Lieven is a renowned expert in the field of real estate, real estate investment/funds/structures and construction.

Lieven advises his clients in all aspects of complex real estate transactions, including: the structuring of real estate projects; real estate M&A; sale-and-leaseback transactions; joint ventures; leasing; FIIS structures. Lieven has advised on various major transactions in the Belgian market involving: large office developments, shopping centres and several logistic centres; hotels; commercial properties; large inner-city (re-)developments; and on other real estate niche products (including senior citizens' housing and mixed-use projects).

Lieven is Member and Assessor of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS), the world's leading professional body for qualifications and standards in land, property, infrastructure and construction. He is senior officer of the Leisure Committee of the International Bar Association (IBA). He is also a member of the Professional Association of the Real Estate Sector (BVS - UPSI); the Belgium-Luxembourg Council for Shopping Centres (BLSC) and member of the legal committee of the European Council of Shopping Places (ECSP); the Belgian Association for Construction Law (BVBR - ABDC). He is a speaker at various seminars and conferences.

Lieven is also a GUBERNA (Belgian "Instituut voor Bestuurders/Institut des Administrateurs") certified director.

Bar Admissions
Brussels Bar: 1996

Education
LL.M. (University of Virginia) 1996
Lic. Juris (University of Leuven) 1995

Professional Associations

• International Bar Association
  
• BVS - UPSI
• BLSC and ECSP
• RICS

Lieven is Senior Vice-Chair of the Leisure Committee and officer of the Real Estate Committee at the IBA.

• A new wind is blowing through the Belgian takeover market

  By Lieven Peeters |November 2024

• Belgian Supreme Court rules on the consequences for commercial lease agreements of the lock-downs during the COVID-19 pandemic

  By Lieven Peeters, Louise Geerebaert |June 2023

• Bars, Restaurants and Leisure Centres will be Closed at Least Until 3 April 2020. What Does This Mean for All Lease Agreements Concerned?

  By Lieven Peeters |March 2020