Quinz
Litigation boutique Quinz has vast expertise across dispute resolution, representing a wide array of prestigious clients in corporate litigation, white-collar crime mandates, banking and insolvency litigation, and arbitration proceedings. The team is adept at regulatory litigation and compliance work, with expertise in financial and healthcare law. ‘Great litigator’ Benoît Allemeersch is the head of the team, specialising in commercial, financial, and corporate disputes. Stijn De Dier and Valérie Beckers are also key to the team.
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‘The Quinz dispute resolution team is able to attract blue-chip clients, and that is because they are really excellent in their work. They are able to explain complicated issues in a very simple manner, not only to their clients but also to courts and arbitral tribunals. And they win the cases that should be won, but also cases with smaller chances, just because they present it in an excellent way.’
‘Stijn De Dier is a very down-to-earth partner at Quinz with whom you can have open and honest discussions.'
‘Benoît Allemeersch is truly outstanding; a very analytical legal mind and great litigator.’
‘Benoit Allemeersch is a leading light in the area and he has the skill to be able to see when and how a deal or compromise can be reached.'
- 'Stijn De Dier is an excellent adviser and has an eye for the detail of a complex case. At the same time he is able to cast a complex series of arguments and events into a cohesive and logical strategy.’
- 'Anne-Sophie Houtmeyers - Highly responsive, very customer and solution-oriented, precise, very pragmatic approach.'
Key clients
- Famatown Finance
- Becchetti, Francesco
- State of the Netherlands
- Euroclear
- McDonald's Belgium
- Quarzwerke & LL Holding
- Ghelamco Invest
- BNP Paribas Fortis
- KBC Bank
- ING Belgium
- Nyrstar
- Belfius Bank
- Gemeentelijke Holding/Holding Communal
Work highlights
- Assisting Quarzwerke GmbH and LL Holding GmbH, long-term German shareholders in SCR-Sibelco NV, with safeguarding their minority rights following the merger of Sibelco subsidiary Unimin with Fairmount Santrol, resulting in the creation of Covia Holdings Corporation.
- Representing Euronext-listed Nyrstar in the litigation fall-out from its 2019 restructuring.
- Representing Famatown Finance and other companies linked to an individual in arbitration proceedings in relation to the failed combination between NYSE and NASDAQ listed oil tanker company Frontline and its Euronext Brussels and NYSE listed competitor Euronav.
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At Quinz, Stijn focuses primarily on dispute resolution. His practice circles around corporate litigation (shareholder disputes, director liability, post-acquisition claims, ESG litigation etc.) as well as insolvency matters, where he regularly acts both for creditors as well as for debtors in restructuring. Stijn is appreciated by clients and colleagues for his profound expertise in corporate law and his pragmatic problem-solving approach. Prior to joining Quinz, Stijn worked at the Jan Ronse Institute for company and financial law of KU Leuven, first as a full time assistant, and later on as a fellow of the Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO). Upon his Ph.D. defense in April 2016 he remains associated with the Jan Ronse Institute on a voluntary basis. Stijn is a part time professor at the Antwerp University Faculty of Law, where he teaches insolvency law. Stijn also sits on the editorial board of the Tijdschrift voor Rechtspersoon en Vennootschapsrecht - Revue Pratique des Sociétés (TRV-RPS) and is a member of the Belgian Centre for Corporate Law (BCV-CDS). He frequently speaks at conferences or seminars, and publishes on various aspects of company and insolvency law.
Practice head
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Benoît Allemeersch