT WE ALSO HAVE REAL ATTENTION FOR WHO YOU ARE
We are independent and have integrity, with a sense of justice.
We are pugnacious but we defend with humanity.
We have an optimistic and enthousiastic nature.

We are at your disposal and listen to the needs of our clients. We are in favour of a direct dialogue, but with attention and vigilance.

We do not hesitate to be creative and even to go against the stream, but always with respect of the law and the opinion of our clients.

We want to provide a real and sincere support during our services.

We like to share and communicate our vision on law and the profession of lawyer.