Initial structuration

All what you need to start up against a fixed fee.

This service may be eligible for a governmental subsidy.

Initial Structuration

We help you to define your objectives and your initial legal needs and set up a tailor-made package, anticipating your legal needs on a specific period of time. This package can include any of the services described on this start-up service page.

Maintenance of any items covered by the Initial Structuration can be included (Q&A, adaptation following a change of legislation).

In Belgium, the Regions have subsidies programs to incentive the start-up of businesses. We draw up a detailed service offer allowing you to apply for subsidies.

Regulatory check

Analysis of the legal framework for the legal scope of the company’s activities.

Contractual strategy

Preparation of contractual and commercial documentation (supplier, customer, employee contracts, etc.; general conditions; standard documents; conditions of use of the website, etc.).

Structuration

Structuring of human and financial factors (choice of legal vehicle, recommendations of governance, financing and securities transfer mechanisms, summarised in a shareholder agreement.

IP

Identification of what needs and can be protected and actual implementation steps (Non-discosure agreements, fillings,…)

Contractual Strategy

A company’s contractual arsenal wins to be thought of in a global and structured way.

We help our clients to adequately define their objectives and transcribe these
in contracts by ensuring that we the consistency of rights and obligations referred to in the various contracts.

We develop a library of “standard” contractual documents and support our customers in their efforts to
clients in the development and negotiation of contracts with their strategic partners.

All sorts of contracts with suppliers, customers, employees, etc.; general conditions; standard documents; conditions of use of the website, etc.).

Structuration

Few startups have the means to finance themselves. Therefore, many of them have to resort to a foreign investment.

We advise them on the best ways to approach this strategic step in order to remain, as far as possible, at the
orders for their entrepreneurial project.

We provide them with all the legal techniques that optimise the chances of achieving this objective (shareholders agreement, selection of the appropriate legal vehicle, etc.) while favouring a simple and effective solution.

Regulatory check

We check the existence of possible barriers to the development of a new activity and advise our clients on the best way to navigate within the framework existing legislation.

This step is generally essential for startups. First of all, it is common that the activity developed is innovative. He sometimes the legislator has not yet really legislated in this area. Then, this step is usually the condition sine qua non to the validation of a business plan, the success of a fundraising campaign and the the development of good contracts.

IP

A good protection of your sensitive data, patents, trademarks, copyrights,… undeniably allows a better valuation of your company. The intellectual property services we provide will allow you to protect your know-how and thus maintain an advantage over your competitors. It is also essential to sign confidentiality agreements when you enter into sensitive discussions and negotiations with third parties.

Recurring subscription

Budget your legal overheads and pay monthy!

Recurring Subscription

We cover your recurring needs by legal services through a fixed price all in, in return for the payment of a monthly payment fixed at the beginning of the contract.

A Project Definition precisely defines the subscription terms and conditions.

Document support

We provide you with a feedback on any incomming legal document (contract or court document).

Advice support

First line support, with answers given following a specific format and, as the case may be, by reference to content available on our knowledge portal.

Corporate housekeeping

This covers the whole corporate paperwork process (General meetings, boards of directors, publications,…).

Ad hoc services

Any item covered under our other packages, and access to our online services.

Ad hoc services

Such as simple financial claim collection, coordination with other advisors, access to your files via our Customers Web Access, systematic filling of documents into a database, accessible by you via our CWA, access to our programs.

Many other possibilities, including any item covered in our scaling up, troubleshooting, on demand and coaching services.

Document support

We carry out an in-depth analysis of the legal documents, specifically drawing your attention to the risks identified.

Assistance is proactive because when necessary or useful, it is immediately followed by proposals to eliminate or limit these risks.

Advice support

We are always available to provide you with sound advice during conferences calls, meetings, explanatory videos, etc. Our opinions are visual, complete and adapted to all audiences.

We have also developed a knowledge portal on which you can access a lot of information 7 days a week and 24 hours a day. It is also possible to request coaching sessions for the training of your employees.

Corporate Housekeeping

We place lawyers at your disposal (internally and externally) to enable you to ensure that your company is in full compliance with applicable legal provisions.

We act upstream, providing templates adapted to your company but also downstream, limiting the risks related to past mistakes, in particular by correcting them when possible.

We connect a high-end blockchain technology with state-of-the-art visuals for you to share the way forward accross to your team! Consult our service page here.

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On Demand services

We answer any specific request legal services, in addition to the Initial Structuration or Recurring Subscription.
We make sure to define the modalities of delivery of our advice in a Project Definition, specifying all terms and conditions of intervention.

Drafting

We put our skills to your service, to draft agreements, or memorandum outlining structured advices directed at your team or at your business partners. These documents can be formatted in various ways.

Negotiation

An experienced lawyer attends negotiation meetings with you.

Disputes

We take care everything to maximize your chances of securing the most beneficial outcome.

Ancillary

Other aspects essential to an entrepreneurial project (such as taxation, intellectual property protection or labour law).

Disputes

We defend the interests of our clients and represent them before all substantive courts in all commercial and corporate matters. In addition to preventing and avoiding disputes, we favour alternative dispute resolution methods (negotiation, conciliation, arbitration and mediation) as much as possible. We are working together to develop a strategy for defense adapted to the stakes. As a preventive measure, we assist you in your commercial negotiations and draw your attention to ways to reduce the likelihood of legal disputes. We are able to offer a fixed price intervention if necessary.

Ancillary services

Our advice extends to other aspects essential to an entrepreneurial project (such as taxation, intellectual property protection, GDPR, or labour law), directly and/or with the assistance of specialists.

Members of our firm are also available to assist our clients with matters of interest to business leaders and their families (including family law where applicable).

Drafting

We draft all your legal documents in order to manage your relationships with your partners, suppliers, customers, collaborators, etc. A good agreement is the assurance of a healthy collaboration.

Some believe that the drafting of complete legal documents is not an absolute necessity. However, it is essential! For example, in the context of legal due diligence, it is not uncommon for the potential buyer to refuse to acquire the company because of poorly drafted contracts (= legal risk).

Negotiation

Having sound agreements often requires a fair amount of preparation and a good negotiation.

In the context of a court proceedings, long trial can in some cases represent a higher cost than the stakes of the dispute. It may therefore be useful to negotiate away from the competent courts, if necessary in the context of conciliation or mediation. Our lawyers are used to conducting this type of negotiation in their area of expertise. Some even say that in some cases, it is better to get a bad agreement than a good trial.

Scaling-up

Plan your success

Fundraising

From planning to implementing.

Leasing

This may be an efficient add-on to your fund raising campaign.

Mobility

We help you manage an international situation.

M&A

Guiding you through all stages.

Fundraising

A young company needs funds to develop and achieve profitability. Often, it will proceed with what are called fundraising events. These can be both private funds (banks or private equity) and public funds (subsidies).

The mechanisms used are multiple:

Bank loan ;
Private loan ;
Convertible loan;
Contribution of an amount in exchange for a stake in the capital (private equity);
Request for subsidies;
…

Leasing

When you rent products whose purchase cost weights on your business’ finances, it may be interesting to imagine a leasing mechanism with a third party (bank, partner, etc.), the “leaser”. The latter will acquire the property and pay the price, with your client being responsible for paying rents, plus interest. a good leasing can be a win-win situation.

M&A

Companies whose ambition is to develop their activities and increase their financial strength often proceed by buying other companies or certain assets from other companies. All operations related to these mechanisms are often referred to as “Mergers & Acquisitions”.

Our lawyers are at your disposal to assist you in these mechanisms which can be particularly complex and/or risky, and which it is preferable to secure from a legal point of view given the financial stakes that this can represent.

International Mobility

We help to:

successfully establish a company or branch in Brussels (including the establishment of their managers and/or workers);
successfully export products and services, and vice versa.
understand a complicated situation requiring legal advice under the law of several States.
check the creditworthiness of partners located abroad.

Troubleshouting

Protect and heal your business

Internal dispute

Avoid and mediate disagreements amongst shareholders of an entrepreneurial project.

External dispute

We help you face a commercia dispute with business parters and third parties.

Internal Insolvency

Your company faces a liquidity shortage.

External insolvency

Alleviating the consequences of your business partners insolvency.

Internal disputes

Companies may experience internal blockages due to conflicts between their shareholders or directors. The legal provisions organise procedures to get out of these blocking situations.

To avoid procedures that can be cumbersome and costly, it may be preferable to sign, from the outset of the association, a shareholders’ agreement that will limit the risk or find solutions to avoid these blocking situations. We advise you both in the drafting of shareholder agreements (upstream) and in litigation before the courts (downstream).

External disputes

Your company will certainly face external disputes in the course of its life. These may include disputes with suppliers, customers, administration, etc.

We are here to assist and represent you throughout the proceedings before the courts.

Internal Insolvency

Your company may experience some cash flow difficulties. There are mechanisms that allow you to benefit from a stay and avoid bankruptcy, if necessary to negotiate a settlement plan with your creditors. This is the procedure for judicial reorganisation by collective agreement. We are at your side to advise you throughout the procedure and in negotiations with your creditors.

When a company is in a state of suspension of payment and its credit is shaken, it risks being declared bankrupt (by confession or summons). We also assist you in all your dealings with the curator appointed by the Tribunal.

External insolvency

Your clients may also be declared bankrupt or initiate legal reorganisation proceedings or collective debt settlement.

We help you to declare your claims via the appropriate platforms and ensure that your rights are respected by following up with mediators, receivers or companies admitted to judicial reorganisation proceedings.

Start-up coaching

Ensure you and your team know enough.

Track your own progresses and empower your team.

e-learning courses

Access to interactive e-learning legal content teaching the essentials about starting-up a business.

one-to-one coaching

A specific coaching over a period of time to prepare for a specific operation.

Inhouse training

A lawyer comes to give a traditionnal training in your team.

D.I.Y.

We review your team’s work, in areas covered by our coaching programs.

Initial structuration

Regulatory check

Contractual strategy

Structuration

IP

Recurring subscription

Document support

Advice support

Corporate housekeeping

Ad hoc services

Goals

Legal Concept

Document

Corporations

Enforceable Rights

Blog Post

Specific missions

Drafting

Negotiation

Disputes

Ancillary

Scaling-up

Fundraising

Leasing

Mobility

M&A

Troubleshouting

Internal dispute

External dispute

Internal Insolvency

External insolvency

Start-up coaching

e-learning courses

one-to-one coaching

Inhouse training

D.I.Y.

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