Expertise

For almost 30 years, ATHOS has offered a complete and integrated range of services across the various fields of public and administrative law.

ATHOS is one of the few firms offering a full service in Dutch, French and English. We assist clients in every aspect of their file, from procedural representation to drafting opinions, contracts and regulatory or legislative texts.

1. Public procurement and public contracts
2. Civil service law and disciplinary law
3. Planning, environmental law and spatial planning
4. Education law
5. Economic public law
6. Constitutional law and fundamental freedoms
7. Municipal administrative sanctions (GAS)
8. Administrative policing and local authorities
9. Legislative drafting

ATHOS provides assistance in civil and contract law, including drafting and (re)negotiating agreements, handling contractual disputes and the general law of obligations.

We advise and represent clients in liability matters, both contractual and non-contractual, including the civil liability of public authorities. Our practice also covers disputes concerning neighbourhood nuisance and other civil-law conflicts.

ATHOS also has advanced expertise in debt collection, both for public authorities and for businesses. We offer an efficient and structured approach, supported by a long-standing network of bailiffs.

ATHOS supports companies, associations and foundations at every stage of their development, from incorporation to further structuring and operation. We advise, among other things, on the choice of the appropriate legal form, the drafting of articles of association and the completion of incorporation formalities.

We also support clients on governance matters, the organisation of general meetings and the rights and obligations of partners and shareholders.

In connection with their commercial activities, ATHOS provides legal advice and assistance in drafting and negotiating commercial agreements, as well as on matters of competition law, unfair market practices and liability, both contractual and non-contractual.

ATHOS has broad expertise in employment law and social security law and assists employers, employees and organisations with advice, negotiations and disputes.

We support clients at every stage of the employment relationship, from recruitment to termination, and handle workplace conflicts with the necessary discretion and effectiveness.

We also advise on the application of social security legislation, including contributions, insurance and the status of self-employed persons, as well as in the event of inspections and disputes.

ATHOS has broad expertise in real estate law, both in contractual matters and in disputes.

We assist clients with all aspects of tenancy law in the Brussels-Capital Region, Flanders and Wallonia, and handle cases concerning ownership and co-ownership.

ATHOS also acts in construction law, including construction contracts, liability and building defects. We also advise and represent clients in matters concerning easements and expropriations, for both private individuals and public authorities.

Over the years, ATHOS has developed particular and in-depth expertise in energy law, with a specific focus on nuclear law and the management of radioactive waste.

This technically complex and socially sensitive sector is also subject to constant developments and regularly makes the news.

We assist players in the energy sector with a wide range of questions concerning the regulatory framework of the civil nuclear sector. Our assistance includes nuclear safety and security, the management and storage of radioactive waste, the decommissioning of installations, permitting procedures (including environmental permits), as well as civil liability, taxation and financing regimes.

We also advise on the transposition and application of European and international standards.

ATHOS has extensive experience in assisting healthcare providers, both public and private, as well as pharmaceutical companies.

For several years we have been assisting multinational companies in the pharmaceutical sector with their day-to-day activities and strategic questions. Our assistance includes marketing authorisation procedures for medicinal products, compliance with applicable regulations, advertising and provision of information, distribution and product liability, as well as participation in public procurement in the sector.

Thanks to our in-depth knowledge of the national and European regulatory frameworks, combined with extensive practical experience, ATHOS provides tailor-made legal guidance, both in advice and in dispute resolution. In this way we help clients to develop and expand their activities safely within the applicable legal framework.

ATHOS advises and assists clients on all questions concerning the protection of personal data and privacy. Our assistance includes compliance with applicable regulations, the processing and retention of data, information security, international data transfers, contacts with supervisory authorities and proceedings before the Data Protection Authority.

Our expertise extends across various sectors, including the public sector, public procurement, the pharmaceutical industry, life sciences, healthcare, mobility and transport.

Our services include:

• regulatory compliance and conformity
• information security
• processing and retention of personal data
• contacts with supervisory authorities
• proceedings before the Data Protection Authority