Mr Pieter Wouters > Stibbe > Brussels, Belgium > Lawyer Profile
Stibbe Offices
CENTRAL PLAZA
LOKSUMSTRAAT 25/ RUE DE LOXUM 25
1000 BRUSSELS
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Mr Pieter Wouters
Work Department
Insolvency and restructuring, Litigation and Dispute Resolution
Position
Counsel
Career
Pieter Wouters handles domestic and international disputes in a broad variety of fields. His practice covers corporate litigation, enforcement of judgments, injunctive relief, security interests, post M&A litigation, contract and commercial law, and product liability. In addition to his general litigation practice, Pieter has built up extensive expertise in the field of insolvency litigation by regularly assisting clients in various types of (cross-border) insolvency litigations. These often involve fraud and wrongful trading, assisting clients whose acquisition of distressed activities under the court’s supervision is being challenged, defending the rights of creditors or debtors in case of insolvency of the contracting party, etc. He also advises clients in financial distress on all legal aspects of (in-court) restructuring or the cessation of activities. Moreover, Pieter acts as liquidator.
Languages
Dutch, French, English
Memberships
- Member of Insol Europe, a European organisation for professionals specialising in insolvency and restructuring (2015–present)
Education
- Graduated in Law from the University of Antwerp (2004)
- Diploma of specialised studies (DES) in International and European Law from the Université catholique de Louvain (2005)
- Admitted to the Brussels Bar in 2005
- With the Brussels office of Stibbe since 2005
- Part-time assistant at the Institute for the Law of Obligations (Instituut voor Verbintenissenrecht) of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (2007–2010)
Lawyer Rankings
Belgium > Insolvency and restructuring
(Leading associates)Stibbe is home to experienced insolvency litigators who are regularly appointed to act as administrators and liquidators in the context of voluntary post-bankruptcy dissolutions, though the team is also capable of representing creditors as well as debtors in asset recovery proceedings and criminal liability claims. Distressed bond and asset transactions are a further area of of focus for the team, which is led by cross-border insolvency litigation specialist Oliver Stevens. Further key contacts include Paul Van der Putten and Pieter Wouters, who are both experienced liquidators and act across a wide range of insolvency proceedings.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Competition: Belgian law
- Dispute resolution
- Environment
- Fraud and white-collar crime
- Industry focus: IT and telecoms
- Intellectual property
- Real estate and construction
Firm Rankings
- Banking, finance and capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Employment
- EU regulatory: Information technology
- Industry focus: Food
- Industry focus: Healthcare and life sciences
- Industry focus: Media and entertainment
- Insolvency and restructuring
- Insurance
- Private equity
- Tax
- EU regulatory: Financial services
- EU regulatory: Pharma, medical devices and biotech
- Industry focus: Energy
- EU regulatory: Privacy and data protection
- Competition: EU and global