Meet Lieven Peeters
- Telephone:
- +32 2 426 14 14
- Email:
- lieven.peeters@altius.com
Download vCardLieven is a renowned expert in real estate and construction law, with particular expertise in contract law.
He advises clients on all legal aspects of complex real estate transactions, including project structuring, real estate M&A, sale-and-leaseback transactions, joint ventures, leasing, REIT (FIIS) structures, and (re)development projects.
Lieven’s experience includes major transactions in the Belgian market involving large logistics hubs, hotels, office buildings, commercial properties, the Courts of Justice, large inner-city (re)developments, and specialised real estate assets such as embassies, dark kitchens and mixed-use developments.
Lieven is a Member and Assessor of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS). He sits on the Legal Committee of the Belgium-Luxembourg Council for Retail and Shopping Centres (BLSC). He is also a member of the Professional Association of the Real Estate Sector (BVS–UPSI), the Urban Land Institute (ULI), the Belgian Association for Construction Law (BVBR–ABDC), and is the incoming Chair (2026-2028) of the International Bar Association (IBA) Leisure Industries Committee and an officer of the IBA Real Estate Committee.
Lieven regularly speaks at industry conferences and legal seminars.
Lieven Peeters has been awarded the ILO Client Choice Award for Real Estate in Belgium in 2011, 2012, 2015, 2021 and 2025 and for Leisure in Belgium in 2020. He also won the Lexology 2025 European Awards Lawyer of the Year for Real Estate.
Lieven’s expertise has been consistently recognised in leading legal directories, including Chambers Europe, The Legal 500, PLC Which Lawyer, Who’s Who Legal, Best Lawyers, and World’s Leading Experts in Real Estate.
Education
- LL.M. (University of Virginia)
- Lic. Juris (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven – KU Leuven)
- Guberna Vlerick – Guberna Certified Director
Languages
- Lieven is fluent in Dutch, French and English.
Selection of publications
- “Commercial real estate in Belgium: overview”, Thomson Reuters Practical Law, 2025
- “The new federal government’s Coalition Agreement of 31 January 2025: implications for the real estate and construction sector”, 18 February 2025, ALTIUS-website blog
- “Construction and projects in Belgium: overview”, Thomson Reuters Practical Law, 2025
- Pop-Up Leases in the three regions, ALTIUS-website blog
- “The AirBnB business model is at risk: a prior authorisation requirement for short-term property lettings to combat a structural housing shortage is consistent with the EU Services Directive.”, International Bar Association, 8 June 2021
What our clients say about Lieven
‘The service offered by Lieven Peeters is brilliant and we are very happy.’ – Chambers Europe, 2025
‘Lieven’s strengths are his knowledge and the way he handles it. He offers very good overviews and you always have all the info you need.’ – Chambers Europe, 2025
‘Lieven Peeters is very experienced and understands what drives international clients when investing in Belgium. He is very well connected to the key people in the Belgium real estate industry.’ – Legal 500 EMEA, 2025
‘Lieven Peeters offers excellent responsiveness.’ – Chambers Europe, 2024
‘Lieven Peeters is our port of call in Belgium.’ – Chambers Europe, 2024
‘Lieven Peeters: very accessible, open, accurate and knowledgeable.’ – Legal 500 EMEA, 2024
‘It is for many years that we are working together with Lieven Peeters and his team. The perfect mix of commercial attitude (“let’s get this deal done”) with legal expertise (“watch out here for this clause, which you shouldn’t accept”) make them a perfect match for us.’ – Legal 500 EMEA, 2024
‘Lieven Peeters is the captain of his team making them work together; following his lead. Lieven is always focussed on realizing the (commercial) goals set by his clients without losing out-of-sight any legal risks which could jeopardize the deal.’ – Legal 500 EMEA, 2024
‘Lieven Peeters is a very capable partner not only in the field of real estate but also in assisting and coordinating with other areas of law which impact our business. From an international client’s perspective, he is able to clearly and efficiently distill key points and arguments of policies and legal frameworks to enable our business to address the most relevant points in a new country.’ – Legal 500 EMEA, 2024
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