Julie De Bonnet joined NautaDutilh as Local Partner with a view to heading the Real Estate group in Belgium on 1 August 2023. Julie's arrival significantly strengthens the firm's real estate practice. Her work encompasses all aspects of real estate and construction law, including strategic advisory work, litigating in a variety of real estate related disputes and advising in large real estate transactions, often in the retail sector. Prior to joining NautaDutilh, she was a Senior Associate in the real estate practice of Liedekerke.
"We are very pleased to have Julie join NautaDutilh as of 1 August," says managing partner Sjoerd Meijer. "Julie is a valuable reinforcement for our real estate team in particular and of course for NautaDutilh as a whole. As a Benelux full-service firm, we are focused on consistently offering our clients a wide range of services at the highest level and delivering the multidisciplinary, pragmatic solutions in complex cases these times call for. Julie's arrival fully ties in with this ambition."
Julie De Bonnet: "The real estate and retail sectors are constantly evolving, with further exciting and challenging developments on the horizon. I look forward to start at NautaDutilh, a leading Benelux firm with a global network, and together with our team and other colleagues, add value for our clients through a multidisciplinary and pragmatic approach to their most complex real estate and construction challenges."
Dirk Van Gerven, managing partner of NautaDutilh's Brussels office: "We are very happy that Julie joins us. Her extensive experience across sectors means that she is well positioned to be a leader within our real estate team. We look forward to working with her on leading cases and together, further expand our real estate practice."
