Stéphanie Cassimon

Fields

In recent years, Stéphanie has developed experience in disputes with a commercial or corporate law component and can rely on her knowledge of contract law, corporate law and judicial law. Her experience in legal disputes also helps Stéphanie anticipate aspects that may be decisive in legal proceedings when drafting agreements.

She approaches her cases from an advisory and proactive perspective, as well as with a procedural and reactive mindset.

Quick, reactive action is imperative when the preservation of assets is at risk, and Stéphanie acts accordingly, always with the utmost care for the interests of her clients and with the necessary attention to detail.

Despite her procedural enthusiasm, she believes that in certain cases an amicable solution is preferable to a possible years-long and unpredictable legal battle. In such situations, Stéphanie takes into account the human aspect and psychological toll that a lengthy procedure can take. In the amicable negotiations she conducts, she takes a pragmatic approach in order to reach a balanced solution allowing the client to accept the compromise reached. However, if an amicable solution proves impossible, she turns to the (summary proceedings) court without hesitation and fiercely defends the interests of her client.

 

Subject Matters

Cases which have already led to a dispute or are very likely to become contentious make up a significant part of the cases handled by Stéphanie with great dedication.

She has already handled various divorce cases in which private life and professional activities were intertwined and a separation was required on both a personal and business level.

 

Stéphanie also assisted several clients in the context of inheritance disputes, including disputes with a criminal nature.

Stéphanie also monitors commercial litigation that may involve various aspects and for which cross-fertilisation between different legal areas is assumed. For example, she has frequently defended the interests of individuals confronted with liability claims, including but not limited to accountants, directors and members of the supervisory board of companies. She has also frequently enforced compliance with contractual obligations with regard to clients. In addition, she also regularly receives post-acquisition cases. Recently, she successfully assisted a client who was confronted with an indemnification claim following the transfer of a client portfolio.

Stéphanie also represented the interests of a multinational company which was the victim of an international fraud scheme set up by one of its employees. Thanks to the extensive international network of Tuerlinckx Tax Lawyers, it was possible to act quickly in various jurisdictions in order to recover as much of the embezzled assets as possible.

Stéphanie also defended a family-owned company which faced implementing directives for the personal debts of a former partner, as well as the owner of various artworks which had to be recovered from an on-going bankruptcy procedure.

 

Other recent cases include a more proactive function such as drafting loan agreements, surety agreements, general terms and conditions in Dutch, French and English or advising on the restructuring of a family-owned company and the privately held property assets of the respective family, which often involves setting up a partnership.

Stéphanie is also experienced at advising on succession planning, and has assisted clients with formalising manual donations.

 

Team

Stéphanie is part of the private client team.

 

Publications and seminars 

Author of “Eerbiediging beroepsgeheim kan men ook achteraf nog afdwingen” (note with Antwerpen 7 September 2021), Fisc. Act. 2021/30, p. 1-5.

Author of “Consignatie in de VS – Distributeur failliet ?”, globe magazine March 2018, nr. 429, p. 28-29.

Hof van beroep fluit voortvarende fiscus terug, De Tijd, 10 November 2021.

Academic Pathway

Stéphanie has been working at Tuerlinckx Tax Lawyers since 2021 and is registered at the Antwerp Province Bar since 2019. 

Since 2023, she also has the “Cassatie in strafzaken” (appeal in criminal cases) certificate, which allows her to represent the interests of clients in criminal proceedings before the Belgian Court of Cassation.

She obtained a Masters of Laws (LL.M.) degree at Fordham University School of Law in New York in 2018 and a Master's degree in Law from the University of Antwerp in 2016.

stephanie.cassimon@tuerlinckx.eu

 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/st%C3%A9phaniecassimon/

Other team members

Jan Tuerlinckx
Jan is a founding partner of Tuerlinckx Tax Lawyers and has developed the law firm into a national network with offices in Antwerp, Westerlo, Hasselt and Charleroi.
Dave van Moppes
Dave is a founding partner of Tuerlinckx Tax Lawyers. Dave advises clients preventively (risk assessment – compliance) on tax issues and assists them with tax disputes and procedures.
Baptistin Alaime
Baptistin specialises in income tax and VAT, both with regard to material aspects and tax procedure. As a native French-speaking lawyer, Baptistin also focuses on the legal and tax differences between Flanders and Wallonia
Pieter Willems
Pieter’s field of work is at the crossroads between the TAX, CORPORATE and PRIVATE aspects of taxation. In addition to general taxation, he defends cases in corporation tax and commercial litigation.
Dimitri Van Becelaere
Dimitri focuses on estate planning and family property law. In his practice, he advises and guides high net worth individuals in the area of succession planning, and assists clients in family disputes regarding inheritance and gifts.
Romy Geysen
Romy focuses exclusively on criminal law and criminal procedure. Always striving to provide honest and practical advice, her interest lies primarily in the context and the person behind the client. In the event of a procedure, she provides vigorous assistance, by defending the rights of both victims and perpetrators with great passion.
Tisha Dujardin
Tisha mainly focuses on the tax procedure regarding direct and indirect taxes, but also on the aspects of indirect taxes and international tax law. Meanwhile, she also specialised in customs law.
Bas Minten
In addition to general tax matters, Bas mainly focuses on corporate taxation at Tuerlinckx Tax Lawyers, as well as the tax aspects of asset and succession planning. He is particularly interested in corporate restructuring and the tax treatment of real estate transactions.
Winnie Milbou
Winnie mainly focuses on criminal tax law and formal tax law regarding direct and indirect taxes. In particular, she specialised in proceedings concerning withholding tax exemptions on earned income on the one hand, and the tension between tax law and criminal law on the other.
Emily Polfliet
Emily Polfliet has two core competencies: personal income tax and tax procedure. The technical tenets of personal income tax hold no secrets for Emily
Toon Proost
On the one hand, Toon's expertise is mainly in the area of traditional taxation, such as corporate income tax, personal income tax, international taxation and VAT. In this respect, he advises and assists in cases relating to restructuring. He successfully completed various ruling procedures regarding tax-free partial demerger or group restructuring, and also obtained legal certainty regarding the tax-free nature of capital gains on shares.
Klaas Francken
Klaas focuses on corporate criminal law and (international) tax procedure. In doing so, he has a particular interest in European law, fundamental rights and the procedural aspects of law, such as the law of evidence.
Arthur Verstichel
Arthur is particularly interested in corporate income tax, VAT and everything related to corporate taxation in a broad sense. In addition, he focuses on various facets of international taxation for both natural persons and legal entities.
Luka Houbrechts
Luka has finished the Junior Program of Tuerlinckx Tax Lawyers and started as a Lawyer-Junior Associate.
Janne Dietvorst
After joigning the Junior Program at Tuerlinckx Tax Lawyers, Janne started as Junior Associate.
Merten Boyen
Merten started with Tuerlinckx Tax Lawyers as a Junior Associate.
Joan-Malcolm Maka
Joan-Malcolm will start as a tax lawyer at Tuerlinckx Tax Lawyers. In general he handles national cases with tax implications on both sides of the language border.
Cato Van der Heyden
Cato combines her job as a paralegal with a postgraduate course in Fiscal Sciences at the Fiscale Hogeschool (Brussels Tax College).
Nouria Belhaddad
Nouria  mainly focuses on formal tax law in direct and indirect tax matters. She has a particular interest in the area of tension between tax law and criminal law
Ans De Bontridder
Ans manages and directs Tuerlinckx Tax Lawyers. In addition, Ans is responsible for HR administration, job fairs and recruitment, the coaching of participants in the firm’s summer internships, as well as the supervision of trainee lawyers, performance appraisals and evaluations, employment contracts and insurances.
Muriel Van Honsté
Muriel manages the calendars and takes care of the organisational structure. She is also the first point of contact with regard to Mr. Jan Tuerlinckx.
Sylvia Van de Velde
Sylvia monitors all incoming and outgoing invoices at Tuerlinckx Tax Lawyers and checks accounts payable and receivable.
Yasmine Kempenaers
Yasmine is management assistant. Her duties also include facility management and follow-up of all property-related matters.
Sabine Princen
Sabine is Marketing and Communication Officer at Tuerlinckx Tax Lawyers. She is responsible for the firm's marketing, communications and events.
Paul Notteboom
In a fast-growing environment, Paul Notteboom looks for the best solutions to automate existing and new processes. By implementing new technologies with a focus on efficiency and customer satisfaction, his goal is to keep the organisation running like a well-oiled machine.
Valancia Choungo
Valancia is a Management Assistant at Tuerlinckx Tax Lawyers. As a fluent polyglot, she is responsible for welcoming clients and escorting them to the meeting rooms.
Bertien Van Peer
At Tuerlinckx Tax Lawyers, Bertien holds the position of Management Assistant.