Exelia is a team. Not an empty catchword or concept but an actual team. Exelia decided that it would be and remain a human scaled undertaking, focused on the efficient contribution of its members and a constant care for high quality legal services. The distribution of responsibilities and roles within the firm was thought out in order to allow each member’s abilities to be exploited at their best and in the client’s best interest. Beyond the individuals who compose it, this is a team that we are proud of introducing you to.
Véronique Christiaens
attorney at the firm since 2008 – partner since January 2021- and member of the Brussels Bar (Dutch speaking Association). She developed an expertise in public procurement law, an area in which she regularly publishes alongside Jean-Marc WOLTER.
veronique.christiaens@exelia.be
Expertise: government and public sector, intellectual property.
Practice areas: Public procurement law, public law, public authorities liability law, environmental law.
Brice Anselme
attorney at the firm since 2019 and a partner since 2023. He previously worked within the administration as a counsel specialized in public procurements and tendering. His practice focuses especially on public procurement law, an area in which he gives lectures and publishes regularly. He is more generally trained in public law, administrative law, European public law, civil law and human rights law.
Expertise: commercial and non-profit undertakings, government and public sector.
Practice areas: Public procurements and tendering, institutional public law, administrative law, European public law, competition law, civil lax, human rights law and debt recovery.
Mathieu Dekleermaker
Is a lawyer since 2014. He specializes in all aspects of public law, including public procurement law, public institutional law, administrative law, administrative and constitutional litigation. He regularly publishes in these areas.
He is also a teaching assistant in “constitutional law” and “rights and freedoms” at the University of Mons (UMONS) and at the Free University of Brussels (ULB) , as well as a scientific collaborator at the ULB’s Center for Public and Social Law.
mathieu.dekleermaker@exelia.be
Expertise: commercial and non-profit undertakings, government and public sector.
Practice areas: Public procurement law, institutional public law, administrative law, administrative and constitutional litigation, fundamental rights and freedoms, civil service law.
Marnix De Smedt
Attorney since 2020, he joined Exelia the same year.
Previously, he has been the legal director of a para-regional organization and the head of procurement for a Brussels municipal non-profit organization. He holds an additional master’s degree in environmental law and public property law. He has also been a scientific collaborator at the Centre de droit des obligations at UCL from 2008 to 2015. In this context, he has published articles and participated in numerous collective publications and colloquia, mainly in the field of rental leases and property sales.
Expertise: government and public sector.
Practice areas: Public procurement, real estate law, property law, construction law, mortgage and consumer credit, consumer law, GDPR.
Clarisse Claus
Started her career as a lawyer at Exelia in 2023. Her practice focuses on public law, administrative law, european public law and public procurement law. She also works in debt collection.
She holds a specialized master’s degree in European law, obtained in 2023 from the Institute of European Studies.
Expertise: commercial and non-profit undertakings, government and public sector.
Practice areas: Public procurement law, administrative law, public law, European law, debt collection.
Arnaud Babut de Marès
Attorney since 2006, Arnaud joined Exelia in 2019. He has developed a particular expertise in recovery of disbursements by public authorities in the context of their direct action against the third party responsible for the accident of one of their employees and in disputes relating to accidents at work in the public sector brought before the labor courts.
Expertise: government and public sector.
Practice areas: Liability law, insurance law, road traffic law, damage compensation, criminal law.