CURRICULUM VITAE ALEXANDER HANSEBOUT PARTNER AT THE LAW FIRM ALTIUS HEAD OF THE DISTRIBUTION AND AGENCY LAW PRACTICE - Avenue du Port 86 C B414, 1000 Brussels Belgium - Telephone : +32 2 426 14 14, Fax : +32 2 426 20 30 - E-mail : alexander.hansebout@altius.com PRACTICE AREAS - Distribution and Agency Law Practice Alexander Hansebout advises clients and conducts litigation regarding any aspects and especially the termination of (exclusive) distribution, agency, franchising and brokerage agreements in the international context. - Commercial dispute resolution On a daily basis, Alexander Hansebout engages in the resolution of disputes involving multinational and/or domestic companies, regarding a broad range of issues including commercial and contractual matters, tort liability, recovery of distressed debt, the enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards, etc. This includes negotiations, mediation and litigation before the national courts and the European Court of Justice, but also arbitration under the Arbitration Rules of the International Court of Arbitration (ICC) and the Belgian Centre for Arbitration and Mediation (Cepani-Cepina), as well as general ad hoc arbitration. Alexander also acts as an arbitrator. MEMBERSHIPS - Member of the International Bar Association (IBA) (Dispute Resolution Section and International Sales, Franchising and Product Law Section); - Member of Cepani40 (an association of young arbitration practitioners, operating under the Belgian Centre for Arbitration and Mediation (Cepani-Cepina); - Member of ASA Below 40 (young arbitration practicioners of l Association Suisse de l Arbitrage) 1
- Member of the Association for International Arbitration; - Deputy member of the legal commission of the Belgian Franchise Federation (Belgische Franchise Federatie / Fédération Belge de la Franchise). MARKET RECOGNITION - Department head Christophe Ronse concentrates mainly on litigation in the life sciences and healthcare sectors. Senior associate Alexander Hansebout is a key member of the team and has a broad practice, encompassing general commercial litigation and arbitration. (Chambers Europe 2012). - Adopting a very hands-on and client-friendly approach, ALTIUS (in co-operation with Tiberghien) regularly handles corporate and commercial litigation and regulatory disputes. Christophe Ronse is highly regarded for contentious IP and life sciences cases. The team is also involved in a growing number of international arbitration proceedings, for which senior associate Alexander Hansebout is recommended. (legal 500, 2012) ATTACHMENT TO CV A. PUBLICATIONS B. SPEAKER AT SEMINARS & CONFERENCES C. ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS D. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2
ATTACHMENT TO CURRICULUM VITAE ALEXANDER HANSEBOUT A. PUBLICATIONS - "Tandeloze Belgische concessiewet vraagt Europees initiatief", De Juristenkrant, 12 oktober 2011, 16 - "De vijftigjarige Alleenverkoopwet: een tandeloos oud vrouwtje of een dynamische jongedame?", RW 2011-12, 422 - "De contractuele en IPR aspecten van de commissieovereenkomst", TFR 2011, 284 - Fiftieth anniversary of the Distribution Act, ILO Newsletter: company & commercial, 28 March 2011 - De wet precontractuele informatie en arbitrage ( The Act regarding Precontractual Information and Arbitration ) (noot onder Gent 21 mei 2010), R.A.B.G. 2011, 313; - De alleenverkoopwet en arbitrage ( The Sole Distribution Act and Arbitration ) (noot onder Cass. 14 januari 2010), R.A.B.G. 2011, 306; - De internationale dimensie van het beslag onder derden ( The International Dimension of the Attachment of Debts ), noot onder Cass. 26 september 2008, R.A.B.G. 2010, 1203; - De indirecte commissie op basis van het gebied van de agent ( The indirect commission of the agent ) (noot onder H.v.J. 17 januari 2008), R.A.B.G. 2010, 997; - Landmark Supreme Court Decision on Hardship under CISG Canadian International Lawyer / Revue Canadienne de Droit International, 2010, 105; - The International Dimension of the Attachment of Debts, Dispute Resolution International, International Bar Association, October 2010, 219; 3
- De tenuitvoerlegging van een vernietigde buitenlandse arbitrale sententie onder het Verdrag van New York ( The enforcement of an annulled foreign arbitral award under the New York Convention ), T.B.H. 2009/10, 1003; - De wet van 6 april 2008: over onbeslagbaarheid en aasgierfondsen ( The statute of 6 April 2008: on inalienability and vulture funds ), R.W. 2008-09, 595; - Intrest op de uitwinningsvergoeding van de handelsagent ( Interest on the commercial agent s goodwill indemnity ), (noot onder Antwerpen 12 maart 2007 en Brussel 9 mei 2007), R.W. 2008-09, 152; - "Towards a Collective Actions Procedure from a Belgian Perspective" (May 2008), accessible via http://www.businesslawnet.eu; - Goodwill compensation for distributors in the EU, International Sales Newsletter, International Bar Association, September 2007, p. 28. (with. A. Park and J.A. Moreno Campos) - De aansprakelijkheid van de vereffenaar en de curator voor de belastingschulden van de vennootschap ( The receiver s and the liquidator s liability for fiscal debts of the company ), T.F.R. 2007, 815. (with B. Heynickx) B. SPEAKER AT SEMINARS & CONFERENCES 10 May 2012 22 March 2012 7 February 2012 7 December 2011 21 June 2011 De vijftigjarige alleenverkoopwet organised by the Venue Bar young lawyers conference. Distribution structures in Istanbul, organised by the Brussels Bar. Distributiecontracten over de grenzen heen organised by M&D Seminars. Het opstellen van distributieovereenkomsten en de regeling van de beëindiging ervan organised by the International Faculty of Executives. Internationaal handelsrecht (International commercial law), organised by M&D Seminars 4
15 February 2011 Distributie: de concessiewet wordt 50 jaar; tijd voor een 17 February 2011 update ( Status questionis 50 years after the Distribution Act of 1961. ) for the Belgian Association of company lawyers (IBJ-IJE), Brussels and Antwerp 30 April 2010 Pitfalls to avoid in Belgian distribution law at a conference organised in Barcelona by the Cámara de Comercio Belgoluxemburguesa en Cataluña and the Brussels Bar 3 Juni 2009 Belgian Distribution Law from an International Perspective for the Finnish Institute for International Trade in the context of the training of international business lawyers 26 March 2009 Distribution law: a quest for an equilibrium between dynamics and protection" at the University of Antwerp s Faculty of Law (Guest Lecture) 20 March 2008 Distribution law at the University of Antwerp s Faculty of Law (Guest Lecture) 12 February 2008 Recent developments in distribution law at a seminar organised by the Kortrijk Bar's Young Lawyer's Conference C. ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS Master s degree in International Business, Aston University, Birmingham, UK (Aston Business School), 2001 Master s degree in Law (Lic. Jur.), University of Leuven, Belgium, 2000 International exchange programme at the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa, 1999 Bachelor s degree in Law (Cand. Jur.), Facultés Universitaires Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix, Namur, Belgium, 1997 D. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2012 present Partner at ALTIUS, Brussels 2001 2012 Associate at ALTIUS, Brussels 5