Vanessa Foncke > Jones Day > Brussels, Belgium > Lawyer Profile

Jones Day
RUE DE LA RÉGENCE 4
1000 BRUSSELS
Belgium

Career

Vanessa Foncke has extensive experience in domestic and international commercial arbitration both as counsel and arbitrator (sole, presiding and co-arbitrator).  Her experience spans a variety of disputes and industries, notably including post M&A, construction, distribution, regulatory, heavy industry, and telecommunications.  Vanessa also represents Belgian and foreign clients in contractual and commercial disputes and negotiations in all stages of court and administrative proceedings.  She is a member of the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR and of the board of administration of CEPANI, the Belgian institution for arbitration and mediation. She is a member of the Committee for Alternative Dispute Resolution at the Flemish Bar Association and is admitted to the list of third party deciders at the Dutch-speaking Brussels Bar.

 

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Belgium > Dispute resolution

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Vanessa FonckeJones Day

The ‘engaging, practical, and efficient’ dispute resolution team at Jones Day represents clients in civil and commercial matters with vast expertise in both cross-border litigation and arbitration. Working closely with the antitrust practice at the firm, competition and telecom-related disputes are both key strengths of the team, which also yields impressive banking and finance litigation capabilities. Sébastien Champagne heads the team, with a focus on disputes linked to trade practices, product liability, and private enforcement. Also of note is Michèle Grégoire, who has expertise in ESG-related disputes, and experience appearing before the Supreme Court. Vanessa Foncke is ‘strategic, commercially astute and has a huge legal brain’.