OUR MISSION
Industry is a key factor to the world's sustainable development. An essential actor in a circular economy.A fundamental stakeholder on the path towards a low-carbon society.
At Industrious, we provide legal support to the industrial communities active in Belgium, at the very heart of Europe.
We focus on technical regulatory issues, especially with respect to energyand EHS (environmental, health and safety) matters as well asproduct regulations, food law and planning and zoning.
Our services range from strategic counseling to tactical lawyering. We deliver supportin rolling out complex compliance exercises.We advocate legislative and regulatory evolutions, help our clients in acquiring and defending permits, represent operatorsin constitutional, administrative, civil and repressive litigation, assist in contractual issues and team up onmergers and acquisitions.
Industrious' lawyers are experts at dealing with any of such challenges, in a complex environment, where entrepreneurs, stakeholders and various authorities interact.
OUR CLIENTS
We serve clients across a variety of industries: environmental and energy utilities, distributors as well asoperators in the chemical, pharmaceutical, food, ferrous and non-ferrous metals, real estate and logistic sectors,...
We represent individual corporations as well as industry associations. Commercial companies as well as operators of the social economy.
Industrious boasts a broad client basis, consisting of international corporationsas well aslocal SMEs, start ups as well as established operators.
Developing long-term relationships with our clients is essential. Needless to say that we are proud of assisting some of them for more than 25 years.
OUR HISTORY
Industrious wasfounded by Bernard Deltour and Valérie Vandegaart.
Bernard has been practicing environmental law ever since his very early days at the Brussels Bar, back in 1989. He gained experience in various leading firms and was a partner in an international and a major Belgian firm for more than fifteen years.
In 2013, Valérie returned to the Brussels Bar to join Bernard's team upon their setting up of an autonomous environment and energy practicein a smaller firm. Prior to coming back to private practice, Valérie worked in-house with the Belgian transmission system operator and with a major energy utility.
Bernard and Valérie decided to further develop their practice by launching Industrious on 1 October 2016.
OUR VALUES
We are dedicated to serve our clients' legitimate business interests according to the highest standards of professional ethics. Even in the most controversial circumstances.
Ourprofessional reputation enables us to voice our clients' interests with all stakeholders : authorities, jurisdictions, political decision-makers, media and the general public.
Within the team, our professional passion and dedication is based on a genuine respect for the individuals, as only highly motivated professionals are able to sustainably deliver the level of excellence our clients deserve.
OUR TEAM
Bernard Deltour / / + 32 475 79 01 73
Valérie Vandegaart / / + 32 473 26 99 49
Wouter Vaassen / / + 32 472 66 77 50
Aarnout Ecker/ / + 32 479 62 55 87 / + 39 346 741 44 17
Sarah Vanderstraeten / / + 32 497 08 98 74
Members of the Brussels bar
Offices: Avenue Brand Whitlock 132, 1200 Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
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