Eric is widely regarded as a leading corporate lawyer in Belgium, advising Belgian and foreign leading corporates and listed companies on domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions (including private equity transactions), public offerings, and joint ventures, as well as business reorganisations and restructurings.
Eric is also well versed in company law. He began his career as a dispute resolution lawyer. He assists clients by working closely with the firm’s leading dispute resolution practitioners, where disputes arise. He represents clients before Belgian Courts and arbitral tribunals, as required.
Between 2016 and 2018, Eric was co-head of the firm’s Belgian Corporate practice.
Eric is also a certified mediator facilitating mediations in both civil and commercial matters. His expertise is regularly sought after in complex disputes where amicable resolutions are paramount.
Eric has led on many market-leading deals. These include advising:
Eric is a sought-after speaker on corporate M&A related topics.
He is a member of the editing board of several legal reviews and member of the legal committee of the Queen Elisabeth Competition, an international competition for career-starting musicians held in Brussels.
He is a lecturer at the University of Liège and regularly speaks in seminars in the field of company law and corporate governance.
Eric studied law at the University of Liège and holds a master’s in law from Trinity Hall College, University of Cambridge.
He speaks English and French.
Eric is a regular contributor to legal publications. These include:
“ Rapport introductif - Joint-Ventures - Aspects de droit des sociétés”, in Joint-Ventures : questions choisies en droit belge et international, Colloque CRDVA 12 Octobre 2017, Larcier, 2017, with Li-Yu Tu
“La censure judiciaire des décisions des organes et les procédures de résolutions des conflits internes”, in “Le Code des sociétés et des associations à la loupe”, Anthémis, 2019, with A. de Selys
“Nouveautés en matière de sociétés anonymes et de sociétés cotées”, Le Code des sociétés et associations : (r)évolution ? – Analyse des principales modifications, Larcier, 2019, with Thierry L’Homme, Li-Yu Tu and Gabrielle Viseur « Les transactions entre une société cotée et des parties liées à l’aune de la Directive SRD II et de sa transposition en droit belge par la loi du 28 avril 2020 », R.D.C., 2020, pp. 603-628 with E. Mouzon “Le rôle de l’actionnaire”, in Liber amicorum Xavier Dieux, Larcier, 2022, pp. 419-466
“The relationship between a listed company and its shareholders – Some thoughts on equality of treatment, selective disclosure and relationship agreements”, in Liber amicorum Didier Willermain, pp. 989-1029, with T. LHomme and A. Coibion
« Le fonctionnement de l’organe d’administration dans les SRL et les SA : questions choisies », in Droit de l’entreprise, Les nouveaux défis pour le notariat et le barreau, Anthémis, 2024, pp. 185-252, with A. Pottier
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