François has more than thirty years of experience in handling complex matters in the field of corporate criminal law as well as in general criminal law. He acts for both suspects and victims.

François regularly gives seminars, including coaching for police hearings, in order to prepare those summoned by the authorities. He has written a reference book on this subject, published in both French and Dutch. François is also the author of a reference book on income tax litigation.

François is also Janson’s AML Compliance Officer and AML controller for the French speaking Brussels Bar, and provides AML trainings and advice to clients in this matter.

• Attorney in the Inusop and Agusta trials before the Court of Cassation

• Attorney in the "Ghislenghien disaster" trial

• Attorney in the appeal procedure in the "Infrabel - Buizingen" case

• Attorney in numerous other trials in corporate criminal law concerning tax and customs offences, subsidy fraud, money laundering, social dumping, etc.

• Attorney for two victims in the trial of the attack on the Jewish Museum in Brussels

Education

Master of laws (UCL 1989)

Special Master’s degree in tax law (ULB 1990)

Bar : Brussels

Member of the criminal law commissions of Avocats.be and of the CCBE

• « La protection des données à l’épreuve des procédures fiscales et pénales », in Le RGPD, une arme contentieuse, Anthemis, 2024, pp. 119-149

• « Confirmation ministérielle de la participation du ministère public à la rédaction des projets d’arrêts de la Cour de cassation à l’abri de la contradiction », Droit pénal de l’entreprise, 2023/3, pp. 211 à 219