Partner
Commercial and Economic Law - Corporate Law - M&A - Agreements - Insolvency Law - Finance - Sustainability
Leo Peeters specializes in national and international corporate law and has assisted in a number of mergers and acquisitions, financings, and corporate restructurings.
He has extensive experience in contract law, commercial and economic law, banking and finance law, insolvency law, distribution law, corporate contract law, real estate law, telecom law, and arbitration.
He advises entrepreneurs and their companies in the early stages of their endeavors, including finance, drafting and negotiation of contracts, acquisition and sales of companies or divisions, and also in the restructuring of companies in difficulty (insolvency, WCO and bankruptcy) or dissolution. In addition, Leo practices all aspects of law related to art and culture. Leo has acquired broad experience during a professional career as legal professional with PricewaterhouseCoopers, and as a partner with Ernst & Young. In 1998, he was the founding partner of Peeters Advocaten-Avocats in co-operation with Ernst & Young. He also later became a partner at two additional law firms.
In 2009, Leo founded Peeters Law.
In 2019, Leo and Peeters Law decided to join forces with Koen de Puydt and his team to found Seeds of Law, which has since become Andersen in Belgium.
Leo is a member of the Brussels Bar.
Publications:
Expertises
Sustainability
Finance and Banking
Insolvency Law
Commercial and Economic Law
Corporate Law and M&A
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Conferences and seminars
06.05.2025
•Real Estate, Renting and Co-ownership
The regulations surrounding asbestos certificates have evolved significantly in recent years. An important distinction made explicitly since July 2024 is that between common parts and commonly used parts. As of May 1, 2025, new obligations will apply to the latter category. What exactly does that mean?
29.04.2025
•Real Estate, Renting and Co-ownership
On 4 April 2025, the Brussels Regional Parliament approved a new ordinance that has significant implications for landlords in the region. This ordinance ends the deferred implementation of certain provisions from the ordinance of 28 October 2021. Its main objective: combating excessive rents. The new rules will enter into force on 1 May 2025.
19.03.2025
•Corporate Law and M&A
The Code Buysse has served as a guideline for good corporate governance in non-listed companies since 2005. Recently, a new version of the Code Buysse was introduced. In this article, we analyze the content and legal value of this corporate governance code.
17.02.2025
•Tax Law
The 2025-2029 coalition agreement provides for several measures relevant to the real estate and construction sector. Below, we highlight some key points.