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Olivier Van Herstraeten

Olivier Van Herstraeten

Senior Corporate and Financial Lawyer
Braine l'Alleud

Profil professionnel

Business and financial minded lawyer with proactive and strategic approach

Unique experience in corporate governance

Risk and crisis manager

Partner International law firm

Available for legal interim management mission

Expérience

Legal interim management

GH Group
10.2024 - 01.2025
  • Commercial real estate/debt restructuring/litigation and governance

Counsel

Fieldfisher Belgium
04.2022 - 12.2024
  • Member of the tax department
  • In charge of innovation and business development
  • Implementation of a whistleblowing platform, SOP...

Partner

Faberinter
01.2017 - 01.2022
  • M&A
  • Corporate law (shareholders’ agreement, mediation,…)
  • Contracts (distribution, …)
  • Criminal law (AML, Corruption, …)

General Counsel

FN-Browning Group
01.2013 - 01.2017
  • Defense and civil sport firearms
  • In charge of legal files, M&A, compliance, contracts and insurance portfolio
  • Member of the Strategic Committee of the Group
  • Corporate Secretary
  • Spokesman of the Group /contacts with media


Global Head of Legal, Tax & Compliance

Dexia SA
01.2003 - 01.2012
  • Financial holding
  • In charge of the supervision and reporting of legal, tax and compliance risks across the Group (> 20 banks located in more than 10 countries)
  • Contact with supervisory authorities (FSMA, CSSF, CBF...)
  • Member of the Executive Committee (2009)/ Management Board (2011)
  • Secretary to the Board of Directors Dexia SA

General Counsel

GIB Group/Brico
01.2001 - 01.2003
  • Distribution and retail holding
  • In charge of legal and tax (M&A, commercial law, franchise...)
  • Secretary to the Board of directors
  • Member of the Executive Committee

Head of tax group

Fortis group
01.1999 - 01.2001
  • Financial and insurance holding

Partner

Loeff Claes Verberke
01.1989 - 01.1999
  • International Law firm (now Allen & Overy)
  • Partner in 1998

Formation

Master - Economic Law

U.L.B

Moyenne: Magna cum laude

Master - Taxation

Ecole Supérieure des Sciences Fiscales

Moyenne: Magna cum laude

Licence en Droit -

Catholic University of Louvain-La-Neuve

Moyenne: Magna cum laude

Compétences

  • Highly experienced lawyer in corporate and financial law

  • Expert in M&A and governance

  • Business oriented

  • Familiar with financial compliance issues

Other professional experiences

  • Consular judge, Brussels commercial Court
  • Secretary General, Association of European Civil Firearms Manufacturers (ESFAM)
  • Board member, EXKi Group
  • Member of the Board, Belgian Institute of Company lawyers
  • Lecturer, Ecole Supérieure des Sciences Fiscales/ (ICHEC)
  • Assistant, Catholic University of Louvain-La-Neuve

Languages

French
Bilingue
English
Courant
Dutch
Courant

Chronologie

Legal interim management - GH Group
10.2024 - 01.2025
Counsel - Fieldfisher Belgium
04.2022 - 12.2024
Partner - Faberinter
01.2017 - 01.2022
General Counsel - FN-Browning Group
01.2013 - 01.2017
Global Head of Legal, Tax & Compliance - Dexia SA
01.2003 - 01.2012
General Counsel - GIB Group/Brico
01.2001 - 01.2003
Head of tax group - Fortis group
01.1999 - 01.2001
Partner - Loeff Claes Verberke
01.1989 - 01.1999
U.L.B - Master, Economic Law
Ecole Supérieure des Sciences Fiscales - Master, Taxation
Catholic University of Louvain-La-Neuve - Licence en Droit,

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