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Grégory de Sauvage

Languages

French
Dutch
English

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Grégory specialises in shareholder conflicts, D&O liability, partnerships, bankruptcy and corporate restructuring. He has also extensive experience in economic criminal procedure.

His practice covers both advisory work and litigation in civil cases as well as in fraud cases. He regularly gives training sessions and conducts seminars regarding judicial reorganisation and D&O liability.

Awards & Recognitions

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"Co-head Grégory de Sauvage brings extensive knowledge of criminal law and Belgian insolvency proceedings."

Legal 500, 2026
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"Grégory de Sauvage is a go-to for economic criminal procedure and cross-border insolvency cases."

Legal 500, 2025
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"Grégory de Sauvage is very efficient, and conscious of our constraints and practical needs."

Feedback from a client - Legal 500, 2023

Relevant experience

Acting for various directors in liability litigation
Acting as counsel of purchasers in judicial reorganization

Publications

G. DE SAUVAGE, "Des répercussions pénales en cas de non-respect ?", Trends-Tendances, 24/03/2022.
G. DE SAUVAGE, M. BROUHNS, "Le transfert d'entreprise sous le régime du livre XX. du Code de Droit Economique", in Le droit de l'insolvabilité : analyse panoramique de la réforme, O.E.C.C.B.B. and Anthemis, 2018.
G. DE SAUVAGE, J.-Fr. GOFFIN, "Responsabilités en droit de l’insolvabilité" , in Les responsabilités en matière commerciales, Ed. du Jeune Barreau de Liège, Anthémis, 2014.
G. DE SAUVAGE, J.-Fr. GOFFIN, "Responsabilités des dirigeants d’entreprises", Larcier, 2012.

Memberships & Roles

Member of the Commercial Law Commission of the Brussels Bar

Lectures list

Speaker at GUBERNA seminars:

02/09/2021: GUBERNA Training "Director Effectiveness" – "Droits, devoirs et responsabilités des administrateurs"
21/01/2021: GUBERNA Training "Director Effectiveness" – "Droits, devoirs et responsabilités des administrateurs", webinar
15/10/2020: GUBERNA Training "Director Effectiveness" – "Droits, devoirs et responsabilités des administrateurs"
25/08/2020: GUBERNA Training "Director Effectiveness" – "Droits, devoirs et responsabilités des administrateurs"
17/10/2019: GUBERNA Training "Board Effectiveness" – "Droits, devoirs et responsabilités des administrateurs"

Other:

05/02/2021: "La responsabilités des administrateurs de sociétés", webinar OECCBB
09/10/2020: "La réorganisation judiciaire : derniers développements et perspectives", colloque Anthemis
27/02/2018: "La réforme du droit de l’insolvabilité", séminaire OECCBB et Réseau CAP

Education

2018 – Certificate Business Criminal Law (UCL/ULB/ULG – ongoing)
2006 – Bar admission (Brussels, Belgium)
2005 – University of Leuven (UCLouvain) – Law Degree

Practice Areas

Corporate/M&A Insolvency & Restructuring

Insights by Grégory

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Legal Update Belgium

Impact of EU "Pre-pack proceedings" directive in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg

07 Jul 2023 18 min read

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Pre-pack proceedings under Belgian law: is this a fresh start?

07 Jul 2023 5 min read

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24 Jan 2023 1 min read