Paul-Alain Foriers is a lawyer at the Supreme Court. He combines an active practice of litigation and of advisory work.
He handles complex disputes in civil, commercial, corporate and financial laws, before all jurisdictions.
He provides advice on complex questions of civil law.
Paul-Alain Foriers was one of the four experts appointed by the Minister of Justice to work on the reform of the Companies Code, which entered into force in May 2019.
Today he is an ordinary professor emeritus at the Université Libre de Bruxelles where he taught until 2017, in particular the law of contracts and obligations. He remains the holder of the in-depth company law course until September 2022.
Since 2021, he is co-chairman of the commission charged by the Minister of Justice with the reform of special contracts (book 7 of the (new) Civil Code).
Paul-Alain is the author of numerous contributions and publications in the fields of contracts, company law and financial law (takeover bids, market abuses, shareholding transparency, etc.). He is the author of a thesis: « La caducité des obligations contractuelles par disparition d’un élément essentiel à leur formation » (Bruylant, 1998). He is a regular speaker at leading law seminars in Belgium and a member of the editing committee of the “Revue Critique de Jurisprudence Belge” and of the “Répertoire Pratique de Droit Belge”.
He is ranked as a Senior Statesman in Dispute Resolution by Chambers & Partners, where sources praise him as a “clever, top-level lawyer”. He is also considered a Global Leader in Corporate Governance in Who’s Who Legal. Finally, Paul-Alain is recommended as a Key Lawyer in Corporate M&A and Dispute Resolution by The Legal 500.
Paul-Alain Foriers was the Dean of the Law Faculty of the Univeristé Libre de Bruxelles from 2004 to 2009 and held the “Francqui Chair” of the Katholieke Universiteit van Leuven (KUL) in 2004-2005.
Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) (Law, 1974; Economic Law, 1975; PhD (Doctorat) in Law, 1996)
Admitted to the Brussels Bar in 1974
Member of the Bar of the Supreme Court since 2008
A commentator reports that the team "takes the time for its clients to explain everything in detail." Another commentator appreciates that "The team is client-focused with a strategic analysis." The team is also praised for their "very high service level and great responsiveness."
Paul Alain Foriers maintains his leading position as a Senior Statesperson.
Rafaël Jafferali improves his ranking form Band 4 to Band 3.
Paul Alain Foriers ranked as a Senior Statesperson in Dispute Resolution: “Paul Alain Foriers is ‘excellent in technical aspects and complex cases,’ according to clients.”
Rafaël Jafferali entering the rankings in Dispute resolution in Band 3: He is described by one source as “a really excellent litigator,” and praised by a second for being “a very good, thorough and deep lawyer.”
