Dirk Libotte
Arcas LawDisputes boutique Arcas Law houses a team of experienced litigators who specialise in financial criminal law and are able to tackle a range of white-collar crime matters, including class actions, preparing clients for investigations, anti-money laundering advice, and litigating damage claims against corporations. Joint practice head Dirk Libotte has a varied range of lawsuits and cases on his track record, including those involving market abuse, tax fraud and corruption. Also leading the team is Joost Verlinden, who is sought out for cross-border litigation and is equipped to handle criminal and civil proceedings. Associate Niels Vos comes highly recommended for his business criminal law advice, especially for issues related to financial crime and anti-money laundering.
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‘Dirk Libotte has a very broad knowledge, a lot of experience, and is very compassionate when dealing with clients.’
‘The firm is extremely knowledgeable about Belgian criminal law and procedure.’
‘Dirk Libotte and Niels Vos are excellent attorneys. Each of them is extremely responsive to all of our questions, their research is thorough and they always provide very clear information about every issue. On top of their tremendous work, they are extremely nice people and a total pleasure to work with.’
Key clients
- KBC Bank
- AB InBev
- Deloitte
- VRT
- UCB
- United Parcel Service
- Brambles
- SGS Statutory Services
- Heidelberger Druckmaschinen
- Montea
- Federal Public Service of Pensions
- De Cronos Group
- Audit Vlaanderen
Work highlights
- Assisting a number of American investors in European stocks in a multi-jurisdiction judicial investigation into “cum ex trading” or “dividend arbitrage”.
- Assisting Deloitte in the ongoing defence against a $2bn damage claim filed by the minority shareholders of zinc producer Nyrstar against its former directors, the client and global commodities trader Trafigura over the restructuring of Nyrstar.
- Assisting an international parcel delivery company in an investigation conducted by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) into an alleged widespread fraud scheme involving significant evasion of customs and import duties.
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