Kevin Xhebexhia

Kevin Xhebexhia

Litigation, Arbitration & Investigations Associate, Brussels

"As an attorney qualified in Brussels and New York, I help clients navigate legal matters seamlessly across jurisdictions. I go beyond the law through a true understanding of my clients' business, made possible by my dual education in law & economics."

Overview

Education and qualifications

Published works

Overview

Kevin is an Associate (“Avocat”) in the Belgian Litigation, Arbitration & Investigations practice. He is admitted to represent clients before the Belgian Courts and the New York State Courts.

He specialises in litigation across various areas of commercial and civil law — covering both contractual and extra-contractual disputes — as well as arbitration proceedings. In addition, Kevin has significant experience in attachment proceedings, including challenging penalty payments ("astreinte/dwangsom") and freezing bank accounts of non-compliant debtors.

He frequently publishes on various topics, including investment arbitration, internal investigations and lobbying. Kevin is also a teaching assistant of Civil law and Legal Methodology at the Law Faculty of the University of Brussels (ULB).

Since 2025, Kevin serves as an Evaluator (anti-corruption) for the Council of Europe in the framework of the sixth evaluation cycle carried out by the Group of States Against Corruption.

Work Highlights

Kevin has acted in a wide range of commercial disputes. Those that can be disclosed include:

  • Assisting a client in conducting an internal investigation in relation to suspected internal fraud
  • Assisting a client in avoiding a multi-million penalty payment ("astreinte/dwangsom") for alleged non-compliance with a court order
  • Assisting a client in pre-contractual liability proceedings for failure to commit to a major industrial project
  • Assisting a client in obtaining release from attachment of its movable assets
  • Assisting a client in money laundering proceedings initiated by the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office and in the subsequent civil proceedings

Education and qualifications

Kevin was admitted to the Brussels Bar in 2019 and to the New York State Bar in 2024. 

He holds a Bachelor of Laws (2017) and a Bachelor of Economics (2017) from UCLouvain (Saint Louis Bruxelles). A firm believer in the complementarity of law and economics, he continued his studies with a Master of Laws (summa cum laude, 2019) from Université Libre de Bruxelles and a Master of Science in Business Administration (magna cum laude, 2019) from KULeuven.

In 2023, Kevin furthered his legal knowledge with a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from New York University (NYU Dean’s Award, NYU Alumni Award, Brussels Bar Award and Belgian American Educational Foundation Award).

Kevin is fluent in French, English, Dutch and Albanian.

Published works

Kevin authored several publications on a variety of subjects. Recent publications include:

  • "The Investment Court System of the CETA: the panacea for criticism of ISDS or ineffective pick-me-up?", The American Review of International Arbitration, Vol. 35, Issue 2, 2024, p. 283-311.
  • "Les enquêtes internes en entreprise: état des lieux à la suite de l'arrêt de la Cour de cassation du 23 avril 2024 et de la nouvelle loi sur la recherche privée", Journal des Tribunaux (J.T.), 2025/4, n° 7010, p. 69-81 (co-author)
  • “La transparence du lobbying en Belgique : état des lieux et perspectives”, Journal des Tribunaux (J.T.), 2021/33, n°6871, p. 676-682 (co-author)
  • "Les notions d'obligation, de contrat et d'acte unilatéral", in Le Livre 5 du Code civil et le nouveau droit des contrats, R. Jafferali (coord.), Bruxelles, Larcier, 2022, p. 39-72 (co-author)
  • "La théorie de l’apparence en matière immobilière : innovation de l’arrêt de cassation du 22 janvier 2021 toujours applicable à la suite de l’entrée en vigueur du Livre 3 du Code civil?", note sous Cass., 22 janvier 2021, R.D.C.-T.R.V., 2023/4, p. 552-559 (co-author)
  • "Le prêtre, les statuts et l’assemblée générale : quand la place au paradis des administrateurs n’est jamais vraiment acquise", note sous Trib. Ent. Liège – div. Namur, 25 janvier 2022, R.P.S. – T.R.V., 2022/6, p. 522-533 (co-author)