Partner, Member of Board of Directors
Jan Hofkens
Employment
Health
Fraud and internal investigations
Collective redress or class actions
Business Criminal Law
jan.hofkens@lydian.be
New Legal Guide Spotlight: White Collar Crime in Belgium
We’re proud to share our contribution to Legal500’s “Belgium: White Collar Crime” guide. Jan Hofkens, Hugo Keulers, Yves Lenders, Stijn Lamberigts, and Marie Vanbelle provide an in-depth overview of the evolving legal framework around financial crime in Belgium.
Here are some key insights:
- Businesses & individuals (directors/officers) can both be held criminally liable under a wide range of offences: fraud, money laundering, bribery, misuse of corporate assets & more.
- The upcoming New Criminal Code (NCC), which should enter into force in April 2026, will introduce important changes: simplified offence categories; new offences such as ecocide; new penalties; updated penalty levels.
- Authorities are (increasingly) active in enforcement: more EPPO cases, high-profile (bribery) investigations and rising scrutiny of governance and compliance.
If you work in compliance, risk management, corporate governance or legal advisory, this guide is a crucial resource to understand how Belgium is its criminal enforcement lens.
Authors
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PartnerHugo Keulers
Download VCARDInsurance and Reinsurance
Commercial law
Dispute Resolution
Energy
Business Criminal Lawhugo.keulers@lydian.be
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PartnerYves Lenders
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Dispute Resolution
Ports and Logistics
Insolvency and Restructuring
Fraud and internal investigations
Business Criminal Lawyves.lenders@lydian.be
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CounselStijn Lamberigts
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Fraud and internal investigations
Dispute Resolutionstijn.lamberigts@lydian.be
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AssociateMarie Vanbelle
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Dispute Resolution
Fraud and internal investigationsmarie.vanbelle@lydian.be
