Mr Karel De Smet > NautaDutilh > Brussels, Belgium > Lawyer Profile

The team at NautaDutilh pairs ‘fighting spirit with dealmaking attitude’, leveraging its litigation and arbitration experience to handle the full range of restructuring matters and insolvency proceedings. Sophie Jacmain‘s longstanding experience of Belgian insolvency proceedings is evidenced by her ‘very practical knowledge’ of both in- and out-of- court restructuring mandates. Jacmain co-heads the team with Stan Brijs, whose practice spans national and cross-border insolvency cases. Karel De Smet is the key contact for business criminal law matters, and Charlotte Van Themsche often advises company shareholders on preventative measures.

The disputes practice at NautaDutilh is ‘knowledgeable and practical, with a breadth of competencies‘, and particular expertise handling complex disputes across an array sectors. Key areas of focus include insolvency litigation, foreign judgment and arbitral awards enforcement, cartel damages litigation, and complex commercial disputes. The team is recognised for its work in disputes involving sovereign states. Stan Brijs leads the team with Sophie Jacmain, whose ‘broad experience helps to solve any kind of problem’. Karel De Smet is highly commended, and is ‘not only a highly skilled lawyer but also remarkably mature and professional’.