Benoît Allemeersch

A respected litigator and negotiator, Benoît Allemeersch represents clients before civil and criminal courts in Belgium, as well as in national and international arbitration. The focus of his dispute resolution practice is on complex commercial, financial and corporate disputes and he frequently consults on cross-border litigation. His experience includes appointments as an arbitrator and a mediator. He combines his law practice with an academic career, as tenured professor at the Catholic University of Leuven, where he teaches Belgian and European civil procedure law and evidence law. He is widely published in various subjects relating to national and EU procedural law, conflicts of law, evidence and criminal law. He also advises the Belgian legislator and government on a regular basis. · Quinz

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Benoît Allemeersch is a partner at Quinz and a tenured professor at KU Leuven who represents clients in civil and criminal courts in Belgium and in national and international arbitration, focusing on complex commercial, financial and corporate disputes and cross-border litigation. He has served as an arbitrator and mediator, is widely published on procedural, evidence and conflicts-of-law subjects, and regularly advises the Belgian legislature and government.

Practice areas

LitigationInternational ArbitrationMediationInsolvency & RestructuringWhite-Collar CrimeCorporate / Commercial

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Belgium

Quinz · A respected litigator and negotiator, Benoît Allemeersch represents clients before civil and criminal courts in Belgium, as well as in national and international arbitration. The focus of his dispute resolution practice is on complex commercial, financial and corporate disputes and he frequently consults on cross-border litigation. His experience includes appointments as an arbitrator and a mediator. He combines his law practice with an academic career, as tenured professor at the Catholic University of Leuven, where he teaches Belgian and European civil procedure law and evidence law. He is widely published in various subjects relating to national and EU procedural law, conflicts of law, evidence and criminal law. He also advises the Belgian legislator and government on a regular basis.

Belgium

Expertise

Commercial LitigationFinancial DisputesCorporate DisputesCross-Border LitigationBelgian and European Civil ProcedureEvidence LawConflicts of LawArbitration and MediationGovernment / Legislative Advisory

Education

Catholic University of Leuven (KU Leuven), LL.B., 1996
Catholic University of Leuven (KU Leuven), LL.M., 1999 (summa cum laude)
Duke University School of Law, Exchange program student, 1998
Yale Law School, LL.M., 2001 (BAEF and Yale Law Fellowships)
Catholic University of Leuven (KU Leuven), Dr.Iur., 2006

Admissions

Member of the Brussels Bar

Languages

DutchFrenchEnglish