Welcome to the website of FG Avocat, Belgium-based business law firm founded by Fanny Guilbert in 2017.

Fanny is a business lawyer registered at the bar since 2009 (Brussels’ Bar, Walloon Brabant’s Bar). She practices corporate law, M&A and contract law, in compliance with the professional ethical and legal rules applicable to bar-registered lawyers (in particular, legal privilege and professional liability insurance).

After practising for around 8 years successively within two full-service business law firms as a “pure” M&A lawyer, she wanted to broaden the scope of her practice in order to better meet the expectations of companies (by looking at all the legal aspects of business contracts) and at the same time rethink the way she used to practise as a lawyer (by integrating acquired techniques in interest-based negotiation, i.e. a form of negotiation that goes beyond traditional position-based negotiation).

So, she put on her entrepreneur hat and started her own practice and independent law firm in 2017.

She advises mainly (groups of) companies, listed and private, in various sectors of the economy. She also advises asset management companies and family holdings.

She enjoys fulfilling specific assignments for companies (aka “secondments”), the content and duration of which are determined together with the client according to their needs at the time.

She is motivated by multidisciplinary teamwork and enjoys working with other specialists on the projects in which she is involved.

Recent training courses she has attended include legal design, mediation and collaborative law.

She gains motivation and personal reward from learning as much as passing on. When on a mission for a company, she strives to leave useful knowledge and tools behind, not just delivering one-off legal advice.

For now, mainly and absolutely, she is thankful for the amazing opportunities she has to meet and work with leaders who inspire her.

Let’s continue the journey together!