Geert G.R. Lenssens is one of the top litigators of his generation in Belgium. He is the leading partner in the Brussels based law firm SQ .He is co founder – former director and active member of the network LNA (London) , member of the board of Global Justice Network GJN (Switzerland) and member of the commission litigation of the UIA (Paris) .As an experienced litigator and lawyer he has a + 30 year expertise in national and international litigation and he also has a long expertise as a Deputy Judge (Commercial Court ) and as a business mediator. This experience results in an exceptional expertise creating a three – dimensional view on legal issues. His law practice areas include all types of white collar crime and fraud, banking, insurance, corporate and commercial claims, as well as mass actions and class actions in which he successfully recovered considerable compensations for his clients (companies or consumers) or protected companies from liability issues. He is widely considered as an expert on fraud, assisting his clients discretely to prevent fraud, to discover fraud, or to recover after fraud. Geert Lenssens is the driven type of lawyer with ADR in mind and considering the strategy and the psychological approach to be as important as the legal approach in order to create the best solutions and results for his clients. Geert is and has been involved in some of the largest mass claims against big companies such as the Dieselgate Volkswagen case, the FNG files, the LHSP case, the Citibank case, the Delta Lloyd case, the Fortis case, the ARCO case and recently the PFOS – PFAS case representing thousands of claimants. He deals with all aspects of contentious and non-contentious work and advises companies and their boards often on a permanent but discrete basis. Geert is a member of the Brussels Bar, member of the B – Mediation Institute in Brussels specialized in international arbitration and mediation and member of the Brussels international business club Merode. Geert is also member of various other national and international institutions and organisations. He is also author of a non fiction book on international fraud, a publicist in newspapers and magazines and as such an opinion maker.
He loves contemporary art, trees, cats, havana’s and taj chi and he is a foodie and a devoted wine aficionado.
Niels Van Campenhout is leading partner and co-founder of the Brussels law firm SQ. He has 25 years’ experience as a lawyer at the Brussels Bar.
Niels is a daily practitioner of commercial and corporate law, and assists mid-sized businesses and professionals in managing their legal issues. Niels will help the entrepreneur in a variety of legal issues with which the entrepreneur is confronted in his or her professional and personal life: drawing up, editing and reviewing commercial contracts and management contracts, mergers and acquisitions, individual labour law issues (employment contracts and dismissals), disputes between shareholders, support in insolvency cases and forming companies. Niels has further training in insolvency law.
In short, Niels Van Campenhout is your legal counsel with an overall experience in business law, and also with 25 years of experience in complex litigation matters before the Belgian courts.
He has extensive experience in international legal matters and can quickly call upon lawyers in other European countries, the USA, Brazil or Japan. These connections are just a phone call away for Niels. He is a board member of Legal Netlink Alliance (London), a global alliance of carefully selected, midsized, general practice, independent law firms. He speaks fluent English, French and Dutch.
Niels is also very active in the niche legal field of equine law, advising horse owners and riders on sale contracts, corporate structures and litigation.
He is a member of the Warande, a Brussels based service club and is a board member in a range of cultural non-profit organisations.
He acts as an advisor for boards of both national and international companies.
A client’s testimony: “That your lawyer is an experienced legal professional speaks for itself. But you need more; you need your lawyer to be the guy you can trust in difficult times; he has to be closely at your side and guide you through legal issues, assisting you in taking wise decisions for your business. Niels Van Campenhout is such a guy; you can trust him, and he will make sure he knows your business as well as you know it yourself. Niels and his team are easily accessible and available to look for solutions for legal questions. Niels will also assist you in your strategic decision-making; is truly your legal business partner”
Aline Umwali is a highly qualified and motivated litigator. Her areas cover insurance law, as well as financial and company law. She has a keen interest for conflicts in companies between shareholders and administrators, as well as between shareholders. She lectures at seminars for real estate brokers (Vivo-CIB) and other professionals that need basic or specialized legal tools in their daily business.
The academic qualifications of Aline are : University of Law Brussels (Vrije Universiteit Brussel), the University Of Thessaloniki.
Dylan Ramos Guerreiro is a lawyer of the new generation with an affinity for social media and the digital world, changing the profession of lawyer like never before. He is fluent in Dutch, English and French and has a good knowledge of Spanish.
He was the 2nd place winner of the Jaap Doek Children’s Rights Thesis Award 2019 for his outstanding thesis ‘Protecting children’s privacy on the internet’.
The academic qualifications of Dylan are : Master at Law, Cum Laude, Free University of Brussels (VUB, 2019)
Ecem Gostek is a highly trained multilingual litigator (Dutch, English, Turkish). Ecem is an experienced Attorney At Law with a demonstrated history of working in the law practice industry. She has strong legal professional skills in International Business Law, Corporate Law, Legal Research, Legal Writing, Litigation, and Legal Advice.
Stéphanie de Néeff worked as a premium public notary legal expert before entering the Brussels bar. Her experience in this field creates continious added value in all matters that concern companies, inheritances and other competence areas of public notaries in Belgium. Her practice areas include corporate and commercial claims. She deals with all aspects of contentious and non-contentious work.
The academic qualifications of Stéphanie are : Master at Law (European law – Economics Aspects) (Catholic University of Louvain-la-Neuve)
Julie Van Houtte is seasoned legal expert. Before joining the Brussels bar, she was a legal consultant working for the Government. Her university education in Sociology creates an added value in her practical approach of complex legal matters. Her practice areas include corporate and commercial claims. She deals with all aspects of litigation.
The academic qualifications of Julie are : Master in Law (Free University of Brussels), Master International Relations and Diplomacy, ( University of Antwerp), Master in Sociology ( University of Ghent)
Before joining the Brussels bar, Jihane Farah worked as a coordinator of several projects with strong links to law, finance and education on behalf of the European Commission. This function with many responsibilities gave her the chance to gain experience in negotiating big deals, building external relations and creating a problem solving-mentality.
During her education, Jihane was appointed by the university as a tutor of several first-year law students to whom she gave extra support in the subject matters. She also committed herself as a student’s representative during her Bachelor studies.
In 2017, Advocatennet rewarded her with the Prize of the Public for her pleading session. She also was the 3rd place winner of the Interuniversity Moot Court organized by a renowned international law firm.
Her keen interest goes to Company Law, Contract Law, Banking & Finance, Restructuring & Insolvency and Litigation.
Jihane is fluent in Dutch, English, French and Arabic.
The academic qualifications: Master of Laws, Cum Laude, Catholic University of Leuven (KUL).
