Since her admission to the bar in 2010, Lydie has been working in the fields of commercial litigation and corporate and M&A law. These two fields, between which she mainly divides her practice, feed each other and allow her to approach each transaction or dispute in a pragmatic and informed way.

Lydie also has extensive experience in banking and financial law, a field in which she has published numerous articles, particularly in the area of credit, payment services and financial products.

The main sectors of activity in which she has had the opportunity to gain particular experience are the banking, medical and real estate sectors.

Clients appreciate her strong analytical and listening skills, which allow her to find the best solution for their interests.

She works in French, English and Dutch.

• Assisting two of the four main Belgian credit institutions in several litigations concerning funding loss in the context of credit agreements

• Assisting a financial institution in a litigation concerning the consequences of a takeover bid

• Assisting victims of a fraudulent "branch 23" investments

• Defending payment service users and payment service providers in litigations concerning payment fraud (Phishing and Business Email Compromise)

• Assistance in the negotiation and acquisition of an internationally renowned fashion group

• Drafting of numerous share purchase agreements and shareholders' agreements for companies active in fields such as real estate, food processing and IT consulting

• Assistance to a foreign operator in entering the Belgian telecommunications market

• Drafting of the contractual framework for the launch of a reverse factoring activity

• Assistance to a cultural institution operating world-renowned concert halls in the negotiation of an emphyteusis contract

• Drafting of general terms and conditions for a number of commercial companies, notably in the retail, chemical and medical industries

Education:

Master of laws (ULB, 2008)

Master in Economic Law (ULB, 2009)

LL.M. International Business Law (McGill, Montreal 2010)

Bar : Brussels

First Bruyneel Award for academic excellence in banking and finance law and related fields.

• « Phishing et fraude à la facture ou au président : état des lieux », in Liber Amicorum Xavier Dieux, Bruxelles, Larcier, 2022 (avec C. ALTER) ;

• « Droit des sociétés », in Droit des affaires et COVID-19, Bruxelles, Larcier, 2020 ;

• « Le ‘juste prix’ du Squeeze-out », in Liber Amicorum Martine Delierneux, Bruxelles, Larcier, 2018 (avec C. ALTER) ;

• « Usages and Implied Terms under French and Belgian Positive Law : A Subjective Approach Tending toward Objectivity », in F. Gélinas, Trade Usages and Implied Terms I the Age of Arbitration, Oxford University Press, 2016;

• « Article 1907bis du Code civil et (re)qualification de l’ouverture de crédit », R.D.C., 2015 (avec C. ALTER) ;

• « Responsabilité du banquier dispensateur de crédit hypothécaire », in Le crédit hypothécaire, Anthémis, Limal, 2015 (avec C. ALTER) ;

• « Contrats de couverture et swap de taux d’intérêts », in Liber amicorum François Glansdorff et Pierre Legros, Bruxelles, Bruylant, 2014 (avec C. ALTER).