Of Counsel
Corporate Law and M&A / Commercial and Economic Law / Insolvency Law / Finance and Banking / Sustainability

Leo Peeters specializes in national and international corporate law and has assisted in a number of mergers and acquisitions, financings, and corporate restructurings.
He has extensive experience in contract law, commercial and economic law, banking and finance law, insolvency law, distribution law, corporate contract law, real estate law, telecom law, and arbitration.
He advises entrepreneurs and their companies in the early stages of their endeavors, including finance, drafting and negotiation of contracts, acquisition and sales of companies or divisions, and also in the restructuring of companies in difficulty (insolvency, WCO and bankruptcy) or dissolution. In addition, Leo practices all aspects of law related to art and culture. Leo has acquired broad experience during a professional career as legal professional with PricewaterhouseCoopers, and as a partner with Ernst & Young. In 1998, he was the founding partner of Peeters Advocaten-Avocats in co-operation with Ernst & Young. He also later became a partner at two additional law firms.
In 2009, Leo founded Peeters Law.
In 2019, Leo and Peeters Law decided to join forces with Koen de Puydt and his team to found Seeds of Law, which has since become Andersen in Belgium.
Leo is a member of the Brussels Bar.
Publications:
Expertises
Sustainability
Finance and Banking
Insolvency Law
Commercial and Economic Law
Corporate Law and M&A
Qualification
Languages
Memberships
Conferences and seminars

09.06.2026
•Real Estate, Renting and Co-ownership, Andersen in Belgium
Access to the housing market in Belgium has been under increasing pressure for some time. Sale prices continue to rise, rental prices are following the same trend, and significant additional costs are often incurred on top of these amounts. One such cost is the commission charged by real estate agents, for which no statutory maximum currently exists.

03.06.2026
•Administrative Law and Public Procurement, Real Estate, Renting and Co-ownership, Andersen in Belgium
By decree dated February 27, 2026, the Flemish legislature implemented significant changes to the 2021 Flemish Housing Code. The decree focuses primarily on further expanding the supply of social housing through a new binding social housing target extending through 2042. Several new priorities in housing policy are also being introduced.

12.05.2026
•Real Estate, Renting and Co-ownership, Andersen in Belgium
Real estate transactions in the Brussels-Capital Region are becoming increasingly complex. In addition to traditional points of attention such as urban planning regulations, soil certificates and the various statutory pre-emption rights of public authorities, less obvious legal mechanisms are also emerging that may have a decisive impact on the course of a sale. One of these is the tenant’s right of preference, a specific right that has applied since 6 January 2024 to the sale of rented residential properties in Brussels.

12.05.2026
•Tax Law, Andersen in Belgium
By way of reminder, among OECD countries, Belgium has the highest tax burden on labour. However, in order to attract qualified foreign talent, a favourable tax regime for expatriates had long been in force in Belgium. This regime aims to mitigate the significant tax and parafiscal burden borne by expatriates. In 2022, a new regime was introduced. Although initially less attractive than its predecessor, this has since been largely remedied following a subsequent legislative amendment and an administrative circular.