Private Wealth Law
High Net Worth Guide 2024 : Belgium
Band 1
Email address
[email protected]Contact number
+32 2 773 4000About
Provided by Tiberghien
Our private clients practice is the largest at the Belgian bar. We advise families and their business over several generations, following them, their families and businesses worldwide.
We advise on:
- prenuptial agreements
- gifts and entails
- governance structures (partnerships, holdings, Dutch/Belgian trust office foundations, etc.)
- family governance
- investments (insurance products, private equity, real estate, art,...)
- wills and agreements as to succession
- transfers of family businesses
- inheritance disputes
- formal ruling with the federal, regional and local tax administrations
- family foundations, trusts and philanthropy
- corporate income tax
- Cayman tax
- HR tax law
- voluntary disclosure
- cross-border migration of individuals
- family law, mediation and litigation
- tax compliance and litigation
- conflict guidance and mediation
- economic analysis and valuations
We can rely on specialized estate planners and on in-house civil law practitioners, mediators, tax and family law litigators, the all-round expertise of a full service corporate tax firm and our economists (Tiberghien economics). The latter assist us by performing valuations and in determining the appropriate interest rates, debt/equity ratio, etc. when structuring assets for private clients.
We have an extensive (inter)national network; our private clients practice is represented in many networks such as IBA, IFA, STEP, AIJA, IAETL, ACTC, IAFL, EPSG.
Chambers Review
Tiberghien provides in-depth tax, civil and corporate law advice to private clients on both a domestic and an international basis. Its lawyers advise on prenuptial agreements, relocation matters and complex tax and estate planning.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Tiberghien regularly participates in international private client events to maintain a network of reliable colleagues across jurisdictions. Attorneys at Tiberghien are responsive and transparent."
"Tiberghien has an excellent international network, good knowledge of different countries and can provide preliminary guidance before they need to involve partners in other jurisdictions."
"We appreciate their commercial sense in the customer approach which makes us perfectly comfortable during meetings with our mutual customers."
"Tiberghien provides analysis with a high level of precision, leading to practical solutions clearly explained to clients."
"Tiberghien regularly participates in international private client events to maintain a network of reliable colleagues across jurisdictions. Attorneys at Tiberghien are responsive and transparent."
"Tiberghien has an excellent international network, good knowledge of different countries and can provide preliminary guidance before they need to involve partners in other jurisdictions."
"We appreciate their commercial sense in the customer approach which makes us perfectly comfortable during meetings with our mutual customers."
"Tiberghien provides analysis with a high level of precision, leading to practical solutions clearly explained to clients."
Notable Practitioners
Alain Van Geel has experience in family law, estate planning, inheritance and matrimonial property issues.
"Alain is an incredible lawyer with vast knowledge about many international tax topics. He is very innovative and solution-oriented."
"Alain has a wide understanding of legal issues and a good eye of corporate interactions."
Gerd Goyvaerts handles domestic and cross-border tax structuring and planning for private clients.
"Gerd speaks perfect German, French and English and has intimate knowledge of English foreign law. His is experienced, has a creative mind and thinks outside the box."
Emilie Van Goidsenhoven is a specialist in cross-border work, particularly for French-speaking clients. Her work includes international tax matters and relocation work.
"Emilie Van Goidsenhoven is very easy to access and can explain matters in easy language. She is versatile and great to work with!"
"Emilie Van Goidsenhoven is an outstanding lawyer with an incredible international expertise. She thinks outside the box and is very solution-oriented."
"Emilie Van Goidsenhoven always shows great availability, a lot of professionalism and has a very pragmatic approach appreciated by our clients."
"Emilie Van Goidsenhoven has excellent technical skills. She is very responsive and solution-minded."
Romina Abiuso's work includes domestic and international wealth structuring for wealthy individuals and families, with particular expertise in Belgian-Italian tax planning matters.
"Romina Abiuso is surely a good lawyer who has a lot of talent and capability. One particular asset she has is she speaks Italian, so can work with Italian clients."
"Romina Abiuso is an incredible lawyer and very client-oriented. She has strong levels of expertise on many international tax topics."
"Romina Abiuso is fluent in Italian, which is a very big plus as we have many cross-border cases. She is very well prepared and the language skills are a plus."
"Romina Abiuso is experienced with high net worth clients with business and individual holdings in various jurisdictions."
Ranked Individuals at
Tiberghien
Belgium
Members
Provided by Tiberghien
Dominique De Bie
Griet Vanden Abeele
Larissa De Wulf
Walter Verlinden