Lydian

Commercial lawDispute Resolution

Hugo is a partner in the Commercial and Dispute Resolution practices and heads the Insurance and Reinsurance team.

He is one of the only Belgian lawyers with considerable experience and expertise in complex reinsurance disputes before the Belgian Courts.

Hugo’s practise today is focused on large and complex liability and insurance claims in areas such as All Risk Property, Construction All Risk Insurance, ALOP Insurance, D&O, Professional Indemnity and Product Liability Insurance. He is the trusted advisor of a large number of international and Belgian insurers on complex and sensitive legal issues, often with an important financial and/or international impact.

Hugo also handles arbitration and mediation cases. He acted as counsel, arbitrator and mediator.

Dutch, English, French & German

He is a member of the insurance committee of the International Bar Association (IBA), of the Belgian Risk Management Association (BELRIM) and of the Belgian Association of Insurance Lawyers (AJA).

Hugo graduated with a law degree from the Catholic University of Leuven (KUL) in 1991. In 1995, he obtained a degree in insurance science from the IPO Management School of the University of Antwerp (UIA). In 2002 he completed a postgraduate course in financial management at the Catholic University of Leuven (KUL). Hugo was admitted to the Brussels bar in 1991 and is now a member of both the Brussels Bar and the Hasselt Bar, admitted to plead cases before all Belgian courts.