Joris Draye

Joris Draye

NijsDraye  |  NijsDraye
JURISDICTION

TOP SPECIALISMS

Tax Advisory

Office Location

Belgium

Short Biography

Joris is a partner at NijsDraye. He guides high-net-worth individuals and families through the ever-changing tax and legal environment and strives for integrated, onshore, simple solutions.

What is your favorite restaurant to take a client or colleague to?

Spaans Dak, a culinary gem at the borders of the Meerdaalwoud in Oud-Heverlee.

What is the best piece of advice you have ever received?

Make sure that you hear what your client is telling you.

What was your first job?

Traineeship at a Belgian tax law firm

What is the book you recommend to everyone?

"The Ghost Map" by Steven Johnson

What changes do you expect to see in your practice over the next year?

An increase in initiatives aimed at taxing wealth


Alain Nijs

Alain Nijs

Attorney at Law  |  NijsDraye
JURISDICTION

TOP SPECIALISMS

Estates: Planning

Family Governance and Business

Family Office

Office Location

Belgium

Short Biography

A partner at NijsDraye, Alain helps his clients to navigate through complex legal, tax and other issues, often cross-border, regarding their family, their business and their wealth. Dedication, big picture awareness and long-term approach are key for Alain. Alain has a particular interest in complex cross-border estate and tax planning, among others, related to migration from and into Belgium, and in designing and structuring family offices and family (business) governance rules.

What is your favorite restaurant to take a client or colleague to?

What is the best piece of advice you have ever received?

What was your first job?

What is the book you recommend to everyone?

What changes do you expect to see in your practice over the next year?