Denis Philippe

Degrees and qualifications

Ph.D. in Law, summa cum laude, Catholic University of Louvain (UCL), 1983

Degree in Economics, cum magna laude, Catholic University of Louvain (UCL), 1978

Special Degree in European Law, cum magna laude, University of Utrecht, 1977

Law Degree, cum magna laude, Catholic University of Louvain (UCL), 1976

Professional experience

2000 – present
Founder & senior Partner, Philippe & Partners law firm, member of the Brussels Bar and Luxembourg Bar

Experienced Arbitrator

Extraordinary Professor at the Catholic University of Louvain and at the ICHEC

Lecturer at the University of Paris X Nanterre

Member of the Scientific Committee of the CEPANI (Belgian Center for Arbitration)

Editor-in-Chief of the Law Journal Droit des Affaires

Associate Editor of the Law Journal Revue Générale de Droit Civil

Associate Editor of the Law Journal Revue de Jurisprudence Liège, Mons, Brussels

1998 – 2000

Partner, Simonet, Kelder, Philippe, Domont, Lories & Mertens law firm

1985- 1998

Partner, Balon Buyle Maingain & Philippe law firm

1977-1984

Lawyer in private practice, member of the Brussels Bar

Other activities

Experienced arbitrator

Member of the UCL Private Law Department

Member of the university association Jean Renauld

Member of the Working group on European Contract Law (European law Institute) in the framework of the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE)

Treasurer and member of the executive committee of the European Law Institute

Member of the jury of the price Van Dievoet (KUL) 2020

Member of the board of examiners of the thesis of Mr Michaël de Potter de ten Broeck, “Gewijzigde omstandigheden in het contractenrecht”, (University of Ghent), 23 August 2016.

Member of the board of examiners of the thesis of Mr Dave Mertens « Vrije en eerlijke mededinging en de bescherming van inspanningen buiten het (intellectuele) eigendomsrecht » at the University of Antwerp (October 4, 2010).

Member of the coordination committee of the von Bar commission on standardisation of contract law, which commission regroups university professors of the various Member States of the European Union and is financed by the European Union. Seminar participation in Warschau on 19 May 2004, in Milan in December 2004, in Berlin in June 2005, in Tartu (Estonia) in December 2005, in Luzern in December 2006, in Prague in December 2007.

Assistance since 1960 to Central European countries for the implementation of European Directives (management of a team of lawyers and university professors between 1999 and 2000 in the Slovak Republic).

Member of the International Contracts Group lead by Professor Fontaine and de Ly.

Member of the editorial board of the series Handelscontract of the Établissements Larcier.

Member and president of board of directors of the company Huyghebaert.

Member of the scientific committee of Businesslawtele.net

Director of the Belgian Nuclear Association

Expert OBFG for EU contract law.

Member of the exam commission of the « Institut des réviseurs d’entreprises (I.R.E.)».

Member of the French group « Trans Europe Experts »

Independent administrator at ASBL Les Lacs de l’Eau d’Heure (17 avril 2018)