Foreign Expert
Expertise Based Abroad
About
Provided by Herman Lemaire
Practice Areas
Africa law: OHADA law and DRC business law: ranked by Chambers Global as legal expert based abroad for the DRC
Belgian law: M&A – Corporate law – General commercial law – Arbitration
Career
Law degree, Université Catholique de Louvain (1972)
Complementary year in economic law, management, and statistics, Université Catholique de Louvain (1973)
Since 2020 : Partner, van Cutsem, Wittamer Marnef & Partners
2015 – 2020 : Partner, AB Legal
2011 – 2015 : Partner, De Wolf & Partners
2005 – 2011 : Partner, DLA Piper
2000 – 2005 : Partner, Coudert Brothers Coppens Van Ommeslaghe & Faurès
Prior to 2000 : Partner, Coppens Van Ommeslaghe & Faurès
Professional Memberships
Member of the Brussels Bar (1973)
Member of the Chambre de Commerce Belgique – Luxembourg - Afrique Caraïbe (2003)
Personal
Language capability: French, Dutch, English.
Chambers Review
Global
Herman Lemaire of van Cutsem Wittamer Marnef & Partners is a well-known practitioner based in Brussels with a wealth of experience handling corporate law matters across African jurisdictions. Lemaire assists clients with mergers and acquisitions, shareholder agreements and joint ventures.
Herman Lemaire is an established DRC expert based in Brussels, with longstanding experience in the infrastructure, telecoms and energy sectors. He regularly acts for financial institutions and offers broad business law expertise, with his recent work including assistance with liquidation proceedings and facility agreements.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Herman Lemaire has been very good at finding practical solutions to make things work."
"Herman Lemaire knows his subject matter beautifully and he knows the DRC extremely well. He is a real expert who is available and always responsive."
"Herman Lemaire has been very good at finding practical solutions to make things work."
"Herman Lemaire knows his subject matter beautifully and he knows the DRC extremely well. He is a real expert who is available and always responsive."