Mr Jean-François Goffin > CMS EU > Brussels, Belgium > Lawyer Profile
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Mr Jean-François Goffin
Position
Partner
Career
Jean-François Goffin has a long experience in corporate law. He regularly deals with legal disputes and more precisely those related to disagreements between shareholders. In Belgium, he is an expert renowned for coping with questions linked to the corporate governance and to the executive managers’ responsibility. He is, amongst other things, consulted by many executive managers for disputes concerning responsibility.
He wrote several articles on this subject, including “Responsabilités des dirigeants d’entreprises”, a work he co-authored with Grégory de Sauvage and that was published by Larcier in 2012. Moreover, he regularly holds trainings and seminars on that same subject.
He developed an expertise in the formalisation of long-term relationships between shareholders (shareholders’ agreement, statutes, rule of court, etc.).
Jean-François Goffin also focuses his experience on the merger and acquisition sector. In addition to his experience in the “mid-market M&A”, he deals with many complex restructurings of enterprises with problems in Belgium (restructuring, judicial reorganisation). He is currently involved in the judicial reorganisation of several industrial societies.
Languages
English, French, Dutch
Education
1985 – Université Catholique de Louvain, UCL (Law Degree)
1986 – Universiteit Leiden, The Netherlands (Master in International Law)
1991 – Bar admission (Brussels, Belgium)
1994 – Cornell University, USA (LL.M., 1994)
Lawyer Rankings
Belgium > Insolvency and restructuring
The ‘responsive and expert’ insolvency and restructuring team at CMS pairs wide ranging expertise with particular experience supporting clients in the retail and real estate sectors. Jean-François Goffin heads the team, with his caseload involving distressed M&A, insolvency litigation, and recovery of assets. Grégory de Sauvage is a go-to for economic criminal procedure and cross-border insolvency cases. Virginie Frémat departed the team to DLA Piper in September 2024.
Belgium > Insurance
The team at CMS covers all areas of the insurance industry, with expertise in life and non-life insurance, focusing on W&I, cyber, construction, environmental liability, and professional liability. The practice regularly advises leading insurance companies on complex cross-border matters. Team co-head Benoît Vandervelde advises financial institutions on issues related to the compliance of insurance products, and has a focus on life insurance law. Tom De Cordier also leads the team, specialising in data privacy and technology law. Jean-François Goffin is key to the team, along with Pierre-Axel Chabot.