• Partner, AKD Benelux Lawyers (Brussels and Paris)​

• Accredited Mediator at :

  •  Unified Patent Court

  •  World Intellectual Property Organization

  •  Belgian Federal Mediation Commission

  •  CEPANI

  •  Centre de Médiation et d'arbitrage de Paris

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• Arbitrator for domain names  "eu" and ".be" 

• Certified Director (Guberna)

• Mentor (Roots Inspire)

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE BEFORE PRESENT POSITIONS

 

• 2022 - 2023  President of the Royal Belgian Football Association

• 2010 - 2023  Board member of the Cognito Foundation (Private foundation)

• 2021 - 2022  Independent Board member of the Royal Belgian Football Association

• 2008 – 2018 Partner, McGuirewoods LLP, Brussels, Belgium

• 2007 - 2017  Training officer, IRPI (Intellectual Property Research Institute Henri-

                          Desbois), Paris, France

• 2004 - 2010 Arbitrator for Pharma.be

• 2007 - 2009  Lecturer (“Chargé d’enseignement”), Telecom ParisTec, Paris, France,

• 2002 - 2016  Lecturer (“Chargé d’enseignement”), University of Strasbourg, France

• 2002 - 2012  Lecturer (“Chargé d’enseignement”), University Paris II Panthéon-Assas, France

• 2002 - 2008  Partner, Ulys, Brussels-Paris, Belgium – France

• 2003 – 2005 Chairman of Eurojuris International (network of  law firms)

• 2002 - 2003 Member of the Board of Eurojuris International

• 2002 - 2005  Associate Lecturer (“Assistant”), University of Brussels, Belgium

• 1997 - 2002  Partner, Harmel, de Crayencour, Herinckx & Partners, Brussels, Belgium

• 2002 - 2003 Member of the Board of the Conférence Olivaint de Belgique – Olivaint

                            Genootschap van België

• 1996 - 2001  Associate Lecturer (“Assistant”), University of Brussels, Belgium

• 1994 - 1997  Associate, Harmel, de Crayencour, Herinckx & Partners, Brussels, Belgium

• 1990 - 1994  Associate, De Bandt, van Hecke (now “Linklaters”), Brussels, Belgium

• 1990             Summer Trainee, Macfarlanes, London, United Kingdom