Jo is a Partner in the Commercial & Litigation practice.
Specialist areas
Jo has a particular focus on:
- dispute resolution
- drafting (inter)national commercial contracts
- corporate/insurance litigation
Expertise and experience
Jo aims at preventing and resolving commercial disputes, by drafting effective agreements or enforcing those agreements by litigation.
Jo specialises in commercial law and litigation and has extensive experience of acting for clients in strategically important disputes. He assists clients in litigation as well as matters of distribution, product liability, consumer protection and professional indemnity.
Background
Jo graduated in 2004 with a law degree from the KU Leuven. In 2005, he obtained a DES degree in economic law from the University of Brussels (ULB) and was admitted to the Brussels Bar in the same year. He is now a member of both the Brussels Bar and the Limburg Bar, admitted to plead cases before all Belgian courts.
Publications and speaking engagements
Jo has published several articles and regularly speaks at internal and external seminars on topics such as shareholders disputes, director’s liability, international contract management, protection of knowhow and tradesecrets and distribution law.
Distinctions
Chambers Europe 2019 – an Associate to Watch, Dispute Resolution
Legal 500 EMEA 2019 – recommended, Insurance: “highly regarded”
