Maëlle Rixhon

Ma-ɛl Ri-ksɔ̃Lead Lawyer

Truly passionate about the law and committed to finding pragmatic solutions. As the Roman jurist Pomponius said, the law cannot exist without jurists who can improve it day by day.

Emailmaelle.rixhon@dlapiper.com

Call+32 2 500 15 47

About

Maëlle Rixhon focuses her practice on public and administrative law matters. This includes public procurement issues and matters regarding environment, urban planning and public property.

Maëlle works for clients in the private as well as in the public sector located in Belgium and/or abroad. She represents them both before the Council of State and before the judicial courts.

Maëlle advises her clients in all areas of public and administrative law and in particular in public procurement, PPP and concession, environment, urban and planning, public property, administrative authorizations, etc. having in mind an up-to-date knowledge of the law of goods and the law of obligations, both topics she teaches at the university.

Maëlle is indeed also research (civil and administrative law) and teaching (civil law) assistant at the Université Saint-Louis - Bruxelles. She is a member of the Séminaire Interdisciplinaire d’Études Juridiques (SIEJ) and of the Centre Interdisciplinaire de Recherches en Droit Constitutionnel et Administratif (CIRC).

She regularly speaks and writes on administrative law (mostly public procurement and administrative contentious) and civil law (law of goods and of obligations) topics.

Areas of FocusLitigation, Arbitration and Investigations Regulatory and Government Affairs

Professional QualificationsAvocat registered with the Ordre Francais des Avocats du Barreau de Bruxelles

Maelle

EXPERIENCE

Secondment to a client (group of companies) active in the aerospace sector: corporate house-keeping, answering public law-related questions, reviewing and analyzing public (military) and commercial contracts, assisting to all meetings of the boards of directors of the main companies of the group, etc.
Analysis of public law issues (environmental law, urban planning law, soil pollution regulation, public procurement, public governance rules, etc.) in the context of several mergers and acquisitions.
In general, advising and assisting clients during both the awarding and execution phases of public procurement.
Cases handled before the Belgian Council of State

Languages

French
English
Dutch

Education

Université catholique de Louvain, Master's degree, Law, magna cum laude, 2018

Université Saint-Louis - Bruxelles, Bachelor's degree, Law, magna cum laude, 2016

Awards

Bachelor's degree in Law Award (Prix du baccalauréat en Droit), 2016, Université Saint-Louis - Bruxelles
The purpose of this annual award is to reward students who has distinguished themselves, in the course of their study program, by their spirit of research.The honors obtained and the equilibrium attained between legal and non-legal branches are also taken into account.

Publications

L’article 3.182, alinéa 3 du Code civil ou comment éviter de justesse une insécurité juridique portuaire. In: Les pages - Obligations, contrats et responsabilités, Vol. 2022, no.120, p. 3 (2022).
Spinks, Joseph. Het nieuwe goederenrecht? Een nieuwe dimensie voor de structurering van (publieke) vastgoedprojecten (2/3). In: Bouwkroniek: weekblad voor bouw en industrie, Vol. 2021, no.40, p. 18-19 (2021).
Het nieuwe goederenrecht? Een nieuwe dimensie voor de structurering van (publieke) vastgoedprojecten (3/3). In: Bouwkroniek: weekblad voor bouw en industrie, Vol. 2021, no.41, p. 18-19 (2021).
Un nouveau droit des biens? Une nouvelle dimension pour la structuration des projets immobiliers (publics) partie 1. In: La Chronique, Vol. 2021, no. 4, p. 48-50 (2021).
Un nouveau droit des biens? Une nouvelle dimension pour la structuration des projets immobiliers (publics) partie 2. In: La Chronique, Vol. 2021, no.4, p. 50-51 (2021).
Aperçu des arrêts les plus marquants rendus en 2020 par le Conseil d’État, la Cour de cassation et la Cour de justice de l’Union européenne, en matière de marchés publics. Aperçu des arrêts les plus marquants rendus en 2020 par le Conseil d’État, la Cour de cassation et la Cour de justice de l’Union (Webinar, du 21/01/2021 au 29/01/2021).
Le nouveau droit des biens: une nouvelle dimension pour la structuration des projets immobiliers publics. Réforme du Code civil. Découvrez les tenants et aboutissants pour le secteur public (Rue aux Laines, 70 - 1000 Bruxelles, 12/10/2021).
Les arrêts et jugements les plus marquants rendus par les juridictions de l’Ordre judiciaire en 2020-2021 en matière de passation et d’exécution des marchés publics. National Tender Day (Sheraton Hotel Brussels Airport, 28/10/2021).
Recueil des principaux arrêts 2020-2021 du Conseil d’Etat - Regards croisés: juridique et pratique. National Tender Day (Sheraton Hotel Brussels Airport, 28/10/2021).
Chronique de jurisprudence du Conseil d'État en matière de marchés publics anno 2020. In: C. De Koninck, P. Flamey, P. Thiel, E. Hacke, Chronique des Marchés Publics 2020-2021 - Jaarboek Overheidsopdrachten 2020-2021 (Chronique des Marchés Publics - Jaarboek Overheidsopdrachten), EBP Consulting: Bruxelles, 2021, p. 279-321

Prior Experience

September 2018, Summer Legal Intern, DLA Piper, public and administrative law
July 2018, Summer Legal Intern, Luxembourg based international law firm, corporate
Academic year 2017-2018, Member of the Board of Directors, the Council of Education and Training (and related working groups) and the Council of the Law Faculty, Université catholique de Louvain
Academic year 2017-2018, Student Intern, Constitutional Court of Belgium
September 2017, Summer Legal Intern, Brussels based international law firm, real estate
July 2017, Summer Legal Intern, Brussels based Belgian law firm, public and administrative law
September 2016 (2 weeks), Summer Legal Intern, Brussels based niche law firm, public and administrative law
July 2016, Summer Legal Intern, Brussels based Benelux law firm, public and administrative law
Academic year 2015-2016, Member of the Council and the Bureau of the Law Faculty and Member of the Council of Education, Université Saint-Louis - Bruxelles
Academic year 2015-2016, Student Intern, Médiateur de la Wallonie et de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles (Ombudsman)
July 2015 (one week), Summer Legal Intern, London based niche law firm, immigration law
July 2015 (3 weeks), Summer Legal Intern, Notary based in Belgium
July 2014, Summer Legal Intern, Notary based in Belgium

Memberships And Affiliations

Since October 2018: Member of the French-speaking Brussels Bar

My latest insights

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Jaaroverzicht publiek recht 2020

7 January 2021 .1 minute read

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Public Law Review 2020

7 January 2021 .1 minute read

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