{"id":14399,"date":"2016-07-18T16:45:55","date_gmt":"2016-07-18T14:45:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bruxelles.unionsyndicale.eu\/?page_id=14399"},"modified":"2025-12-17T22:42:57","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T21:42:57","slug":"lawyers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bruxelles.unionsyndicale.eu\/en\/our-services\/lawyers\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawyers"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row us_custom_a9216b9f heroheader height_huge\"><div class=\"l-section-overlay\" style=\"background:rgba(51,51,51,0.60)\"><\/div><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-8 vc_col-lg-6 vc_col-md-6 vc_col-xs-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-iconbox us_custom_a30d2162 has_text_color iconpos_left style_default color_contrast align_left no_text\"><div class=\"w-iconbox-icon\" style=\"font-size:2rem;\"><i class=\"fas fa-horizontal-rule\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"w-iconbox-meta\"><p class=\"w-iconbox-title\">Services<\/p><\/div><\/div><h1 class=\"w-post-elm post_custom_field us_custom_79b492fa has_text_color type_text header_title color_link_inherit\"><span class=\"w-post-elm-value\">Lawyers<\/span><\/h1><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><div class=\"w-iconbox us_custom_ea76afbe introlink iconpos_top style_default color_custom align_left no_text no_title\"><a href=\"#intro\" class=\"w-iconbox-link\" aria-label=\"fas|arrow-down\"><div class=\"w-iconbox-icon\" style=\"font-size:2rem;--icon-color:#ffffff;\"><i class=\"fas fa-arrow-down\"><\/i><\/div><\/a><div class=\"w-iconbox-meta\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_large\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-4 vc_col-lg-6 vc_col-md-6 vc_col-xs-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_auto\" id=\"intro\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_medium\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-3 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-image align_center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lexentia.eu\/en\/\" aria-label=\"LEXENTIA-logo\" class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"211\" height=\"74\" src=\"https:\/\/bruxelles.unionsyndicale.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/LEXENTIA-logo.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-9 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column us_custom_a574d586 has_text_color\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h2>Cabinet Lexentia<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/lexentia.eu\/\"><strong>LEXENTIA<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is a law firm specializing in EU and international civil service law on the one hand and in economic and business law on the other.<\/p>\n<p>Passionate about her job, strengthened by her previous experience in a business law firm,\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nathalie-de-montigny-a68b1527\/\">Nathalie de Montigny<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0has developed her skills within a human-scale firm specializing in European law. Naturally, she has created her own firm promoting values such as dynamism, professionalism and dialogue, aiming to offer a personalized, responsive, rational, and high-quality service to her clients.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_medium\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-3 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-image align_center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iblegal.net\/michela-velardo\/?lang=en\" aria-label=\"Logo IB Legal\" class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"199\" height=\"85\" src=\"https:\/\/bruxelles.unionsyndicale.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Logo-IB-Legal.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-9 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column us_custom_a574d586 has_text_color\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h2>The IB Legal Firm<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p><span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/iblegal.net\/about\/?lang=en\">The IB LEGAL firm<\/a><\/strong> was created as a result of a meeting of established professionals in their respective fields of expertise and with solid roots in the Italian and Belgian communities of Brussels, with the aim of providing high quality legal services.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/michelavelardo\/\">Michela Velardo<\/a><\/strong> is a member of the Rome\u2019s Bar as well as the French-speaking Bar in Brussels. She is an expert in European and Italian litigation. She advises in the fields of chemical legislation (in particular phytosanitary), labour law, state aid, public procurement, agri-food law, European funding, common foreign and security policy.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_medium\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-3 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-image align_center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vanessa-peharpre-avocat.be\/\" aria-label=\"logo-avocat\" class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"509\" height=\"498\" src=\"https:\/\/bruxelles.unionsyndicale.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/logo-avocat.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bruxelles.unionsyndicale.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/logo-avocat.png 509w, https:\/\/bruxelles.unionsyndicale.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/logo-avocat-300x294.png 300w, https:\/\/bruxelles.unionsyndicale.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/logo-avocat-206x202.png 206w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 509px) 100vw, 509px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-9 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column us_custom_a574d586 has_text_color\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">L.V.B. LEGAL SRL<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p><span><a href=\"https:\/\/vanessa-peharpre-avocat.be\/\"><strong>L.V.B. LEGAL SRL Law Firm<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0 is a multi-disciplinary law firm focusing on a variety of legal areas, particularly civil, criminal, corporate, consumer and foreign law.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Working out of her law firm in Ixelles, L.V.B. LEGAL SRL, <strong>Vanessa Peharpr\u00e9,<\/strong> a member of the Brussels Bar, puts her legal knowledge at the service of her private, professional and corporate clients, advising them on their decisions, guiding them through negotiation and litigation, and representing them in proceedings before the courts.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_medium\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-3 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-image align_center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kanzlei-mader.de\/en\/\" aria-label=\"logo4\" class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"278\" src=\"https:\/\/bruxelles.unionsyndicale.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/logo4-1-1024x278.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bruxelles.unionsyndicale.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/logo4-1-1024x278.png 1024w, https:\/\/bruxelles.unionsyndicale.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/logo4-1-300x81.png 300w, https:\/\/bruxelles.unionsyndicale.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/logo4-1-206x56.png 206w, https:\/\/bruxelles.unionsyndicale.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/logo4-1.png 1425w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-9 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column us_custom_a574d586 has_text_color\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h2><strong>Kanzlei Mader | Mader Law<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p><span><a href=\"https:\/\/kanzlei-mader.de\/en\/\">Kanzlei Mader | Mader Law\u00a0 <\/a><\/span>(<span>eu-law lawyer<\/span>) champions excellence in EU legal matters and related aspects of international and domestic law. A preliminary legal assessment is free of charge.<\/p>\n<p>The law firm founder, <span><a href=\"https:\/\/kanzlei-mader.de\/en\/\">Dr. Oliver Mader M.A. (KCL)<\/a><\/span> is a leading expert in EU Civil Service Law. He advises, lectures and publishes widely on EU Staff Regulations, collective EU civil service law, EU constitutional law, remedies, public procurement, external relations and other aspects related to EU law. Oliver has inside knowledge as he served in several EU institutions himself (European Commission, the European Court of Auditors, the European Agency for Reconstruction), and advised dozens of EU Delegations globally on governance. As seasoned attorney, Oliver pleads with a sound litigation record at the European Court of Justice in Luxemburg (CJEU), domestic courts (German Bar) as well as in arbitration as chairperson and counsel. Oliver is the author of the <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomsbury.com\/uk\/eu-civil-service-law-9781509977925\/\">leading commentary on EU Civil Service Law<\/a>, \u00a0<\/span>he comments EU civil service law in the <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beck-shop.de\/groeben-hatje-schwarze-terhechte-europaeisches-unionsrecht\/product\/36959171?srsltid=AfmBOorc2RCuaLAc1b28Wajuw6I6PCbabJHDbCtGhmAHKTARAS5BM76G\">largest commentary on Union Law<\/a><\/span> and speaks at topical conferences. Languages: English, German, French and Spanish.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_small\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column us_custom_df5f4c97 has_text_color\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\">\n<div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\">\n<div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>To benefit from our legal service, please follow the procedure as explained on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bruxelles.unionsyndicale.eu\/en\/legal-advice\/\">our legal page here<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-flex-column\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_auto\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_auto\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-separator size_large with_line width_50 thick_1 style_solid color_primary align_center\"><div 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href=\"https:\/\/bruxelles.unionsyndicale.eu\/en\/in-loving-memory-of-henri-speybrouck\/\">In Loving memory of Henri SPEYBROUCK<\/a><\/h6><div class=\"w-hwrapper usg_hwrapper_2 align_center\" style=\"--hwrapper-gap:0rem\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_author usg_post_author_1 author has_text_color vcard color_link_inherit\"><div class=\"post-author-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bruxelles.unionsyndicale.eu\/en\/in-loving-memory-of-henri-speybrouck\/\" class=\"post-author-name fn\">Editor<\/a><\/div><\/div><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date usg_post_date_2 has_text_color entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-03-30T11:46:47+02:00\">30 March, 2026<\/time><\/div><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1\">It is with great sadness that Union Syndicale Brussels informs you of the passing of our long standing member, Henri Speybrouck. 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March 2026\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/bruxelles.unionsyndicale.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Votre-Carriere-a-la-Commission-March-2026-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><div style=\"padding-bottom:66.6667%\"><\/div><\/div><h6 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 align_center entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bruxelles.unionsyndicale.eu\/en\/your-career-at-the-commission-march-2026\/\">Your Career at the Commission &#8211; March 2026<\/a><\/h6><div class=\"w-hwrapper usg_hwrapper_2 align_center\" style=\"--hwrapper-gap:0rem\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_author usg_post_author_1 author has_text_color vcard color_link_inherit\"><div class=\"post-author-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bruxelles.unionsyndicale.eu\/en\/your-career-at-the-commission-march-2026\/\" class=\"post-author-name fn\">Editor<\/a><\/div><\/div><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date usg_post_date_2 has_text_color entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-03-02T11:25:22+01:00\">2 March, 2026<\/time><\/div><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1\">Conference: new civil servants, young civil servants, your\u00a0career\u00a0at the Commission &nbsp; 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