Stefanie François
Stefanie specialises in environmental and spatial planning law, combining strategic advisory work with extensive litigation experience.
Stefanie specialises in environmental and spatial planning law, combining strategic advisory work with extensive litigation experience.
Stefanie's practice focuses on renewable energy projects, complex industrial processes, development and redevelopment projects, as well as waste-related matters. She has a particular interest in permitting, soil contamination, Environmental Impact Assessments and nature conservation.
As a seasoned litigator, Stefanie represents clients before national civil and administrative courts, the Constitutional Court and the European Court of Justice. She is also highly skilled in drafting legislative texts and regulations for public authorities. Her eight-month part-time secondment to the legal department of an electricity transmission system operator gave her additional hands-on experience in her field.
Stefanie is the author of numerous publications on environmental law and town and country planning. In addition, she is a regular guest speaker at seminars on spatial planning and environmental regulations.
Stefanie graduated magna cum laude in law from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel in 2012 and completed the Stibbe MBA Highlights Programme at INSEAD in 2018. She joined the Brussels office of Stibbe in 2012.