SJKG was established at the beginning of the year 2000 by Fernand SCHMITZ, Jean-Michel JOTTRAND, Olivier KLEES and Olivier GERNAY, It was later joined by Sophie CUYKENS, Michaël VANDERHASSELT and Mathieu VANDERBIST.

We mainly operate in the following areas:

• Commercial and economic law
• Criminal law and business criminal law
• Liability law
• Administrative law
• Civil property law
• Real estate and construction law

More broadly, we also offer advisory services to businesses and private clients.

Our services cover all areas of legal practice, ranging from advice and consultation to defense and representation before all courts. We also provide conciliation, mediation, and arbitration services, as well as other alternative dispute resolution methods. Drafting contracts and other legal documents is also part of our expertise.

Our association maintains a human scale, which promotes the quality of internal relations, as well as personalized contact with our clients. This climate of mutual trust, reinforced by our efficiency and discretion, ensures the loyalty of our clients.

If the situation requires, we are capable of forming multidisciplinary teams to provide comprehensive assistance and tailored representation, both in Belgium and abroad, thanks to our close ties with other bars, both Belgian and foreign.

We place particular importance on ethics, respecting the core values of the legal profession: independence, integrity, and loyalty.

Finally, we mainly work in three languages: French, Dutch, and English.