Schoups

Managing Partner: Kris Lemmens

Number of partners: 14

Number of lawyers: 83

Languages: Dutch, French, English 

Firm Overview: 

Founded in 1950, Schoups has continually grown sustainably through uncompromising quality and dedication. The firm has offices in Brussels and Antwerp and offers customised multidisciplinary and multilingual legal services to clients in the business world as an independent Belgian law firm. Its teams of specialists cover the main legal areas that are important for companies, with a strong focus on business law and on construction and real estate law. The lawyers at Schoups are knowledgeable, hands-on, pragmatic and solution-oriented. Schoups is known for its determined pursuit of the best solution, achieved through an attitude for creative and customised thinking.

Main Areas of Practice: 

Construction and Real Estate Law: 4 partners 

As a leading player on the Belgian market in this field, Schoups has a vast knowledge and experience in assisting clients in all aspects of construction law, property related transactions and project development, both in an advisory role as in litigious matters. The team also frequently deals with international construction contracts, including FIDIC and NEC.

Contact: Marco Schoups, Els Op de Beeck, Ewoud Willaert

Email: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]

Public Procurement Law and PPP: 2 partners 

Schoups assists clients in relation to PPP agreements (public private partnership) and public procurement contracts for works, supplies or services. It is a major player in these fields, with a particular deep expertise regarding complex public infrastructure works.

Contact: Kris Lemmens, Maarten Somers

Email: [email protected], [email protected]

Corporate and Commercial Law: 6 partners 

Schoups provides high quality legal assistance on all aspects of corporate and commercial law, with a particular focus on corporate and M&A/private equity, corporate dispute resolution, distribution law, insolvency; compliance & trade and market practices.

Contact: Gwen Bevers, Dave Mertens

Email: [email protected], [email protected]

Dispute Resolution: 3 partners 

Clients rely on Schoups for high-level disputes counsel, in a vast array of sectors and often in complex matters with international aspects. Next to a specialised know-how in the area of arbitration, both ad hoc and institutional (ICC, CEPANI, etc.), ADR (alternative dispute resolution) methods such mediation are part of the expertise.

Contact: Geert De Buyzer, Marco Schoups, Benjamin Marchandise

Email: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]

Environmental Law: 1 partner 

Schoups is a solid partner in environmental matters in the broad sense of the word for its public and private clients. Schoups provides high quality legal assistance in public real estate matters, permits, planning, soil, as well nature protection law, and climate law (e.g. renewables, energy performance contracts, wind turbines etc.).

Contact: Kristof Hectors

Email: [email protected]

Employment Law: 1 Partner 

Schoups assists clients with various aspects of individual and collective employment law, as well as social security law, accompaniment of social inspections and other HR related matters, be it advisory or litigious.