Werner Eyskens

Work Highlights

As an arbitrator:

-Sitting as sole arbitrator on a distributorship dispute (CEPANI, Belgian law)

-Sitting as chairman in a post M&A claim in the real estate industry (CEPANI, Belgian law)

-Sitting as sole arbitrator in a dispute on the termination of a consultancy agreement with an international public institution (ad hoc)

-Sitting as chairman in a post M&A claim in the insurance industry (CEPANI, Belgian law)

-Sitting as chairman in a dispute on insurance pay out coverage in relation to infrastructure works (ad hoc)

As legal counsel:

-Representing a US oil & gas contractor on a module fabricator agreement with a Mexican subcontractor (ICC, New York law)

-Representing a European logistics group in CEPANI arbitration proceedings on alleged breaches of representations and warranties of a share purchase agreement with a private equity investment fund, including ensuring set aside proceedings.

-Representing a major Belgian infrastructure asset operator in an LCIA arbitration between its institutional joint venture shareholders regarding claims for breaches of confidentiality obligations under the various shareholder agreements.

-Representing a Luxembourg Owner in ICC and SIAC arbitration proceedings against a Korean shipyard and against Korean banks under related bank guarantees. These arbitration proceedings involved SIAC emergency arbitration proceedings and Seoul court proceedings.

-Representing an ABInbev group entity in a beverages distribution dispute (ICC, Belgian law)

-Representing a marine construction company in relation to the Panama Canal enlargement works (ICC, Belgian law)

-Representing a marine contractor on claims under charter party agreements (ASA, Swiss law)

-Representing a seller on claims for breaches of warranties under an SPA for shares in publicity and press distribution industry (CEPANI, Belgian law)

-Representing a joint venture in relation to breaches under a construction agreement with a Korean shipyard and pay out claims under bank guarantees (SIAC and ICC, English law)

-Representing a marine contractor on marine construction works in the Philippines (ICSID)

-Representing a contractor on claims for breaches of warranties under an SPA for the sale of an on shore construction business (CEPANI, Belgian law)

-Representing an off shore contractor on claims against a shipyard for breach of a construction agreement for a cable lay vessel (ICC, English law)

-Representing an airport infrastructure operator on claims for breaches of confidentiality obligations (LCIA, Belgian and English law)

-Representing PE investors as purchasers on claims for breaches of warranties under an SPA for the sale of a global auxiliary power unit business (CEPANI, Belgian law)

-Representing a PE investors as sellers on claims for breaches and warranties under SPA for sale of OTC pharmaceuticals business (CEPANI, Belgian law; this is the largest claim ever brought in CEPANI administered proceedings)

-Representing a listed marine brokerage business on the termination by an Argentine oil & gas company of a service and charter agreement of an liquefaction vessel (LCIA, including emergency arbitration proceedings, English law)

-Representing a west African port operator on defects in the construction of a break water structure (ICC, Benin law)

-Representing a multinational off shore operator on delays and construction incidents under a construction agreement with a Chinese shipyard and a German crane manufacturer (SIAC, English law)

Practice Areas

International Dispute Resolution

International Litigation

Professional Memberships

Member, Board Directors, CEPANI

Member, Advisory Board and Rules Standing Committee: The Hague Court of Arbitration for Aviation

Co-chair, Diversity & Inclusion Committee, CEPANI

Member, Group Structures Review Committee, CEPANI

Former elected Member of the Brussels bar council

Languages Spoken

Dutch

French

English