

Melissa Verplancke
Energy & Infrastructure and Real Estate Managing Associate, Brussels
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Melissa has been an Associate at Linklaters since 2014 and was promoted to Managing Associate in 2020.


Energy & Infrastructure and Real Estate Managing Associate, Brussels
Melissa has been an Associate at Linklaters since 2014 and was promoted to Managing Associate in 2020.
Melissa is a versatile lawyer within the Brussels real estate practice and has developed a quite unique profile within the firm as well as in the legal market.
She has experience in real estate law, including transactional work, as well as in PPS projects. She also heads the public and environmental law practice where she has demonstrated strong expertise (including in public procurement matters), advising clients from various sectors.
Additionally, she has a focus on ESG regulations and possesses experience in the field of administrative court procedures.
Melissa has advised on a wide range of real estate matters. These include advising:
Moreover, she heads the public and environmental law practice and has advised clients in the framework of:
Melissa holds a Master of Laws from the University of Ghent (magna cum laude).
She works in Dutch, English and French.
Melissa has contributed to the ICLG Environment & Climate Change Law 2019 and the Chambers 2024 Real Estate Global Practice Guide