ASTREA CVBA
The disputes practice at ASTREA is ‘extremely available and reliable, with the ability to come up with creative solutions’. The team acts across a wide range of industries, with experience representing high-profile clients in commercial disputes, insolvency claims, and bankruptcy litigation. A particular areas of expertise for the department lies in transport and logistics work, with team head Marc Van Looveren possessing vast knowledge in this area, including in complex international disputes. Van Looveren is joined at leadership level by distribution law expert Olivier Van Fraeyenhoven.
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‘Strong and professional team. Taking the time to analyse the customers needs. Lots of experience.’
‘Always happy to help, available and very professional.’
‘The team is extremely available and reliable with the ability to come up with creative solutions.’
‘Especially Barbara Terriere and Olivier Van Fraeyenhoven have extremely good knowledge in both the automotive and the pharma industries. Very quick with a view for the core problems of a case.’
Key clients
- Alfa Bank
- Arcadia Commodities Trading – Seatankers
- BHP Billiton Marketing AG
- Liebherr GmbH
- Music Hall Group
- KMDA
- Coface
- Belgian Federal Government
- Lukoil Benelux BV
- Spliethof, Transfennica
- Skuld P&I
- AG-TEC
- Hilaire Van Der Haeghe NV
- Mast Diagnostics Gmbh
- Byd
- Creaton Benelux NV
- Jaguar Land Rover Belux
- Mazda Motor Belux
- Hyundaï Construction Equipment
- Osudio Belgium
- Ford Motor Company (Belgium)
- Nissan Belux
- Toyota Belgium NV
- Argenta NV
Work highlights
- Acting for Arcadia Commodities Trading, the commodities trading branch of the Seatankers group, in seeking appeal against an arbitration award of December 2021.
- Acting for HCEE, a manufacturer of heavy truck, in litigation against a French distributor which was terminated and is claiming different indemnities.
- Acting for Trau Bros in respect of a dispute about a commercial transaction, in which bills of exchange were issued by the now bankrupt diamond trader Exelco.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Marc Van Looveren, Olivier Van Fraeyenhoven