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About me
Energy lawyer @ Loyens & Loeff ⚡️Getting the best energy projects to market together⚡️
Education

Institute Energy & Environmental Law (IEEL)
2015 - 2016Summa cum laude LLMLLM on energy, environmental and climate change law (Program in English, collaboration KUL/UM)✎ Master paper on energy feed-in tariffs and premiums (support renewable energy)✎ Publication on environmental standards for ethanol-based renewable fuels.

KU Leuven
2013 - 2015Cum laude Master of LawsMaster of laws corporate and tax law (Program in Dutch and English)✎ Master paper on the Flemish single surroundings permit ("omgevingsvergunning”)📢 Participant Mertens de Wilmars moot court (competition law)

Université de Rouen Normandie
2014 - 2015Summa cum laude Master of Laws ("Master 1 en droit" - exchange)Master of Laws with focus on banking, corporate, EU and environmental law (Program in French)
Experience

Various organizations (legal) in private and public practice
Feb 2012 - May 2012Legal Internships● Commissie Juridische Bijstand (feb-may 2012): assistance to first-line legal advice● Court of Leuven/ FOD Justitie (march 2012): judicial work ● Advocaten Tobback (feb-march 2012): supervised conclusion drafting

Fieldfisher
Jun 2015 - Jul 2015Summer associateEnergy law - D. Haverbeke & W. Vandorpe

Liedekerke
Aug 2015 - Sept 2015Summer associateEnergy and public law - D. Verhoeven, D. Devos, D. Lindemans & F. Judo

VREG - Vlaamse Regulator van de Elektriciteits- en Gasmarkt
Apr 2016 - May 2016Legal intern
CREG
May 2016 - Jun 2016Project intern
Loyens & Loeff
Sept 2016 - Jan 2022Associate - Energy and Regulatory
KU Leuven
Sept 2016 - Sept 2022Teaching assistent09/2018 - 09/2022: Lecturing “Introduction to Law” sessions to bachelor students criminology (main focus on public law)09/2016 - 09/2022: Research & graduate teaching assistent Institute Consumer, Competition & Market (Competition & EU Law with particular focus on the highly regulated industries)

Veolia
Sept 2021 - Jun 2022Legal Secondee(Part-time) legal secondee, with particular focus on Veolia’s new district heating, flexibility, energy and O&M projects.

Loyens & Loeff
Sept 2023 - nowSeconded to the London office
Senior associate, Energy & Infrastructure
Jan 2022 - nowSenior associate, Energy
Sept 2023 - Dec 2023
Licenses & Certifications

FIDIC ECV Contract Course Module 1
Fédération Internationale des Ingénieurs-ConseilsMar 2018
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Bram DevliesGreen Ambassador Legal500 - Europe 2025 Jun 2025 Recognised as one of 8 Belgian "Green Ambassadors""A leading contact within Loyens & Loeff’s energy and infrastructure team, Bram Devlies offers major domestic energy companies a particular focus on regulatory matters, contracts, and operation and revenue agreements within the renewable power sector.A key client is major solar power player Energy Solutions Group, whom Devlies is assisting in the development of a 75 MW BESS project. Demonstrating his capacity to support… Show more Recognised as one of 8 Belgian "Green Ambassadors""A leading contact within Loyens & Loeff’s energy and infrastructure team, Bram Devlies offers major domestic energy companies a particular focus on regulatory matters, contracts, and operation and revenue agreements within the renewable power sector.A key client is major solar power player Energy Solutions Group, whom Devlies is assisting in the development of a 75 MW BESS project. Demonstrating his capacity to support throughout the project lifecycle and help ensure the effective operation of vital clean energy solutions, Devlies advised on planning and project development negotiations, due diligence, and the project’s route-to-market agreement.Devlies is a key figure within the legal community on the energy transition, sitting as a member of the editorial board of the Belgian energy law journal and serving as the firm’s country representative for the Association of European Energy & Climate Lawyers (AEEC) network. Notable for his speaking engagements within this space, Devlies recently presented on the Belgian framework for energy storage at the AEEC’s London conference and elsewhere co-organised and spoke at the International Project Finance Association’s seminar on sustainable heat projects." Show less
- Awarded to Bram DevliesLeading Associate Legal500 - Industry focus: Energy, edition 2025 Mar 2025 "Bram Devlies is an exceptional negotiator and lawyer with extensive knowledge of energy contracts, energy regulation, and energy project work. His pragmatic, pro-active and hands-on approach is exactly what is needed to tackle complex files. A true gem in the Belgian market!""‘Deep insight into energy matters, especially energy storage and flexibility.""Bram Devlies is an exceptional negotiator and lawyer with extensive knowledge of energy contracts, energy regulation, and… Show more "Bram Devlies is an exceptional negotiator and lawyer with extensive knowledge of energy contracts, energy regulation, and energy project work. His pragmatic, pro-active and hands-on approach is exactly what is needed to tackle complex files. A true gem in the Belgian market!""‘Deep insight into energy matters, especially energy storage and flexibility.""Bram Devlies is an exceptional negotiator and lawyer with extensive knowledge of energy contracts, energy regulation, and energy project work" Show less
- Awarded to Bram DevliesUp and coming: Energy - Chambers Europe 2025 Chambers Europe Mar 2025 "Bram Devlies is an exceptional negotiator with extensive knowledge of energy work. He is a pragmatic and proactive lawyer who can handle complex cases in a short timeframe." "Bram Devlies is a very good lawyer with very thorough knowledge of the energy market and the legislative framework around it. He always responds quickly and is very pleasant to work with.""Bram Devlies is an increasingly well-regarded lawyer who focuses on renewable energy projects, including offshore… Show more "Bram Devlies is an exceptional negotiator with extensive knowledge of energy work. He is a pragmatic and proactive lawyer who can handle complex cases in a short timeframe." "Bram Devlies is a very good lawyer with very thorough knowledge of the energy market and the legislative framework around it. He always responds quickly and is very pleasant to work with.""Bram Devlies is an increasingly well-regarded lawyer who focuses on renewable energy projects, including offshore wind. He is also adept at offering advice on regulatory topics such as energy tariffs and supply agreements." Show less
- Awarded to Bram DevliesAssociate to watch - Chambers Europe 2024 - Energy Chambers Europe Mar 2024 "He was willing to share time and knowledge with us, taking us step by step and replying to any questions we had. He was patient and demonstrated full skill on the matters.""Bram is a very good communicator and he is accurate in his work."
- Awarded to Bram DevliesRising star- Legal500, edition 2023 - Industry focus: Energy Legal500 Mar 2024
- Awarded to Bram DevliesRising star- Legal500, edition 2022 - Industry focus: Energy Legal 500 Apr 2023 "Bram stands out as he is one of the few lawyers on the Belgian market that combines a thorough energy regulatory practice with excellent contract drafting and negotiation skills. For onshore renewable energy projects, he is the go-to lawyer.""Bram is well-versed in the negotiation of power purchase agreements and construction contracts in the energy sector. He is also one of the very few lawyers we know that already has a practice on assisting newer technologies such as battery storage… Show more "Bram stands out as he is one of the few lawyers on the Belgian market that combines a thorough energy regulatory practice with excellent contract drafting and negotiation skills. For onshore renewable energy projects, he is the go-to lawyer.""Bram is well-versed in the negotiation of power purchase agreements and construction contracts in the energy sector. He is also one of the very few lawyers we know that already has a practice on assisting newer technologies such as battery storage projects on their contracting." Show less
- Awarded to Bram DevliesRising star - Legal500, edition 2021 - Industry focus: Energy Legal 500 Apr 2022 "Bram Devlies‘ broad expertise includes capacity and subsidy mechanisms, corporate power purchase agreements and supply licences."
- Awarded to Bram DevliesRising star - Legal500, edition 2020 - Industry focus: Energy Legal500 Apr 2021 "Bram Devlies is an excellent energy contract negotiator, with very up-to-date regulatory knowledge. He is a key name for power purchase agreements, onshore renewable energy projects and advice on renewable energy certificates.’"
Volunteer Experience
Volunteer (various organisations)
Issued by Scouts en Gidsen Vlaanderen
Associated with Bram DevliesRepresentative Benelux region
Issued by AEEC - Associated European Energy Consultants e.V. on Jan 2020
Associated with Bram Devlies
Languages
- duDutch
- frFrench
- enEnglish
- geGerman
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