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Corporate Litigation Lawyers

Business today can be a risky endeavour. You may find yourself confronted with a corporate dispute, whether it be a disagreement with a partner in a joint venture, a shareholder that claims the company is being run in a manner prejudicial to its interests or a warranty/indemnity claim following a merger or acquisition. The sensitive nature of such disputes places stringent requirements on the quality of legal services. Our corporate litigators have the knowledge, skill set and experience to help you to deal with the challenges involved in the full range of contentious issues that your business may encounter. We recognize, however, that litigation may not fit within your commercial objectives and that prevention is better than resolution. Therefore, ideally, we advise our clients before a dispute arises. When a dispute does occur, we are committed to exploring alternative methods of dispute resolution, where appropriate.

Range of services

  • Directors’ liability: assistance in legal proceedings in the area of directors' and officers' liability as well as tailor-made advice on your options in a specific case: whether or not to give notice of liability, or whether there is a risk of directors' and officers' liability. Advising on measures to protect you against personal liability risk;
  • Group liability: comprehensive cross-border legal advice in the area of voluntary and involuntary liability of parent companies and subsidiaries;
  • Shareholder’s disputes: assistance in or out of court for any issue in relation to shareholders’ relationships. Special proceedings are available at short notice;
  • Proceedings related to the right of investigation: assistance in addressing requests to institute an inquiry before the courts and assistance during inquiry proceedings in companies;
  • Squeeze-out procedures: advice in disputes related to the transfer of shares, assistance in managing squeeze-out procedures as smoothly as possible and procedural advice on the chances of obtaining forced transfer of shares;Takeover disputes: assistance with all matters relating to takeover disputes such as breach of negotiations or claims in relation to reps and warranties and disputes on earn-outs.  
 
Jean-François Goffin
Jean-François Goffin
Partner
Belgium, Brussels
Jean-François Goffin has a long experience in corporate law. He regularly deals with legal disputes and more precisely those related to disagreements between shareholders. In Belgium, he is an expert...
Cedric Guyot
Cedric Guyot
Partner
Belgium, Brussels
Cedric is active in private equity and in M&A transactions and integration process. He focuses on corporate acquisitions, strategic alliances, issue of securities, shareholder relations including shareholder...
David Prync
David Prync
Partner
Belgium, Brussels
David Prync joined the corporate practice of CMS Brussels office in 2011. David’s work focuses on domestic and international transaction matters as he specializes in mergers and acquisitions, private...
Pieter Dieltjens
Pieter Dieltjens
Senior Associate
Belgium, Antwerp
Pieter specialises in corporate and insolvency law. He advises national and international clients on all aspects of corporate and insolvency law, with a particular focus on directors’ liability and...
Gauthier Blommaert
Gauthier Blommaert
Associate
Belgium, Brussels
Gauthier specializes in Corporate Law and M&A. He also has a passion for Insolvency Law and Corporate Litigation. Gauthier was called to the Belgian Bar in September 2020 and joined CMS at the same time...
Léopold Van den Abeele
Léopold Van den Abeele
Junior Associate
Belgium, Brussels
Léopold joined CMS in October 2021. His practice mainly focuses on corporate law and specifically in corporate litigation and questions linked to managers’ liability. After a Bachelor at the university...