Marijn De Ruysscher is a counsel in our Commercial and Dispute Resolution practices and our Insurance & Reinsurance industry department.
Specialist areas
Marijn has a particular focus on:
- international commercial arbitration
- commercial dispute resolution in professional and product liability, tort, distribution and insurance
Expertise and experience
Marijn has a broad experience in commercial dispute resolution via litigation and arbitration in areas such as liability law, commercial contracts and distribution law. He has specialist experience in complex questions relating to prescription law.
Background
Marijn received his Master of Laws degree from the Universiteit Gent (Ghent, Belgium) in 2007 and was awarded an LL.M in International Commercial Arbitration Law by Stockholm University (Stockholm, Sweden) in 2008. In the same year, he was admitted to the Brussels Bar. In 2011, he joined Lydian as an Associate from another independent Belgian law firm and was promoted to Senior Associate in 2015. He has participated in the ICC Institute Masterclass for Arbitrators.
Publications and speaking engagements
Marijn regularly publishes articles in his fields of expertise and recently co-authored a commentary on the Belgian Arbitration Act, which was published in Spring 2019.
He is also a frequent speaker at conferences and trainings on subjects as arbitration, presciption and general commercial law.
Distinctions
- Legal 500 EMEA 2024 - ranked as "Rising Star" in Insurance
- Legal 500 EMEA 2024 - recommended in Dispute Resolution
- Who’s Who in Arbitration 2024 – Future Leader
- Treasurer and member of the Board of Directors of the ICAL Alumni Association (Stockholm) since 2023
- Member of arbitration organisations including CEPANI, ICCYAF, YAAP, YoungICCA, Y&I and ICALAA
