
Dispute Resolution
We assist clients in preventing, managing and resolving disputes.
No one wants to get involved in litigation. Avoiding and preventing litigation by advising and assisting our clients to the best of our ability is our top priority. However, sometimes litigation is unavoidable and, in such cases, it is imperative to be able to act quickly and strategically to manage it in the best possible way.
Our team has significant expertise in resolving disputes in the areas of commercial, financial, real estate, corporate and administrative law. Our dispute resolution team is available to assist you in dealing with any business-related litigation you may face, from analyzing and determining the strategy to be adopted to obtaining a final decision and implementing it.
Our team of experienced litigators can assist your company or organization (private or public) in various complex legal matters before Dutch and French-speaking courts of the Belgian judicial system, as well as before the Belgian Council of State and Constitutional Court. In addition, our team has a broad experience in alternative dispute resolution mechanisms, such as arbitration (both national and international) and mediation.
EY Law is an independent law firm with access to the international EY Law network of legal practices affiliated to EY. In the event of a cross-border dispute, we can leverage our extensive international Network.
Our Solutions
Meet our team

Our Dispute Resolution team is co-led by Philip Peerens and Margaux Van Opdenbosch.
Recognize any of these situations?
Scenario 1
Your company is facing recurring (court) litigation or litigation of very similar types, and you are seeking ways to optimize the handling of these cases in terms of time and cost efficiency.
Scenario 2
One of your clients is currently during a judicial reorganization process and has a substantial outstanding debt towards your company. As a creditor, you are seeking to understand the full extent of your legal rights and entitlements within this context.
Scenario 3
As the proverb goes “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure”. Your company is seeking to create an environment where disputes are less likely to occur.
What we can do for you
Scenario 1
Leveraging on our AI driven tools and technology, to enhance both efficiency and effectiveness of the management of recurring dispute files, allowing to focus your and our energy, time and resources on the core issues, the pure legal aspects, and the specific challenges at hand.
Scenario 2
Help to navigate the complexities of the judicial reorganization process and collaborate in order to maximize the recovery of the debt owed by your company; Outline the various measures and protective mechanisms available to you as a creditor; Assist in the preparation and filing of the claim; Representation in court, meetings and negotiations with the debtor and other involved parties, Monitoring the process; Review and analyse the proposed reorganization plan to assess its impact on the creditor's claim and advise on the best course of action.
Scenario 3
Creation/drafting of contracts, elaboration of templates or clauses, assist with contract management and well documented lifecycle of contracts, analysis and review of documents with AI driven solutions, identify instrument for dispute prevention.

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