Alain De Jonge
Partner
Commercial and Economic Law - Real Estate, Renting and Co-ownership - Litigation and Arbitration
Even if it seems impossible, I always go to the extreme to do justice
Alain De Jonge is specialized in civil, commercial and economic, and corporate law.
He has extensive experience in advising and assisting national and international investors with respect to real estate transactions, such as office buildings, commercial real estate, shopping centers, hotels, and housing developments.
In addition, he is experienced in commercial and economic law, and advises his clients on acquisitions, corporate law, and contracts.
Alain is also a very experienced and successful litigator. Before co-founding Peeters Law in 2009, Alain was active at several legal firms.
In 2019, Peeters Law decided to join forces with Koen de Puydt and his team to found Seeds of Law, which has since 2024 become Andersen in Belgium.
Alain has been a member of the Bar of Brussels since January 7, 1991.
Expertises
Litigation and Arbitration
Real Estate, Renting and Co-ownership
Commercial and Economic Law
Qualification
- Master of Laws (Lic. Juris) - VUB (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) - 1988
- LL.M. in European Law - Institut d'Etudes européennes -ULB (Université Libre de Bruxelles) - 1989
Languages
- Dutch
- French
- English
Conferences and seminars
Legal News
15.05.2025
•Tax Law
The remuneration theory
The remuneration theory and its risks with Thierry Litannie, lawyer (ANDERSEN AVOCATS) and board member of the O.E.C.C.B.B.
25.04.2025
•Tax Law
Reduction of share capital is sometimes a risky sport…
Share capital reduction and tax abuse do not always go hand in hand... The tax authorities do not like very much share capital decreases and have been paying more and more attention to these operations in recent years. They often consider this type of operation to be a case of tax abuse, with disastrous consequences for the shareholder benefiting from the reduction. Proof of this is a recent decision of the Court of Appeal of Antwerp.
25.04.2025
•Tax Law
Company directors and dismemberment of property: the right reflexes to acquire.
Company directors often use dismemberment of property to promote the acquisition of real estate intended either to house their company's offices, or to finance the purchase of a building intended to be made available to them as a benefit of any kind. These mechanisms are perfectly legal, although not much appreciated by the tax authorities, who control them very regularly, if not systematically.
03.02.2025
•Litigation and Arbitration
Donor children – update following the federal coalition agreement for 2025-2029
The new federal coalition agreement for 2025-2029 acknowledges that the legal provisions regarding professional secrecy and the anonymity of sperm donors should no longer result in a donor child being unable to obtain any identifying or non-identifying information from the fertility center and states that "knowing one's own origins can be important for the identity formation of donor children."