Stibbe

Litigation & Arbitration; Compliance and Sanctions, Corporate Fraud and Criminal Law, Dispute Resolution, Supreme Court

Partner

Hans Van Bavel specialises in all aspects of company-related criminal law. Having almost 30 years of trial experience, Hans represents companies and their directors in criminal matters before Belgian courts, including the Supreme Court and the European Court of Human Rights. He also pleads before civil courts, especially in matters that are at the junction between criminal and civil law. Moreover, he has substantial experience in cases relating to internal fraud and he regularly assists high-profile clients in sensitive and very confidential cybercrime matters.In addition to his client work, Hans has authored numerous articles on developments in white-collar crime and criminal procedure law. He is also a regular guest speaker at seminars and conferences. Hans is consistently ranked as a leading, tier 1 white-collar crime specialist by Chambers and Partners and the Legal 500.

Dutch, French, English, German

Member of the editorial staff of Tijdschrift voor Strafrecht Member of the Order of Supreme Court Lawyers

Graduated in Law from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (1991) Master of Laws (LL.M.) from the University of East Anglia School of Law, United Kingdom (1991) Advanced master’s degree (DEA) in Civil and Commercial Obligations Law from the Paris Descartes University, Law School, France (1992) Admitted to the Brussels Bar in 1993 With the Brussels office of Stibbe since 1993 (Partner since 2001) Teacher in the programme of the Supreme Court Bar (how to handle an appeal for criminal matters before the Supreme Court)