Track record.

• Defending a senior bank executive involved in criminal proceedings following the collapse of the bank

• Defending a major airline group in criminal proceedings following the bankruptcy of a Belgian airline corporation

• Representing a Dutch public art funding organization that was the victim of fraud and embezzlement by its former CFO

• Advising on the risks associated with an asset acquisition of a virtually bankrupt corporation by the target corporation

• Defending foreign contractors being prosecuted for secondment fraud

• Defending corporations confronted with prosecution for involuntary homicide and/or involuntarily causing accidents and injuries in their premises leading to the death and/or injury of employees and/or third parties

• Defending Belgian and foreign corporations and executives facing seizure of their bank accounts in Belgium as a result of alleged money laundering

• Defending individuals being prosecuted for their alleged participation in boiler room fraud and insurance fraud

• Defending several financial institutions in criminal proceedings with respect to alleged money laundering

• Representing numerous corporations as victims of inhouse fraud and misappropriation of corporate assets

 Academic & scientific work.

The team has published many books and articles over the past few years, including the following :

• “La loi du 20 septembre 2012 instaurant le principe una via dans la répression des infractions fiscales, ou la transposition manquée du principe non bis in idem”, in Actualités de droit pénal et de procédure pénale, Larcier, 2014, CUP volume 148, 131-171

• “Comment répondre à une audition policière ou judiciaire ?”, Kluwer 2013, 111 p.

• “Implications de l'acquittement au bénéfice du doute et de la présomption d'innocence selon la Cour européenne des droits de l'homme”, note under CEDH, 23 October 2014, Melo Tadeu c/ Portugal, JLMB, 2015, p. 340

• “Droit au respect du délai raisonnable en matière pénale : ineffectivité du contrôle par les juridictions d'instruction et du droit à réparation”, note sous CEDH, 28 October 2014, Panju c/ Belgique, JLMB, 2015, p. 352

• “Solidarité au paiement de l'impôt direct éludé, même sans condamnation pénale”, note sous Cassation 14 May 2014, Journal des Tribunaux, 2014, p. 663 à 665

• “Directive et rôle actif de l'avocat à toute audition durant l'enquête pénale d'un suspect détenu ou pas”, Journal des Tribunaux, 2014, p. 655 à 657

• “Loi Una via : inconstitutionnalité de la suspension de l'exigibilité de la sanction administrative”, note under Cour constitutionnelle, 3 April 2014, JLMB, 2014, p. 979