Simon Vanlaethem
Simon focuses his practice on corporate law, particularly mergers and acquisitions and liquidation. He also has extensive experience in commercial law, particularly in drafting contracts. As well as advising clients, he also assists them with a range of litigation matters, specialising in corporate law disputes.
He is currently specialising in wine law, ensuring that he offers the most extensive services to players in the Belgian, European and international wine sector, whether in consulting or litigation.
NL, EN, FR
+32 2 663 28 00
simon.vanlaethem@lmbd.be
2024
Associate at LMBD
2023
Associate at Lydian
2021
Lecturer at the ULB in company and association law
2020
Junior Associate at Tossens Goldman Gonne
Simon was admitted to the Brussels Bar
2019
Master of Law (J.D., Cum Laude) – Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels
Specialisation
- Business law;
- Company and association law, and all related litigation;
- Private equity, particularly in biotech and pharmaceuticals;
- Mergers and acquisitions;
- Wine law;
- Dissolution and liquidation;
- Company restructuring.
Publications
Simon is the author or co-author of several publications in the field of company law in the broad sense, liquidation and on shareholder disputes.
He has written the following books and articles:
S. Vanlaethem, ‘La réouverture de la liquidation’, in La dissolution et la liquidation des sociétés. Droit des sociétés et aspects de droit civil, de droit comptable et de droit fiscal, V. Simonart and E.-J. Navez (coord.), Anthemis, Limal, 2022, p. 169-196.
S. Vanlaethem, ‘Les litiges nés des clauses d’une convention d’actionnaires, des statuts et d’une convention de cession d’actions ’, in Culot, H. (dir.), Litiges en droit des sociétés, 1e edition, Brussels, Larcier-Intersentia, 2023, p. 35-88.