Stibbe

Insolvency and restructuring, Litigation and Dispute Resolution

Counsel

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.

Dutch, French, English

• Member of Insol Europe, a European organisation for professionals specialising in insolvency and restructuring (2015–present)

• 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)