Member Profile

Dirk HUYGENS (°1967) is a sworn Belgian lawyer, registered at the Antwerp bar, and founding partner of the Antwerp based business law firm CORBUS.

Dirk mainly works in national and international business law, focusing on corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and insolvency. He is also active in IP/ICT law.

As certified mediator in civil and commercial matters and member of VOBA (www.voba.be) and the Brussels-based mediation centre b-Mediation, Dirk has acquired considerable experience as a commercial mediator.

Dirk is regularly appointed as arbitrator in national and international arbitration cases, and he is a member of Cepina and arbitrator at the Arbitration Institute (www.euro-arbitration.org).

Company law, mergers and acquisitions

Restructuring, insolvency law

IP/ICT

Commercial law

Commercial mediation

Certified commercial mediator

Universiteit Antwerpen (UA) (2010-2011)

Accounting

Belgische Kamer van Rekenplichtigen Antwerpen (2003)

Master of business law

Universiteit Antwerpen (UA) (1999)

Master of management

Flemish Institute of Management: Vlekho Brussels (1991)

Master of law

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KUL) (1990)

Faculté Notre Dame de la Paix Namur (FNDP) (1987)

2005/2015 : International Guide to the taxation of holding companies: Belgium chapter (corporate issues), IBFD

various seminars and articles on business law related topics in business magazines

Founding member Belgian Corporate Finance Associaton (www.bcfa.eu)

Member of Cepina (arbiter)

Arbiter Institute for Arbitration (www.euro-arbitration.org)

Arbiter and mediator VOBA (www.voba.be)

Member Netherlands Association for Information Technology and Law (www.nvvir.nl)

Mediator b-Mediation