Of Counsel
Corporate Law and M&A / Commercial and Economic Law / Insolvency Law / Finance and Banking / 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
Qualification
Languages
Memberships
Conferences and seminars

04.03.2026
•Real Estate, Renting and Co-ownership, Andersen in Belgium, LEGAL NEWS
In its judgment of 16 February 2026 (C.25.0185.N), the Court of Cassation held that the conditions included by a commercial tenant in an application for lease renewal pursuant to Article 14 of the Commercial Lease Act may relate exclusively to the new lease agreement and not to the ongoing lease.

02.03.2026
•Real Estate, Renting and Co-ownership, Andersen in Belgium, LEGAL NEWS
In a previous contribution, we examined in detail suretyship as a personal security under the new Book 9 of the Belgian Civil Code, as well as the way in which this security mechanism has been modernised and clarified.

14.01.2026
•Real Estate, Renting and Co-ownership, Andersen in Belgium, LEGAL NEWS
By judgment of 18 December 2025, the Belgian Court of Cassation delivered a significant ruling in a disciplinary (disciplinary law / professional disciplinary proceedings) case against a real estate agent, with far-reaching consequences for the real estate profession.

13.01.2026
•Real Estate, Renting and Co-ownership, Andersen in Belgium, LEGAL NEWS
In an important judgment of 19 December 2025 (C.25.0192.F), the Court of Cassation emphasized the fundamental importance of the architect’s duty of supervision when selecting the contractor, in particular with regard to the contractor’s access to the profession.