{"id":7651,"date":"2025-03-31T18:35:48","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T16:35:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/droitbancaire.be\/a-propos\/"},"modified":"2026-08-31T23:59:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T21:59:26","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/droitbancaire.be\/en\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid alignfull column1-desktop-grid__span-3 column1-desktop-grid__start-2 column1-desktop-grid__row-1 column2-desktop-grid__span-6 column2-desktop-grid__start-6 column2-desktop-grid__row-1 column1-tablet-grid__span-3 column1-tablet-grid__row-1 column2-tablet-grid__span-5 column2-tablet-grid__start-4 column2-tablet-grid__row-1 column1-mobile-grid__span-4 column1-mobile-grid__row-1 column2-mobile-grid__span-4 column2-mobile-grid__row-2\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid-column wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid__padding-none\"><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-social wp-block-coblocks-social-profiles has-text-align-center has-colors\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gilles-laguesse-banking-finance-compliance\/\" title=\"Linkedin\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-block-coblocks-social__button wp-block-coblocks-social__button--linkedin has-padding\" style=\"border-radius:40px\"><span class=\"wp-block-coblocks-social__icon\"><\/span><span class=\"wp-block-coblocks-social__text\">Linkedin<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium is-resized is-style-circle-mask is-style-rounded coblocks-animate has-lightbox\" data-coblocks-animation=\"slideInRight\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gilles-laguesse-banking-finance-compliance\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"2781\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/droitbancaire.be\/en\/gilles-laguesse\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/droitbancaire.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Gilles-Laguesse.jpg?fit=800%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Gilles Laguesse avocat droit bancaire financier\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Gilles Laguesse avocat droit bancaire financier&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Gilles Laguesse avocat droit bancaire financier&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/droitbancaire.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Gilles-Laguesse.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/droitbancaire.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Gilles-Laguesse.jpg?resize=200%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Gilles Laguesse avocat droit bancaire financier\" class=\"wp-image-2781\" style=\"width:198px;height:297px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/droitbancaire.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Gilles-Laguesse.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/droitbancaire.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Gilles-Laguesse.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/droitbancaire.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Gilles-Laguesse.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/droitbancaire.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Gilles-Laguesse.jpg?resize=600%2C900&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/droitbancaire.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Gilles-Laguesse.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Gilles LAGUESSE is a lawyer specializing in banking and financial law, with expertise in credit law and foreclosure law<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid-column wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid__padding-none\">\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-who-are-we-and-why-this-site-dedicated-to-banking-and-financial-law-in-belgium\" style=\"font-size:15px\">Who are we and why this site dedicated to banking and financial law in Belgium?<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gilles Laguesse is a member of the Brussels Bar, practising at Ethikos Lawyers, but above all, passionate about banking and financial law. Banks have always played a crucial role in the world. They are subject to increasingly diverse and complex rules.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We wanted to share, without pretension and with independence, the information we know, news, judicial decisions, and reflections on the subjects we practice as lawyers specializing in banking and financial law.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This site was officially launched on June 1, 2020. It was co-founded by Gilles Laguesse and Pierre Proesmans. It is edited in a personal capacity by Gilles Laguesse. We hope you will find the legal information you are looking for regarding banking and financial law, and if not, that you will have enjoyed reading our content.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Feel free to subscribe to stay updated on our publications (at the bottom of this page)!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can also comment on our posts or write to us to share your thoughts.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See you soon!<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Gilles Laguesse\",\"jobTitle\":\"Lawyer\",\"knowsAbout\":[\"Banking law\",\"Finance law\",\"Credit law\",\"Attachment law\",\"International sanctions\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/droitbancaire.be\/en\/about\/\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gilles-laguesse-banking-finance-compliance\/\"]}<\/script>\r\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The author<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This site is run by <strong>Gilles Laguesse<\/strong>, a lawyer at the Brussels Bar in banking and financial law \u2014 first and foremost a <strong>banking-litigation<\/strong> lawyer, also active in <strong>regulatory advice and compliance<\/strong>. Find out more: <a href=\"https:\/\/droitbancaire.be\/en\/gilles-laguesse-banking-finance-lawyer\/\">his profile<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/droitbancaire.be\/publications\/\">full list of his publications<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who are we and why this site dedicated to banking and financial law in Belgium? Gilles Laguesse is a member of the Brussels Bar, practising at Ethikos Lawyers, but above all, passionate about banking and financial law. Banks have always played a crucial role in the world. 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