Bankruptcy & Debt
Stibbe Avocats specializes in financial and corporate restructuring and insolvency matters, offering comprehensive services to a diverse clientele, including domestic and international borrowers, lender groups, creditors, shareholders, directors, sponsors, and bidders in distressed transactions. The firm's expertise encompasses all stages of the restructuring or insolvency process, handling issues such as capital restructuring, debt rescheduling, moratoriums, standstills, debt-to-equity swaps, distressed M&A transactions, plans of composition, and restructuring through insolvency proceedings. Stibbe's team is regularly appointed by courts to act as bankruptcy trustees, administrators in suspension of payments proceedings, and restructuring experts in out-of-court restructurings. By integrating knowledge from corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, litigation, tax, employment, environment and planning, EU and competition law, the firm delivers coordinated legal services for both in-court and out-of-court restructurings and settlements.
Bankruptcy
Debt & Collection
Credit Repair
Creditor
Business
Stibbe's Corporate and M&A practice offers comprehensive legal services across a wide range of corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions of both listed and private companies, governance issues, divestments, corporate restructurings, leveraged buyouts, joint ventures, and venture capital transactions. The team combines local knowledge with international expertise to provide practical solutions for complex corporate matters. They have a leading position in the market, handling both national and cross-border transactions, and offer expert guidance throughout the process.
Accounting & Auditing
Administrative
Admiralty & Maritime
Agriculture
Antitrust
Aviation
Banking & Finance
Business Registration
Communications & Media Law
Contract
Due Diligence
Employer
Environment
Franchising
Gaming
Government Contract
Health Care
Investment
International
Legal Document
Licensing
Merger & Acquisition
New Business Formation
Office Solutions
Oil, Gas & Energy
Securities
Tax
Transportation
Venture Capital
Nonprofit & Charitable Organizations
International Trade Law
Government Relations & Lobbying
Financial Services Regulation
Tax Increment Financing
Employment & Labor
Stibbe Avocats offers comprehensive services in employment, benefits, and pensions law, focusing on complex strategic board-level employment issues such as restructuring, compensation packages, and strategic HR decisions. The firm provides tailored advice and representation in litigation, contract drafting, and collective bargaining agreements. Their multidisciplinary team also guides clients through legal aspects of pensions, social security laws, and AI-related HR issues. Stibbe's expertise encompasses compensation topics, including executive remuneration and corporate governance issues, ensuring compliance with evolving laws and market practices. The firm assists with drafting and amending pension regulations, advising on day-to-day pension activities, and managing pension aspects of corporate transactions. Their litigation experience includes high-profile cases in the Benelux region, representing clients against trade unions, employees, and executives. Stibbe's team is recognized for its strategic thinking, responsiveness, and ability to handle complex, unprecedented matters.
Employment Rights
Hiring & Firing
Job Discrimination
Labor Law
Pension
Retirement
Sexual Harassment
Social Security
Wage & Hour
Wrongful Termination
Whistleblower & Qui Tam
Employment Benefits & Executive Compensation
Intellectual Property
Stibbe Avocats' Intellectual Property team offers comprehensive services encompassing IP structuring, litigation, and transactional matters. With significant expertise in protecting and enforcing patents, trademarks, design rights, copyrights, and trade secrets, the team assists clients across various sectors, including pharmaceuticals, fashion, and technology. They have a strong reputation in multi-jurisdictional litigation, often collaborating with top-tier international law firms to handle complex patent disputes. Additionally, the team provides strategic advice on IP aspects of mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, and finance transactions, ensuring thorough due diligence and pragmatic solutions. Their commitment to excellence has been recognized with awards such as 'Belgium Patent Contentious Firm of the Year' by Managing IP in 2022 and 2023.
Copyright
Patent
Trademark
Art & Cultural Property Law
Lawsuits & Disputes
Stibbe Avocats offers comprehensive legal services in litigation and arbitration, assisting clients with complex, multi-party, and multi-jurisdictional disputes. The firm's expertise encompasses financial services litigation, construction disputes, restructuring and insolvency, insurance and reinsurance disputes, auditors' liability, and complex contractual disputes. Additionally, Stibbe Avocats handles corporate disputes, including securities litigation, shareholder and joint venture disputes, directors’ liability, M&A litigation, corporate governance disputes, and inquiry proceedings. The firm also plays a significant role in class actions and group actions within the Benelux region and specializes in defending clients against antitrust civil damage and follow-on damage claims. With extensive experience in alternative dispute resolution methods such as mediation and collaborative negotiation, Stibbe Avocats prioritizes out-of-court solutions but is prepared to pursue litigation when necessary. The arbitration team has a strong track record in handling large and complex cases, representing clients in both national and international arbitration across various sectors and under the rules of major arbitral institutions, including ICC, LCIA, SCC, NAI, and CEPANI, as well as ad hoc proceedings under the UNCITRAL Rules.
ADR Mediation & Arbitration
Appeal
Class Action
Litigation
Ethics and Professional Responsibility
