Dispute Resolution
Europe Guide 2024 : Belgium
Band 3
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The team at Jones Day represents financial services clients in litigation relating to damages claims and bankruptcy disputes. The practice also assists corporate clients with commercial, construction and malpractice-related litigation. Lawyers in the team also act for clients in CEPANI and ICC arbitrations, including post-M&A disputes and commercial issues. The disputes team additionally works closely with the firm's other departments in Belgium, collaborating on contentious competition law cases.
Work Highlights
- Jones Day represented Nethys in proceedings against its managing director and two other managers pertaining to sums allegedly unlawfully paid under indemnities and pension plans.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Jones Day is a business-oriented and pragmatic firm that understand the needs and challenges of a company."
"The firm's client service is great; the lawyers are incredibly responsive, very diligent, focused and get a high-quality work product. The team is very easy to work with."
"We have been very pleased with the advice we got. The team has the knowledge and expertise, demonstrating very good analysis of the issues at stake."
"Jones Day is a business-oriented and pragmatic firm that understand the needs and challenges of a company."
"The firm's client service is great; the lawyers are incredibly responsive, very diligent, focused and get a high-quality work product. The team is very easy to work with."
"We have been very pleased with the advice we got. The team has the knowledge and expertise, demonstrating very good analysis of the issues at stake."
Notable Practitioners
Vanessa Foncke represents clients from the telecommunications and financial sectors in commercial proceedings, as well as acting as an arbitrator in CEPANI proceedings.
"Vanessa Foncke has good legal tactics and demonstrates superb execution under pressure."
"Vanessa is very smart, hard-working and available."
Michèle Grégoire has a strong practice advising clients on bankruptcy and real estate disputes. She acts for clients from the pharmaceutical, financial services and technology industries. She is admitted to the Paris and Brussels Bars and often acts in cross-border disputes involving France. Additionally she is admitted to appear before the Belgian Supreme Court.
"Michèle Grégoire has a very broad knowledge of the law. She is very good at applying her knowledge to specific analysis of the issue at stake."
Sébastien Champagne assists with a range of cross-border disputes, including the private enforcement of damages, tax disputes and regulatory disputes.
"Sébastien Champagne has excellent business knowledge and technical skills. He is very pleasant to work with and shows a high level of commitment."
"Sébastien Champagne is a very good negotiator."
"Sébastien is fantastic; he makes for an enjoyable working partnership."
Ranked Lawyers at
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