Ranking tables
Dispute Resolution: Litigation | Europe
Belgium
Rankings overview for Lawyers
Senior Statespeople
Band 2
Band 3
Dominique Blommaert Janson12 Years Ranked- Dorothee Vermeiren Clifford Chance LLP7 Years Ranked
Hugo Keulers Lydian9 Years Ranked
Ignace Claeys Eubelius8 Years Ranked
Nicolas Résimont Stibbe7 Years Ranked
Oliver Stevens Stibbe6 Years Ranked
Rafaël Jafferali Simont Braun3 Years Ranked
Sophie Jacmain NautaDutilh14 Years Ranked
Thales Mertens Allen & Overy LLP9 Years Ranked
Band 4
Alexander Hansebout ALTIUS12 Years Ranked
Bert Luyten Laurius7 Years Ranked
Catherine Longeval Van Bael & Bellis18 Years Ranked
Cédric Alter Janson11 Years Ranked- Gregory Lebrun Baker McKenzie2 Years Ranked
Maxime Berlingin Fieldfisher (Belgium)4 Years Ranked
Michèle Grégoire Jones Day12 Years Ranked
Olivier Clevenbergh Strelia18 Years Ranked
Patrick Hofströssler Eubelius15 Years Ranked
Robbie Tas intui cv1 Years Ranked
Sébastien Champagne Jones Day13 Years Ranked
Sébastien Ryelandt Strelia13 Years Ranked
Stefaan Loosveld Linklaters12 Years Ranked
Tom Schoors Allen & Overy LLP11 Years Ranked
Xavier Taton Linklaters5 Years Ranked- Patrick Van LeynseeleDALDEWOLF
All Lawyers profiles
Senior Statespeople
S Johan VerbistOmega Law | Dispute Resolution: Litigation2024 | Senior Statespeople | 18 Years RankedJohan Verbist of Omega Law is admired for his long-standing expertise across a wide range of litigation. He has a wealth of experience assisting clients with civil and commercial litigation, including banking disputes and construction cases. Verbist is also a member of the Supreme Court of Belgium.
S Koen Van den Broeck
Fieldfisher (Belgium) | Dispute Resolution: Litigation2024 | Senior Statespeople | 18 Years RankedKoen Van den Broeck has a stellar reputation for his disputes expertise, offering notable experience in litigation regarding liability claims and corporate disputes.
S Paul Alain Foriers
Simont Braun | Dispute Resolution: Litigation2024 | Senior Statespeople | 17 Years RankedPaul Alain Foriers is highly regarded for his practice before the Supreme Court, representing clients in disputes relating to the division of powers in Belgium, tax and investment issues.
Band 1
1 Benoît Allemeersch
QUINZ | Dispute Resolution: Litigation2024 | Band 1 | 13 Years RankedBenoit Allemeersch is a leading figure in the Belgian litigation market, advising multinational clients on collective actions, shareholder disputes and post-M&A litigation. He also has a growing presence in arbitration, acting as both counsel and arbitrator in ICC and CEPANI proceedings and advising on the enforcement of arbitral awards.
1 Hakim Boularbah
Loyens & Loeff | Dispute Resolution: Litigation2024 | Band 1 | 14 Years RankedHakim Boularbah is renowned for his expertise representing clients in a range of standout international litigation cases relating to shareholder disputes and risk management. He has additional expertise assisting clients with M&A-related arbitration and set-aside proceedings relating to arbitral awards.
Band 2
2 Jean-Pierre Fierens
Strelia | Dispute Resolution: Litigation2024 | Band 2 | 18 Years RankedJean-Pierre Fierens assists both public and private clients with contractual litigation and disputes. He also acts as arbitrator in ICC and CEPANI arbitrations, including those relating to construction and investment issues.2 Joost VerlindenArcas Law | Dispute Resolution: Litigation2024 | Band 2 | 18 Years RankedJoost Verlinden acts for clients in litigation regarding bankruptcy, competition and insurance disputes.
2 Stan Brijs
NautaDutilh | Dispute Resolution: Litigation2024 | Band 2 | 18 Years RankedStan Brijs represents clients in a range of international disputes including post-M&A litigation and professional liability mandates.
Band 3
3 Dominique Blommaert
Janson | Dispute Resolution: Litigation2024 | Band 3 | 12 Years RankedDominique Blommaert assists clients with shareholder disputes, as well as debt recovery and bankruptcy proceedings. He acts for a variety of clients including financial institutions, multinational corporations and private individuals.3 Dorothee Vermeiren
Clifford Chance LLP | Dispute Resolution: Litigation2024 | Band 3 | 7 Years RankedDorothee Vermeiren offers a wide range of experience advising on cross-border commercial litigation for multinational clients and also represents public sector clients in damages claims.3 Hugo Keulers
Lydian | Dispute Resolution: Litigation2024 | Band 3 | 9 Years RankedHugo Keulers is particularly well regarded for his work representing clients from the insurance industry in a wide range of disputes, as well as assisting clients with product liability proceedings.3 Ignace Claeys
Eubelius | Dispute Resolution: Litigation2024 | Band 3 | 8 Years RankedIgnace Claeys assists clients with a range of commercial issues, including contract disputes and leasing matters.3 Nicolas Résimont
Stibbe | Dispute Resolution: Litigation2024 | Band 3 | 7 Years RankedNicolas Résimont represents clients in a wide range of litigation, including corporate disputes, contract breaches and competition law.3 Oliver StevensStibbe | Dispute Resolution: Litigation2024 | Band 3 | 6 Years RankedOliver Stevens represents clients in high-profile disputes pertaining to insurers' liability, bankruptcy proceedings and contract disagreements. He acts for clients in the financial services sector.3 Rafaël JafferaliSimont Braun | Dispute Resolution: Litigation2024 | Band 3 | 3 Years RankedRafaël Jafferali represents clients in substantial international disputes relating to commercial contracts, as well as offering experience in class actions. He has experience acting for financial institutions, collective claim bodies and state entities.3 Sophie JacmainNautaDutilh | Dispute Resolution: Litigation2024 | Band 3 | 14 Years Ranked"Sophie Jacmain combines technical knowledge and a business mind. She will always try to put in place a strategy in order to avoid a lengthy procedure or to achieve a settlement."3 Thales Mertens
Allen & Overy LLP | Dispute Resolution: Litigation2024 | Band 3 | 9 Years Ranked"Thales Mertens knows the law very well, but he is also very pragmatic with his no-nonsense approach. He is a good strategist and tactician, very much a common-sense type of thinker."
Band 4
4 Alexander Hansebout
ALTIUS | Dispute Resolution: Litigation2024 | Band 4 | 12 Years Ranked"Alexander Hansebout is able to keep a sense of perspective and gives us the positives and negatives of our situation to ensure we get a good assessment of risk."4 Bert Luyten
Laurius | Dispute Resolution: Litigation2024 | Band 4 | 7 Years Ranked"Bert is able to think out of the box, and his many years of experience in the profession enable him to analyse a problem in a holistic manner."4 Catherine Longeval
Van Bael & Bellis | Dispute Resolution: Litigation2024 | Band 4 | 18 Years RankedCatherine Longeval of Van Bael & Bellis has a wide-ranging practice advising clients on contractual and liability disputes, as well as debt recovery proceedings and litigation in the life sciences sector.4 Cédric AlterJanson | Dispute Resolution: Litigation2024 | Band 4 | 11 Years RankedCedric Alter represents public authorities and private clients in state aid disputes and breach of contract disputes, and also acts as a court-appointed mediator.4 Gregory Lebrun
Baker McKenzie | Dispute Resolution: Litigation2024 | Band 4 | 2 Years RankedGregory Lebrun of Baker McKenzie advises a host of multinational corporate clients on disputes relating to insurance, construction and investments. His clients include prominent financial services institutions, as well as tech and luxury goods companies.4 Maxime BerlinginFieldfisher (Belgium) | Dispute Resolution: Litigation2024 | Band 4 | 4 Years RankedMaxime Berlingin assists with directors' liability cases, construction disputes and post-M&A issues. He has additional experience in disputes and acts for a wide range of domestic and international clients.4 Michèle Grégoire
Jones Day | Dispute Resolution: Litigation2024 | Band 4 | 12 Years RankedMichèle 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.4 Olivier ClevenberghStrelia | Dispute Resolution: Litigation2024 | Band 4 | 18 Years RankedOlivier Clevenbergh acts for clients in post-M&A disputes, as well as assisting clients with internal investigations, shareholder disputes and damages claims. He represents clients from the transport and telecoms industries.4 Patrick HofströsslerEubelius | Dispute Resolution: Litigation2024 | Band 4 | 15 Years RankedPatrick Hofströssler assists with a wide range of disputes, including criminal investigations relating to environmental and financial crime.4 Robbie Tas
intui cv | Dispute Resolution: Litigation2024 | Band 4 | 1 Years RankedRobbie Tas of intui cv enters the rankings this year following substantial client and peer plaudits. He has experience advising a variety of clients and is particularly noted for his expertise in shareholder disputes.4 Sébastien ChampagneJones Day | Dispute Resolution: Litigation2024 | Band 4 | 13 Years RankedSébastien Champagne assists with a range of cross-border disputes, including the private enforcement of damages, tax disputes and regulatory disputes.4 Sébastien RyelandtStrelia | Dispute Resolution: Litigation2024 | Band 4 | 13 Years RankedSébastien Ryelandt has a prominent practice defending clients in alleged fraud and liability cases. He also assists clients with issues regarding garnishment orders.4 Stefaan Loosveld
Linklaters | Dispute Resolution: Litigation2024 | Band 4 | 12 Years Ranked"Stefaan Loosveld is very good and not just provides very good advice but is also efficient and cost-effective. He is good at understanding ways of working and professional aims."4 Tom SchoorsAllen & Overy LLP | Dispute Resolution: Litigation2024 | Band 4 | 11 Years RankedTom Schoors advises clients on a wide range of disputes in the insurance and pharmaceutical industries. He also offers significant expertise in construction disputes.4 Xavier TatonLinklaters | Dispute Resolution: Litigation2024 | Band 4 | 5 Years RankedXavier Taton demonstrates a wide practice assisting clients with administrative, regulatory and commercial disputes in the transport and energy industries.