Overview
Bruno is an associate in our Belgian Litigation, Arbitration & Investigations practice.
He focuses on disputes and investigations in the energy, infrastructure and industrial sectors. His practice covers ESG, climate and human rights litigation, EU energy and public law, and business crime matters, with a particular emphasis on EU sanctions – turning complex regulatory change and geopolitical risk into clear, actionable dispute and risk management strategies.
In addition, Bruno was also an assistant lecturer and an affiliated researcher of the UCLouvain Saint-Louis – Brussels between 2021 and 2024. He frequently publishes on a variety of topics, including environmental and energy law.
Bruno is a passionate advocate for social mobility and has been a mentor of students from disadvantaged backgrounds embarking on a career in the legal sector. He is also a pro bono coordinator and a member of the Green Committee of our Belgian office.
Experience
Bruno has worked on a wide range of disputes. Those that can be disclosed include:
- Advising several companies active in a variety of sectors on recent developments in ESG, including assessing litigation and enforcement risks as well as designing practical compliance with the EU Deforestation Regulation.
- Representing nuclear energy producers in various legal proceedings before the Court of Justice of the EU, the Belgian Constitutional Court, Brussels’ Market Court and other courts for breach of EU law and fundamental rights to property and non-discrimination.
- Assisting electricity and gas distribution system operators, in challenging new methodologies for the calculation of the energy distribution tariffs imposed by regulators.
- Advising a multinational company with internal investigations across several jurisdictions in relation to alleged business crimes issues in its supply chain.
- Assisting multiple financial institutions and companies navigate economic sanctions imposed by the EU on third countries (including Russia) and assess their impact on transactions, supply chains and dispute risks.
- Defending an investment management firm against damages claims based on alleged wrongful fulfilment of discretionary management obligations
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