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Julie De Pauw

Senior Associate

CMS DeBacker
Generaal Lemanstraat 55
2018 Antwerp
Belgium
Languages Dutch, English, French

Julie specializes in insurance law and dispute resolution. By acting for a large number of national and international clients, Julie has gained particular knowledge and experience in all aspects of insurance law, with a special focus on cyber insurance, environmental liability, D&O, Construction All Risk, general liability and professional liability. In these fields Julie advises insurers and companies and assists them in disputes and litigation, negotiations and alternative dispute resolution.

Julie was admitted to the Antwerp Bar in 2015. She started her 3-year internship at a law firm specialized in insurance law and professional liability. Julie has been working at CMS since 2018.

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"We’ve worked with Virginie Frémat and Julie De Pauw recently. We’ve specifically appreciated their efforts in clarifying our company’s insurance policies and clearly translating this into business coverage, in a way our own insurance broker was unable or unwilling to do."

Feedback from a client - Legal 500, 2023

"Virginie Frémat, Julie De Pauw, and Tom De Cordier all have good work skills, get the work done (with no excuses), and are flexible in their way of working."

Feedback from a client - Legal 500, 2023

"Julie De Pauw - excellent technical and industry knowledge, handling complex liability cases."

Feedback from a client, Legal 500, 2022

Relevant experience

  • Assisting insurers and their insured in national and international court proceedings regarding liability and insurance claims (a.o. construction litigation, professional liability, etc.).
  • Insurance policy review (a.o. cyber, D&O, product liability, environmental liability, contamination, professional liability, Construction All Risk, product liability, etc.).
  • Litigation before Belgian courts, including coordination of criminal and civil proceedings.
  • Coverage advice to both insurers and corporates.
  • Advising insurers on the introduction of new (insurance) products to the market, including group insurance.
  • Assisting international insurers in their restructuring process (a.o. the set-up of branches across Europe).
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Memberships & Roles

  • Young Insurance Belgium: Julie has joined the board of Young Insurance Belgium.
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Publications

  • CMS E-guide: “Ten things every insurer should know”
  • J. DE PAUW & J-F. GOFFIN, “Responsabilité des administrateurs (assurabilité, limitation, interdiction des hold harmless, …) et impact sur les produits D&O ou RC administrateurs”, Bull. Ass. – De Verz. 2020, n° 25
  • J. DE PAUW, “Belgium braces for Hard Brexit with draft law”, CMS Law Now, 12/03/2019
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Lectures list

  • 25/05/2022: Webinar CMS,  “Climate change litigation in key jurisdictions and future trends”
  • 29/06/2021: Webinar Confocus,  “Milieuaansprakelijkheid en verzekeringen”
  • 28/01/2021: Training for Lloyd’s Market Association (LMA), “Practical guide to claims handling in Belgium”
  • 25/01/2021: Training for Lloyd’s Market Association (LMA), “Introduction to the Belgian legal system and overview of Belgian insurance law”
  • 21/06/2019: Presentation at seminar Gebcai, “How to best prepare for a cyber attack?”
  • 30/04/2019: Construction Day 2019, EBP Events, “Liability and insurance law in the construction sector”
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Education

  • 2018 - Bar admission (Antwerp, Belgium)
  • 2015 - University of Leuven, KU Leuven - Belgium (Master of European Studies)
  • 2014 - University of Leuven, KU Leuven - Belgium (Master of Laws in Notarial Studies)
  • 2013 - University of Antwerp, UA - Belgium (Master of Laws)
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07/05/2019
CMS Belgium assisted Nordic Info and XTN with the sale of 50% of the shares...
CMS Belgium assisted Nordic Info and XTN, two market-leading Belgian travel agencies specialized in Scandinavian (summer and winter) travel experiences, and the companies’ shareholders with the sale...
12/03/2019
Belgium braces for Hard Brexit with draft law
On February 19, Belgium passed a draft law preparing itself for a Hard Brexit should the UK leave the European Union (EU) on the deadline of 29 March 2019 without a withdrawal agreement in place to regulate...