Laura Willems

Legal Advisor — Corporate Services

Master of Laws (LL.M.), ULB (Université libre de Bruxelles), 2018
8 years experience
English, French, Dutch, Spanish

Representative Offices Branch Registration Foreign Company Setup Subsidiaries

About Laura

Laura advises international companies on establishing legal presence in Belgium. She graduated from ULB and began her career at Deloitte Legal Belgium, working on cross-border corporate structuring and EU regulatory matters. She later gained experience at an international trade body in Brussels, advising foreign companies on Belgian market entry. At LawSupport, she handles representative office setup, branch registration, subsidiary formation, and ongoing corporate administration for foreign businesses.

Career History

Legal Advisor, LawSupport (2023 – Present)Advises international companies on representative office setup, branch registration, subsidiary formation, and corporate administration in Belgium.
Legal Counsel, International Trade Body, Brussels (2021 – 2023)Advised foreign companies on Belgian market entry, regulatory compliance, and corporate structuring within the EU.
Intern → Corporate Law Associate, Deloitte Legal Belgium (2018 – 2021)Worked on cross-border corporate structuring and EU regulatory matters at one of the Big Four.

Education

Master of Laws (LL.M.) — ULB (Université libre de Bruxelles), 2018

Areas of Practice

Representative Office in Belgium

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Branch Office in Belgium

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Foreign Company Setup

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Subsidiary in Belgium

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Related Resources

Representative Office in Belgium: Setup & Requirements

Corporate Services

Company Registration in Belgium: Full Guide for Foreign Investors

Business Setup

Branch Office in Belgium: Registration & Requirements

Corporate Structuring

Work With Laura

Schedule a free consultation to discuss setting up your company's legal presence in Belgium.

Laura works with manufacturing companies, logistics operators, and technology firms setting up their first Belgian entity. Her practice focuses on representative offices (commercial liaison without separate legal personality), Belgian branch registrations for foreign companies, and fully independent subsidiaries requiring local directorship arrangements. She advises clients on the comparative advantages of each structure — particularly when choosing between a branch and a subsidiary for liability and tax treaty purposes.

She is a member of the Belgian-Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce and the American Chamber of Commerce in Belgium (AmCham), where she participates in the Regulatory Affairs working group. Laura coordinates closely with LawSupport's tax team to ensure each entity structure aligns with both the client's operational model and their long-term tax planning objectives.