Counsel

Jean-Luc Hagon

Languages

French
English
Dutch

Jean-Luc Hagon specialises in corporate and insolvency litigation.

Before joining CMS Belgium, he worked for several leading international law firms based in Brussels where he has built a solid expertise covering both domestic and cross-border disputes pertaining to, among others, shareholders’ disputes, directors’ liability, assets/claims’ recovery, bankruptcy, judicial reorganisation, tort, contracts and white-collar crimes.

Jean-Luc was a teaching assistant in insolvency law at the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) until 2018.

Awards & Recognitions

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Quote

"Jean-Luc Hagon is an available, sympathetic, and educational lawyer. It’s very nice to work with him."

Feedback from a client - Legal 500, 2023

Relevant experience

Acted as counsel to (potential) purchasers or distressed companies in the framework of judicial reorganisation or bankruptcy
Acted as counsel to creditors willing to recover their claims whether in a distressed context or not
Acted as counsel to both local and international companies in the framework of commercial (pre-)litigation

Publications

J.-L. HAGON, « Gel des faillites : quel impact sur l’économie ? », Trends-Tendances, 23/04/2020.
J.-L. HAGON & S. JACMAIN, “La réforme du droit de l’insolvabilité – les principals nouveautés en matière de reorganisation judiciaire” in Séminaire Vanham & Vanham, 28/09/2017.
J.-L. HAGON, “Tenants in distress”, Lexgo, 23/07/2015.
J.-L. HAGON & B. DEBOECK, “La responsabilité des dirigeants d’entreprises en difficultés: responsabilités liées aux comptes annuels”, Lexgo, 7/12/2012.
J.-L. HAGON & B. DEBOECK, “La responsabilité des dirigeants d’entreprises en difficultés: morceaux choisis” in La Libre Belgique, (Supplément juridique), 24/11/2012.
J.-L. HAGON & B. DEBOECK, “La faillite: un scenario inéluctable voire preferable dans certains cas ” in La Libre Belgique, (Supplément juridique), 28/04/2012.

Memberships & Roles

Réseau Cap
Cercle de Wallonie
Insol Europe

Lectures list

22/03/2018: Speaker at the Institut de Formation Judiciaire, “Réforme du régime de l’insolvabilité – les sanctions: responsabilités des dirigeants, interdictions professionnelles et sanctions pénales”.
2013-2018: Teaching assistant in Insolvency Law at the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB).

Education

2015 - Nottingham Law School, NLS - Royaume-Uni (LL.M. in Insolvency Law)
2010 - Université Libre de Bruxelles, ULB - Belgium (Master in Business Law)
2010 - Bar admission (Brussels, Belgium)

Practice Areas

Insolvency & Restructuring Dispute Resolution

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