What Curia does

Curia (legal name: Curia vof) is a Belgian law firm (advocatenkantoor) founded in 2006 by Peter Roosens and headquartered in Leuven, Belgium. The firm is a private partnership providing specialized legal advisory services focused on all HR-related matters spanning private and public sector clients, including classical labor law, civil servant law (ambtenarenrecht), employee fraud, restructuring, collective dismissals, social elections, and alternative forms of professional collaboration between companies and individuals. Curia serves Belgian and international clients from offices in Leuven (Quinten Metsysplein 12) and Brussels (Congresstraat 35), with a multilingual team (Dutch, French, English, German, Spanish, Portuguese) capable of handling transnational employment law matters.

The firm operates with a lean seven-person team comprising two partners (Peter Roosens and Guido Lamal), one Senior Counsel, one Counsel, one Of Counsel, one Associate, and one Office Manager. Curia generates revenue through professional fees billed at hourly rates subject to annual indexation based on consumer price index evolution, with invoices payable within 8 days and an additional 21% VAT on top of rates. The firm operates a sales-led, referral-driven go-to-market model — acquiring clients through professional reputation, recognition in industry directories such as Chambers Europe and Legal 500, and personal networking within the Belgian legal and business communities. Professional liability insurance coverage is set at €2.5 million.

Curia does not have any technology products, software offerings, or AI/ML capabilities. Its core product is a unified set of HR legal advisory services, with recognized sector expertise in healthcare (hospitals), education, sports (federations, athletes, sports organizations), not-for-profit organizations, and government/public sector entities. The firm's competitive positioning rests on academic credentials, prior experience at major Belgian and international law firms, and consistent third-party recognition including Tier 4 ranking in Legal 500 employment and Tier 2 in not-for-profit, as well as Guido Lamal's inclusion in Business Today's top 10 most influential employment lawyers in Belgium (2023).

Name

Curia

Legal name

Curia vof

Website

https://curia.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Curia is a Belgian law firm founded in 2006, specializing in HR and employment law advisory and litigation for both private and public sector clients, including healthcare, education, sports, government, and multinationals, operating from offices in Leuven and Brussels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Leuven

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Professional Fees: Curia generates revenue through legal services billed to clients. Rates are inclusive of general office costs and exclusive of 21% VAT, with annual indexation based on consumer price index evolution. Invoices are payable within 8 days of receipt, with late payment interest at statutory rate.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Curia is a Belgian law firm specializing in all HR-related legal matters for both private and public sector clients. The firm provides advisory and litigation services covering classical employment law, civil servant law, collective dismissals and restructuring, employee fraud, social elections, and professional collaboration agreements between companies and individuals. Services are delivered in multiple languages (Dutch, French, English, German, Spanish, Portuguese) from offices in Leuven and Brussels.

Product overview

Curia is a law firm, not a technology company. It offers a unified set of legal services focused on HR and employment law. The firm provides advisory and litigation services to employers, employees, governments, and individuals, specializing in employment law, civil servants law, collective dismissals, restructuring, employee fraud, social elections, and related HR matters. There are no distinct software products, modules, or technology offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• HR Legal Advisory Services
• Restructuring & Collective Dismissals
• Sports Law Services
• Collaborative Law / Negotiated Dispute Resolution

Quantifiable outcome

• Recognized in Chambers Europe Guide for multiple consecutive years
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Stibbe: Stibbe is a major Benelux law firm with a recognized Belgian employment practice. It competes for high-end Belgian employment mandates and represents the broader full-service competitor set against which Curia positions.
• Linklaters (Brussels): Linklaters' Brussels office is a leading international law firm with a strong Belgian employment and labor law practice. It competes for cross-border and multinational mandates that Curia also targets, but offers far broader service coverage.
• Eubelius: Eubelius is a leading full-service Belgian law firm headquartered in Brussels with a strong employment law practice. It is a broader incumbent that competes for the same clients as Curia but offers a wider service portfolio.
• Baker McKenzie (Brussels): Baker McKenzie's Brussels office provides employment law services as part of a global full-service platform. It is comparable to Curia in serving multinational clients with Belgian employment law needs but competes from a much larger resource base.
• Altius: Altius is a full-service Belgian law firm with recognized expertise in employment and labor law. It is comparable to Curia as a competitor for Belgian employment mandates but operates as a broader practice.
• Monard Law: Monard Law is a full-service Belgian law firm with a significant employment law practice. It is a broad incumbent competitor for the same employer-side mandates Curia pursues, though with a wider service offering.
• Hogan Lovells (Brussels): Hogan Lovells' Brussels office includes a Belgian employment practice, and is directly relevant because Curia's partner Guido Lamal previously led employment law at the firm's predecessor (Hogan & Hartson LLP). It is a key competitor for cross-border mandates.

Direct peers

• Lydian: Lydian is a full-service Belgian law firm with a strong employment, pensions, and benefits practice that competes directly with Curia for Belgian employer mandates. It is a useful peer given overlapping practice area and Belgian market focus.
• Claeys & Engels: Claeys & Engels is one of the most established Belgian employment law boutiques, advising both employers and employees on labor law matters. It is the closest direct comparable to Curia in size, specialization, and Belgian market focus.
• Van Olmen & Wynant: Van Olmen & Wynant is a Belgian boutique law firm specialized in employment and social security law. Like Curia, it focuses exclusively on HR-related legal work and competes for the same employer and employee mandates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/curia

Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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