Fabrice Mourlon Beernaert
Fabrice Mourlon Beernaert’s main areas of practice include, on the one hand, company law, bankruptcy law, as well as mergers and acquisitions, and, on the other hand, multiple kinds of litigation, including litigation before the Supreme Court (“Cour de cassation / Hof van Cassatie”).
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+32 2 663 28 14
fabrice.mourlonbeernaert@lmbd.be
2024
Attorney at the Supreme Court
2010
Founding partner at LMBD, Brussels
2005-2010
Partner with Dechert LLP, Brussels office
2000-2005
Attorney with Coudert Brothers LLP (senior associate / partner since
2002)
1997
Fabrice Mourlon Beernaert occupies the function of “lecturer-assistant
professor” at the University of Brussels – ULB since 1997 and teaches
general civil law and contract law and since 2000 also company law.
1994-2000
Associate with Coppens Van Ommeslaghe & Faurès, Brussels
1994
Master (magna cum laude) in economic law (“Licence spéciale en droit économique”) from the same university.
He received the first prize in the Belgian national legal service competition.
1992
J.D. (“Licence en droit”), magna cum laude, from the University
of Brussels – ULB)
Fabrice is admitted to the Brussels Bar as a trainee with Bützler & Geinger (Supreme Court lawyers).
Specialisation
- Litigation before the Supreme Court (“Cour de cassation / Hof van Cassatie”).
- Business law litigation.
- Company Law and all related litigation.
- Acquisition and/or sale of companies active in the following sectors (among others): holdings, life sciences and pharmaceuticals, IT, food and beverages, entertainment and media, transport and industrial equipment.
- Company restructurings.
- Drafting all types of commercial contracts.
Fabrice represents and assists national and international clients in a variety of litigation before Belgian courts, including the Supreme Court and Belgian administrative courts, and has been involved in several arbitration proceedings.
Publications
Fabrice has authored and co-authored several publications in the field of company law, mergers and acquisitions, evidence, special contracts, procedure law – and, especially, Supreme Court proceedings.