Corporate law, Not-for-profit, Commercial law, Healthcare law

anneleen.steeno@curia.be
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Anneleen graduated from Leuven University in 2002, having spent one term in her last year of Law School at Northwestern University School of Law (Chicago). She was called to the Brussels Bar in 2002, practising with Eubelius. Her practice focussed on corporate law, finance, mergers and acquisitions (M&A).

Anneleen took a Master in Law (LL.M.) in Corporate Governance and Practice at Stanford Law School in 2005-06, and spent the next four months working for Fenwick & West LLP ( Silicon Valley , USA ). At Fenwick & West, she was involved in various venture capital deals.

After her studies and work experience in the US , Anneleen returned to Eubelius as senior associate. Anneleen joined Curia in February 2008 and has a wide experience in M&A, IPO (Initial Public Offerings) and stock options planning, as well as general corporate and financial law.

She also has an extensive expertise in cooperative undertaking. She often advises cooperative companies in the process of their formation or capital collection, whether or not through a public emission.

Anneleen is also a part-time teaching assistant with prof Koen Geens at the Jan Ronse Institute at K.U. Leuven where she teaches tutorials corporate law.

Selected publications

“Bewijsproblemen in het vennootschapsrecht.  Over het bewijs van het bestaan
en het aandeelhouderschap van de vennootschap, bewijskracht van notulen en vermoedens inzake bestuurdersaansprakelijkheid”, in Het vermogensrechtelijk bewijsrecht vandaag en morgen, Brugge, Die Keure, 2009, 155-204  (i.s.m. Robbie Tas)

“Het overgangsregime van de wet van 20 juli 1991: na 18 jaar nog steeds oorzaak van verwarring” (noot onder Trib. De 1ère inst. Bruxelles 13 november 2008), Tijdschrift voor Fiscaal Recht 2009, afl. 368, 810

"Artikel 60 W. Venn. - vennootschap in oprichting - mag dat ook een buitenlandse vennootschap zijn?", Nieuwsbrief Notariaat, februari 2009, nr. 3, Co-authored with Robbie Tas

"Corporate Governance: Economic Analysis of a 'Comply or Explain' Approach, Stanford Journal of Law, Business & Finance, 2006", volume 11, nr. 2 (written in English)

"Review of information manual on the obligations of companies listed on Euronext Brussels" , Balans 2004, nr. 508

"The amended proposal for a Directive on prospectuses" , Tijdschrift Financieel Recht, 2003, nr. 3, Co-authored with David Napolitano

"The new proposal for a Directive on takeover bids" , Tijdschrift Financieel Recht, 2003, nr. 2, Co-authored with David Napolitano

Recent presentations

21 juni 2012, Hasselt, “De coöperatieve vennootschap: het betere alternatief voor de NV en de BVBA”, Confocus

9 februari 2012, Hasselt, "Mergers & Acquistions: een aantal tips & tricks voor de praktijk", PH Limburg, (samen met B. Windey, J. Goyvaerts en S. Verschaeve)

17 januari 2012, Coopiloot, "Het wettelijk kader van coöperatief ondernemen. Vergelijking met andere rechtsvormen, onder andere de vzw."

20 oktober 2011, Coopiloot, "De coöperatieve vennootschap revisited: onderbelichte aspecten onder de loep genomen"

25 augustus 2011, Hasselt, Confocus-Rechtsdagen 2011, "De versoepeling van de kapitaalregels", Confocus

23 augustus 2011, Gent, Confocus-Rechtsdagen 2011, "De versoepeling van de kapitaalregels", Confocus