The ‘engaging, practical, and efficient’ dispute resolution team at Jones Day represents clients in civil and commercial matters with vast expertise in both cross-border litigation and arbitration. Working closely with the antitrust practice at the firm, competition and telecom-related disputes are both key strengths of the team, which also yields impressive banking and finance litigation capabilities. Sébastien Champagne heads the team, with a focus on disputes linked to trade practices, product liability, and private enforcement. Also of note is Michèle Grégoire, who has expertise in ESG-related disputes, and experience appearing before the Supreme Court. Vanessa Foncke is ’strategic, commercially astute and has a huge legal brain’.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Leading international arbitration practice able to handle large scale disputes.’

  • ‘Vanessa Foncke - experienced CEPANI arbitrator and advocate. Ability to pull together a strong team and handle complex transactions. Vanessa is 'all over the detail'.’

  • ‘Jones Day provides a brilliant service. The team is engaging, practical and efficient. The team is quick to get to grips with the key issues in any dispute.'

  • ‘Vanessa Foncke is exceptional. Strategic, commercially astute and has a huge legal brain, Vanessa leaves no stone-unturned in order to achieve the best outcome for her clients. A total superstar!’

  • ‘An excellent team of legal professionals providing high quality services to clients. A key advantage to the Jones Day team is that it is diverse and female led.’

  • ‘Vanessa Foncke, a partner of Jones Day in Belgium, stands out for her excellence in dealing with complex legal matters relating to construction disputes. Vanessa does not only look at legal matters from a lawyer's perspective but also from an arbitrator's perspective, which adds value to her clients.’

  • ‘Super efficient in how matters are staffed and run. Small teams manage large complex litigation matters very effectively with excellent results. Very commercial and easy to work with.’

  • ‘Sebastien Champagne - standout litigator, very experienced, excellent on strategy and case management.'

Key clients

  • American Industrial Partners
  • Belfius
  • BioMarin
  • bpost
  • Crédit Mutuel
  • Heidelberg Materials
  • Telenet
  • Sogepa
  • Mastercard International
  • Nethys
  • Groupe Mestdagh

Lawyers

Leading partners
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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Sébastien Champagne

Other key lawyers

Michèle Grégoire, Vanessa Foncke