Margot Vandebeek
Senior Associate
Margot Vandebeek is part of the Fraud and Compliance team.
Her practice encompasses all aspects of criminal law, with a focus on corporate criminal law in its broadest sense. She represents clients in criminal investigations and proceedings relating to, amongst others, forgery, corruption and abuse of company property, as well as social criminal law, food safety regulation and environmental regulation, representing. Furthermore, she advises clients on a wide range of aspects that are related to criminal law, including the criminal liability of legal entities, their employees and directors, as well as on compliance programs.
Margot assists and represents both natural persons and legal entities (of private and public law), both on the side of the (alleged) offender and the victim.
She holds a Master in Law from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB, 2013) and obtained a certificate allowing her to plead for criminal proceedings before the court of Cassation (“Bijzondere opleding Cassatieprocedure in Strafzaken” - 2019). She has been an active member of the Brussels bar since 2014 and joined Liedekerke in 2021.
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Studies
Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Master in Law) 2013
Relevant expertise
Assisting a federal Ministry, who has been probably swindled by a goods supplier in the context of a procurement contract, through the criminal investigation that is being conducted against the suspects.
Assisting a multinational involved as suspect in a criminal investigation concerning infringements to the waste legislation, helping them with preparing for all expected inquiries
Assisting and representing a slaughterhouse and meat processing company, which is a suspect in a proceeding before the criminal court concerning infringements of (amongst others) the legislation concerning hygiene, labelling and animal welfare
Assisting a Belgian entrepreneur involved as suspect in a criminal case concerning a large-scale VAT fraud and money laundering.
Assisting a leading European waste management company prosecuted because of infringements to the waste disposal regulations.
Advising a Belgian foundation for the public interest on the potential criminal risks for itself and its employees when accepting donations and when assisting with the return of foreign art
Assisting and representing a contractor in criminal proceedings relating to social fraud
Advising crypto platforms in the context of requests for information from the public prosecutor's office
Publications/Speaking Engagements
M. VANDEBOTERMET en M. VANDEBEEK, Bijdrage aan The Legal 500 vergelijkende gids per land over omkoping en corruptie, Belgisch Hoofdstuk, 2021.
M. VANDEBOTERMET en M. VANDEBEEK, Bijdrage aan Chambers Global praktijkgids White-Collar Crime, Belgisch hoofdstuk, 2021.
M. VANDEBEEK, "De verregaande inbreuk op het recht op eerbiediging van de woning en de omgekeerd evenredige motiveringsplicht van het huiszoekingsbevel. Het Hof van Cassatie handhaaft haar milde standpunt betreffende de minimumvereisten.", T.Straf. 2017, afl. 4, 253-256.
T. BAUWENS en M. VANDEBEEK, "Energiefraude: de nieuwe aanpak in Vlaanderen", in K. DEKETELAERE en B. DELVAUX (eds.), Jaarboek Energierecht 2017, Antwerpen, Intersentia, 2017, 153-184.
M. VANDEBEEK, "Eén tot de derde macht blijf één, of niet? Over het openbaarheidscriterium in een 'reply-all'-tijdperk", T.Straf. 2015, afl. 6, 375-377.
Recognition
Margot Vandebeek has been ranked as a “Rising Star” by Legal 500 in 2022, but without any quotes.
Memberships & Admissions
Member of the Brussels Bar
Margot Vandebeek is one of the founding members of the Belgian Network of Women in White Collar Defense
Languages
- Dutch
- English
- French