Lawyers in Belgium

Steven Ongena

Partner

AKD

Steven Peeters

Partner

Arteo

Stijn De Dier

At Quinz, Stijn focuses primarily on dispute resolution. His practice circles around corporate litigation (shareholder disputes, director liability, post-acquisition claims, ESG litigation etc.) as well as insolvency matters, where he regularly acts both for creditors as well as for debtors in restructuring. Stijn is appreciated by clients and colleagues for his profound expertise in corporate law and his pragmatic problem-solving approach. Prior to joining Quinz, Stijn worked at the Jan Ronse Institute for company and financial law of KU Leuven, first as a full time assistant, and later on as a fellow of the Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO). Upon his Ph.D. defense in April 2016 he remains associated with the Jan Ronse Institute on a voluntary basis. Stijn is a part time professor at the Antwerp University Faculty of Law, where he teaches insolvency law. Stijn also sits on the editorial board of the Tijdschrift voor Rechtspersoon en Vennootschapsrecht - Revue Pratique des Sociétés (TRV-RPS) and is a member of the Belgian Centre for Corporate Law (BCV-CDS). He frequently speaks at conferences or seminars, and publishes on various aspects of company and insolvency law.

Quinz

Stijn Debaene

Stijn is a partner in the intellectual property department of Fieldfisher's Brussels office.

Fieldfisher

Stijn Lamberigts

Dr. Stijn Lamberigts specializes in criminal law, with a specific focus on business criminal law. Before joining Lydian, Stijn earned his PhD at the KU Leuven and the Université du Luxembourg on the privilege against self-incrimination of corporations and was an attorney within the (corporate) criminal law team of another Belgian law firm. Stijn provides legal assistance to businesses, governments, and individuals when they come into contact with (business) criminal law. He assists both defendants and victims of criminal offences. Stijn's expertise covers various areas, including: Criminal liability of legal entities and their executives Money laundering Fraud, including employee fraud and tax fraud Cybercrime Corruption Workplace accidents Whistleblowing He regularly represents clients in Belgian courts, both in Dutch and French. Moreover, he is qualified to handle criminal cases before the Court of Cassation, thanks to his certification in "Cassation Proceedings in Criminal Cases.”

Lydian

Stijn Van Schel

Partner

ALTIUS

Stijn Vastmans

Partner

Tiberghien

Strati Sakellariou-Witt

Partner

White & Case LLP

Stéphane Dionnet

Stéphane Dionnet has over 20 years of experience practicing international competition law, and has experience liaising with competition authorities in the European Union, United States and Asia. Stéphane has advised global corporations on how to navigate complex multijurisdictional merger control matters. He has represented clients in numerous cartel investigations and has also successfully assisted companies in obtaining conditional immunity from the European Commission and other competition law agencies in and outside the European Union. Stéphane has experience across a wide range of sectors including consumer products, energy, entertainment, financial services, technology, pharmaceuticals, retail, e-commerce and telecommunications. Read full biography: https://www.mwe.com/people/stephane-dionnet/

McDermott Will & Schulte

Stéphane Hautbourg

Stéphane Hautbourg is a partner in Gide's Competition & International Trade team in Brussels. Renowned for its cutting-edge expertise, particularly in merger control, it offers strategic solutions tailored to the regulatory and economic challenges faced by its clients. He also assists them in drawing up cooperation agreements and assessing unilateral practices, ensuring that they comply with competition rules. Finally, he helps structure projects involving public investment or subsidies and manages the necessary state aid procedures. Stéphane has advised on a number of complex mergers (Phase II or Phase I with remedies), including Orange Spain/MasMovil, Korean Air/Asiana, PKN Orlen/Lotos, Cofigeo/William Saurin and SEB/Moulinex. He advised Naval Group on the creation of a JV with Fincantieri in the naval defence sector, BPCE on the Cartes Bancaires case and several electro-intensive manufacturers for the joint purchase of electricity. As regards State aids, he represented Orange in the so-called financial measures case. Stéphane was admitted to the Brussels Bar in 1996 and to the Paris Bar in 2003.

Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I

Stéphane Wilmet

Partner

Arteo

Stéphanie De Smedt

For more information, please click the following link: Stéphanie De Smedt | Loyens & Loeff (loyensloeff.com)

Loyens & Loeff

Stéphanie Houx

Partner

CMS

Sven Demeulemeester

Partner

ALTIUS

Svjatoslav Gnedasj

Partner

Eubelius

Sébastien Ryelandt

Sébastien Ryelandt is partner in our dispute resolution practice. He has over 20 years of experience in litigation and arbitration, in particular in banking litigation including asset management liability claims, credit facility agreement disputes and first demand bank guarantee claims, and criminal proceedings (white-collar crime). He also handles general commercial litigation.

Strelia

Sébastien Watelet

Partner

Andersen

Ségolène Pelsy

Ségolène Pelsy is a partner in Gide's Competition team in Brussels. In merger control, Ségolène manages complex transactions that may require the negotiation of innovative commitments. For example, she was involved in the takeover of William Saurin by Cofigeo and the first use by the Minister of the Economy of his power of evocation (Phase III). In the area of anti-competitive practices, Ségolène is involved in the proceedings initiated by the European Commission against Google for abuse of a dominant position. In this case, she assisted one of the main plaintiffs, who is now appearing in support of the Commission before the European Court of First Instance. Ségolène also has extensive experience of cartel proceedings and managing internal audits (including compliance training). She assists trade associations present in Brussels in this context. Finally, Ségolène advises companies on competition law in jurisdictions outside the EU, working closely with the firm's international offices, particularly in North Africa. She has been a member of the Brussels and Paris Bars since 2008.

Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I

Tanguy Van Overstraeten

Partner

Van Bael & Bellis

Tanguy de Haan

Partner

NautaDutilh

Taras Povorozniuk

Counsel

Dentons

Terry Dee

Winston Taylor

Thibault Van Wynsberghe

Quinz

Thibaut Hollanders

Partner

Liedekerke