International arbitration proceedings under the Rules of the ICSID, PCA and SCC; counsel in PCA state-to-state arbitration; counsel in investor-state arbitrations and annulment proceedings (until 2018); counsel in enforcement proceedings before domestic courts. Experience as counsel includes:

Counsel to the Republic of Kazakhstan in the enforcement proceedings re Anatolie Stati a.o. v. Kazakhstan, SCC Case No. V 116/2010 (until 2018)
Counsel to the Minister-President of the Walloon Region of Belgium in negotiations towards the signature of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) (2016)
Counsel to the Democratic Republic of the Congo in annulment proceedings before the Paris Court of Appeal – UN Convention against corruption (2013-2017)
Counsel to Yukos Universal Ltd. in Belgian recognition and enforcement proceedings in Yukos Universal Ltd. v. Russian Federation (until 2018)
Counsel to Mr. Viorel Micula in Belgian enforcement proceedings of the ICSID arbitration award in Micula v. Romania (European Commission intervening) (until 2018)
Counsel to Mr. Charles Joseph Lemire in Belgian enforcement proceedings of the ICSID arbitration award in Lemire v. Ukraine
Counsel to the Republic of Burundi in ICSID Case No. ARB/13/7, Mr. Joseph Houben v. Republic of Burundi (2013-2016)
Counsel to the Republic of Burundi in ICSID Case No. ARB/14/31, Tareq Bashir & Interpétrol v. Republic of Burundi (2014-2016)
Counsel to the Kingdom of Belgium in ICSID Case No. ARB/12/29, Ping An Life Insurance Company, Limited and Ping An Insurance (Group) Company, Limited v. Belgium (2012-2015)
Counsel to the Democratic Republic of Congo in annulment proceedings in ICSID Case No. ARB/99/7, Patrick Mitchell v. Democratic Republic of Congo (2004-2006)
Counsel to the Kingdom of Belgium in the Arbitration regarding the Iron Rhine (“IJzeren Rijn”) Railway, Kingdom of Belgium v. Kingdom of The Netherlands, under the aegis of the Permanent Court of Arbitration

AS LEGAL EXPERT

Expert witness on issues of the law of treaties before the Svea Court of Appeal in the annulment proceedings of Petrobart Ltd. v. Republic of Kyrgyzstan (2006)