Steven Callens 

specialises in M&A, corporate law, corporate governance and dispute resolution.

Steven has extensive experience in national and international corporate transactions. He focuses on mergers and acquisitions and private equity investments in a wide variety of economic sectors including marketing, e-commerce and retail, automotive and transport, holdings, the luxury sector, as well as renewable energy and manufacturing.

He also represents clients in litigation and arbitration proceedings primarily in post-acquisition, director’s liability and shareholder disputes. Steven is regularly appointed as an arbitrator.

Steven regularly speaks at conferences on matters of corporate law and arbitration.

He is mentioned as a Key Lawyer in Corporate M&A and Dispute Resolution by The Legal 500: “Steven Callens – pragmatic and proactive approach” – “‘Steven Callens is very accessible, straightforward and smart“. He is also recognised as a Future Leader in litigation by Who’s Who Legal.

Steven is also a member of the Belgian Arbitration Institute (CEPANI), the Luxembourg Arbitration Association, the International Bar Association (IBA) and the Institute of Directors (GUBERNA).

Seminars:

• “Sector specific M&A: Renewable energy M&A – Where is the value and where is the risk?” (AIJA, Valbella, Jan. 2018)
• “De hervorming van het Wetboek van Vennootschappen” (Women on Board, Dec. 2017)
• “De hervorming van het Wetboek van Vennootschappen” (Client seminar, Nov. 2017)
• “Transactions involving distressed properties” (AIJA, Parma, April 2017)
• “Specific clauses in asset purchase agreements” (AIJA, Lille, Oct. 2016)
• “Security instruments for payment of the purchase price and other claims” (AIJA, Budapest, April 2016)
• “The True Value of Shareholders’ Agreements” (AIJA, Val Gardena, Italy, Jan. 2016)
• “Workshop on dispute resolution in M&A transactions – what happens when your M&A deal goes sour” (AIJA, Santiago de Chile, Nov. 2014)
• “Ethical issues relating to third party funding and counsel remuneration” (AIJA, Prague, August 2014)
• “Equity financing for M&A transactions” (AIJA, London, April 2014)
• “The end of the deal: renegotiation clauses and (reverse) break-up fees” (AIJA, Chamonix, Jan. 2013)
• “Getting the deal done: indemnification tools” (AIJA, Milan, Oct. 2012)
• “De verantwoordelijkheden van bestuurders, zaakvoerders in vennootschap” (Koninklijke Vereniging van Accountants en Boekhouders van België, Ghent, May 2011)