Cédric Alter > Janson > Brussels, Belgium > Lawyer Profile
Janson Offices
CHAUSSÉE DE LA HULPE 187
1170 BRUSSELS
Belgium
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Cédric Alter
Work Department
Position
Partner
Cédric Alter joined Janson as a partner in September 2007 and co-leads the firm’s Insolvency law team.
Cédric has gained significant experience in insolvency law, business law and contract law working for both Belgian and foreign clients.
He also regularly acts in judicial and arbitration proceedings (as counsel or arbitrator), and is a member of the Belgian Centre for Arbitration and Mediation (CEPANI and CCI).
Cédric is professor at the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management at the ULB for the Business Law course. He is also co-president of the CAP Network, which brings together insolvency professionals, and secretary of the Insolvency section of the International Bar Association.
References
- Mediator for the holding company of a major bakery and restaurant chain in order to negotiate an amicable agreement with the holding company’s creditors to finance the restructuring, define the scope of a possible transfer, prepare a multi-jurisdictional data-room and search for candidates
- Acting as court appointed trustee for a judicial liquidation procedure of a group of companies with several million of assets in real estate in Belgium
- Advising Belgian directors and UK mother company on bankruptcy and closures of shops inBelgium
- Advising mother company on the closure of a Belgian entity of the group
- Representing two banks as creditor of a Belgian company in judicial restructuring, regarding inter alia the sale of two shopping center real estate projects and the restructuring plan to its creditors
- Advising and representing an outlet company with 200+ employees in Belgium and 23 shops for a procedure for judicial restructuring by transfer under judicial supervision with a view to maintaining all or part of the transferor or its activities. Advising also the directors in post-restructuring litigations
- Advising a Belgian director of a Belgian company for the nomination of a court appointed directors to protect the company against other (foreign) directors and shareholders. Advising the debtor in subsequent procedure for judicial restructuring by transfer under judicial supervision
- Representing the four majors banks in Belgium as creditors to safeguard their interests in the procedure for judicial restructuring by transfer under judicial supervision undertaken by the debtor
- Advising court appointed trustees for a Belgian subsidiary in a litigation against the (American) mother company regarding, inter alia, enforcement of a comfort letter
Career
- 09/2007 – …: Partner – Janson
- 2012 – …: Professor of business law, Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management
- 07/2005 – 07/2007: Lawyer (Special European Counsel) – Willkie Farr & Gallagher
- 02/2002 – 07/2005: Lawyer – Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
- 06/1996 – 02/2002: Lawyer – Stibbe
Languages
- French
- English
Memberships
- 01/2020 – …: Secretary of the Insolvency section at the International Bar Association (IBA)
- 01/2017 – …: Co-president of the CAP Network
Education
- 07-08/1995: Summer School in English Legal Methods, University of Cambridge (scholarship awarded by the Wiener-Anspach Foundation)
- 1990 – 1995: Law degree, Université Libre de Bruxelles (magna cum laude)
Lawyer Rankings
Belgium > Dispute resolution
Janson‘s dispute resolution practice is commended for its ‘multidisciplinary and multilingual approach that is necessary in Belgium and at the border of different cultures’. White-collar crime work is a cornerstone of the team; Céline Masschelein has vast expertise across fraud, forgery, money laundering, and bankruptcy issues. Masschelein is part of the team’s leadership, which consists of ‘fierce courtroom fighter‘ Dominique Blommaert, Cédric Alter, and Didier Bracke. Also of note is Lydie Van Muylem, who has extensive knowledge of banking and finance law; she is commended alongside associate Jens Benoot for being ‘client-driven and good practitioners‘.
Belgium > Insolvency and restructuring
The team at Janson advises across the full spectrum of contentious and non-contentious restructuring and insolvency matters, with a particular focus on handling distressed M&A, advising debtors on pre-insolvency reorganisation and liability management initiatives, and acting in asset recovery claims as well as contentious insolvency proceedings. Cedric Alter leads the team and is well-regarded for his ability to advise distressed companies on preventative restructuring measures. Banking and finance expert Dominique Blommaert is also recommended.