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- Work +32 2 543 70 80
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Paul Alain Foriers
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- Work +32 2 533 17 62
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Work Department
Litigation; Corporate Law; Financial Law.
Position
Paul Alain Foriers was chosen by the Minister of Justice to be part of the group of experts appointed to modernise the Belgian Companies' Code.
Career
Partner of the law firm SIMONT GUTT & SIMONT (renamed SIMONT & SIMONT) from 1980 to 1991; Partner of the law firm STIBBE, SIMONT, MONAHAN DUHOT (renamed STIBBE) from 1991 to 2003; Partner of the law firm SIMONT BRAUN since 2003. Dean of the School of Law of the Université Libre de Bruxelles (2004-2005).
Languages
French and English.
Member
Education
Université Libre de Bruxelles (Law, 1974; Economic Law 1975; Doctor of Law, 1996).
Belgium
Banking, finance and capital markets
Within: Banking, finance and capital markets
The âprompt, efficient and professionalâ team at Simont Braun has a broad finance and capital markets offering. Of particular note is its digital finance practice, which combines the expertise of finance, IP and data protection specialists. Paul Alain Foriersâ practice includes financial litigation. Sandrine Hirsch, Catherine Houssa and counsel Philippe De Prez are other names to note.
Dispute resolution
Within: Dispute resolution
Simont Braun âgets the job doneâ, according to clients. Among the names to note, Lucien Simont is a seasoned litigator with a strong reputation for arbitration, Supreme Court lawyer Paul Alain Foriers is âa market heavyweightâ and Caroline De Baets is also highly rated. The sizeable group handles the full range of corporate and commercial, tax, employment, IP and administrative law matters.