Mr Oliver Stevens > Stibbe > Brussels, Belgium > Lawyer Profile
Stibbe Offices
CENTRAL PLAZA
LOKSUMSTRAAT 25/ RUE DE LOXUM 25
1000 BRUSSELS
Belgium
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Mr Oliver Stevens
Work Department
Insurance and Reinsurance, Litigation and Dispute Resolution
Position
Partner
Career
Oliver Stevens has over 25 years of experience in complex and cross border litigation.
Oliver has a solid track-record in representing financial institutions, public authorities, infrastructure operators and other large corporations before courts and arbitral tribunals. He advises and assists these clients in the fields of contracts and torts, banking and finance, insurance, corporate, and insolvency law.Over the years, Oliver has also acquired an extensive experience in defending investor mass claims and follow-on competition damages claims. He leads the insurance and reinsurance litigation team, which gained substantial market recognition in its handling of important insurance claims in various fields (terrorism, property, professional indemnity, credit insurance, financial lines, etc.). He obtained a registration as Collaborative Lawyer, which entitles him to conduct collaborative negotiations.
Languages
Dutch, French, English, German
Education
- Graduated in Law from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (1995)
- Diploma of specialised studies (DES) in Economic Law from the Université libre de Bruxelles (1997)
- Admitted to the Brussels Bar in 1997
- With the Brussels office of Stibbe since 1999
- Part-time assistant at the Institute for the Law of Obligations (Instituut voor Verbintenissenrecht) of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (2000–2005)
Lawyer Rankings
Belgium > Insurance
(Leading partners)The far-reaching practice at Stibbe incorporates expertise in insurance litigation and arbitration, employee benefits and corporate and M&A work. Other areas of strength for the unit include advising of the financial regulatory aspects of the insurance sector, tax mandates, and insurance issues arising from major infrastructure projects and public contracts. Oliver Stevens heads up the ‘very knowledgeable’ team; his longstanding experience in the space includes dealing with financial lines insurance, property insurance and litigation concerning the mis-selling of life insurance schemes. Corporate and capital markets expert Jan Peeters frequently advises on transactional work in the sector, and Marc Fyon has amassed considerable experience in corporate finance work. Complementary pensions expert Jan Proesmans and accredited mediator Sophie Bourgois are further recommended.
Belgium > Dispute resolution
(Leading partners)–
Stibbe is the ‘go-to firm for international arbitration in Brussels‘, acting on the full range of disputes in civil and criminal courts. The full-service expertise of the department, along with its collaboration with the IP, TMT, finance, and competition practices at the firm, allows it to represent a number of high-profile clients in complex cases. The white-collar crime practice is also a key element of the team, with money laundering, fraud, sanctions, and extradition all areas of expertise. Hans Van Bavel sits at the helm of the practice, specialising in company-related criminal law. Also of note are ‘very tough litigator‘ Oliver Stevens, Nicolas Résimont, whose advocacy is ‘both persuasive and instils confidence in clients and tribunals alike’, and Sophie Bourgois, who is ‘meticulous‘ with expertise across international disputes, insurance claims, and private and public international law.
Belgium > Insolvency and restructuring
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
- Dispute resolution Belgium
- Leading partners Belgium > Dispute resolution
- Leading partners Belgium > Insurance
- Insolvency and restructuring Belgium
- Insurance Belgium
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