Mr Marc Fyon > Stibbe > Brussels, Belgium > Lawyer Profile

Stibbe
CENTRAL PLAZA
LOKSUMSTRAAT 25/ RUE DE LOXUM 25
1000 BRUSSELS
Belgium

Work Department

Corporate & Finance.

Position

Partner

Career

Marc Fyon specialises in corporate law, corporate finance work, mergers and acquisitions, company restructurings, joint ventures, and public banking law.
Marc has a particular expertise in public tender offers as well as public financial and banking law. He has worked extensively for supervisory authorities and on the organisation and functioning of financial markets, protection of market efficiency and transparency, and the prevention of market abuse. In addition to his transactional and advisory experience, Marc is also highly active in handling litigation for matters in these subject areas.

Languages

French, Dutch, English.

Memberships

  • Member of the Brussels Bar Association and actively involved in its activities
  • Member of the Université catholique de Louvain CRIDES Jean Renauld Center for corporate law (2004–present)
  • Member of the board, deputy treasurer, and subsequently treasurer of the French-Speaking Bar in Brussels (conseil de l’Ordre français des avocats du barreau de Bruxelles) (2016–present)
  • Former member of Presidential Council and the Executive Committee of the International Association of Lawyers (Union Internationale des Avocats)
  • Former President of the Corporate Law Commission of the International Association of Lawyers (until October 2016)
  • Reporter for Belgium within the Corporate Law Commission of the International Association of Lawyers for over 20 years
  • Member of the Disciplinary Board of the Order of the French-speaking and German-speaking Bars of Brussels

Education

  • Graduated maxima cum laude in Law from the Université catholique de Louvain (1987)
  • Graduated cum laude in Economic Science from the Université catholique de Louvain (1988)
  • Master of Laws (LL.M.) from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), United States (1989)
  • Admitted to the Brussels Bar in 1989
  • With the Brussels office of Stibbe since 1989 (Partner since 1998)
  • Head of the Corporate & Finance practice group of Stibbe Brussels (2008–2016)
  • Visiting professor and co-lecturer for the Corporate Law and Taxation course (Droit et Fiscalité des groupes de sociétés) at the Faculty of Law of the Université catholique de Louvain (2010–present)
  • Visiting professor and co-lecturer for the Advanced Corporate Law course (droit des sociétés approfondi) at the Louvain School of Management
  • Interim director of the insurance company Integrale appointed by the National Bank of Belgium (2021-present)

Lawyer Rankings

Belgium > EU regulatory: Financial services

The practice at Stibbe combines intricate litigation, transactional work, and advisory work, with members of the team advising leading banks and financial institutions on restructurings, insurance litigation, and M&A. Jan Peeters and Pieter Nobels co-lead the team, both with vast expertise in financial regulatory matters. Marc Fyon is key to the practice, working largely for supervisory authorities. Sophie Brenard and William Poelmans are noted.