Combining ‘clear strategy with human touch and excellent communication’, the practice at Lydian has comprehensive expertise across all aspects of dispute resolution, spanning court proceedings, mediation, and arbitration. Distribution disputes, insurance litigation, and transport-related litigation are all strengths of the team. Leading the team from the Hasselt office are the ’responsive and efficient’ Hugo Keulers and ‘very experienced’ Jo Willems. In Antwerp, Yves Lenders leads the team alongside Brussels-based Sandra Lodewijckx and Bastiaan Bruyndonckx.
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‘I have worked with Hugo Keulers in arbitration. He is very responsive and efficient. He is very attentive and dedicated. A pleasure to work with.’
‘Hugo Keulers: outstanding service, very experienced, hands on approach, really good at solving complex matters. Jo Willems: very experienced lawyer and dedicated to his work.'
‘Lydian team is definitely expert in the insurance field, on both contentious and non contentious matters.'
‘Hugo Keulers is a very well reputed lawyer that we can trust on very complicated/international insurance matters and also a strong experience in commercial dispute.'
‘After outlining the problem and based on documentation and a number of interviews, the issues were sharply laid out and options proposed. As a non-lawyer we were well guided to understand the legal process well and be able to make the right choices.'
‘It was pleasant to work with a lydian lawyer. He was direct, clear and to the point and did not hesitate to challenge. The cooperation with the partner was also positive and constructive.'
Key clients
- 5N Plus
- AIG Europe Ltd, now AIG Europe SA
- Alfasigma Belgium BV
- Cophana NV
- Air Water Inc.
- Allia Insurance Brokers
- Allianz Global Corporate
- AMC NV
- Ardo
- Arte NV
- AXA SA
- AXA XL
Work highlights
Acting for AIG and their uninsured Unilin NV, Belgian part of the US Mohawk group in relation to a claim brought against them in the UK for alleged defective insulation material in the construction industry.
Acted for Schneider Electric in a first ever complex dispute against Allnex Belgium NV and Allnex Germany GmbH over an aborted electricity purchase transaction on the German market for which Allnex demanded financial compensation.
Assisting Polish company Dohmeyer, a specialist in freezer equipment and part of the listed company Japanese Air Water Incorporation, with a contractual dispute with Pfizer Manufacturing Belgium NV regarding the delivery and construction of two blast freezers and two storage freezers at the Pfizer site in Puurs, Belgium.
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
Hugo Keulers; Yves Lenders; Sandra Lodewijckx; Jo Willems; Bastiaan Bruyndonckx