Our team

Philippe Billiet

Philippe Billiet

Philippe is a lawyer at the Brussels Bar and a specialist in conflict (re)solution, arbitration, and commercial law. He obtained his LL.M. in International Economic Law at the University of Warwick. Philippe was one of the first mediators to obtain the EMTPJ (European Mediation Training for Practitioners of Justice) certification and he frequently intervenes in matters that have a diplomatic dimension. He is a vice-president of the Chambre d’arbitrage d’experts, a member of the advisory board of the Brussels Diplomatic Academy, and a registered arbitrator with numerous institutions worldwide. He lectures on conflict resolution tools and strategies at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. He works in Dutch, French, and English. In addition, he is conversational in German and understands Polish.

Expertise
Dr. Konstantinos Adamantopouloss

Dr. Konstantinos Adamantopoulos

Konstantinos is a dual qualified Greek lawyer and member of the Brussels Bar's E list since 2002. He specializes in EU trade law, EU competition law, including merger control, and State aid. He has worked extensively and has in depth expertise in the maritime, aviation, transport infrastructure, travel, energy, hi-technology security, electronic communications, media and sports sectors, as well as the steel and chemical industries. He regularly represents clients, from across Europe, the US and Asia, before the European institutions and has extensive experience of litigation, representing governments and corporate entities before the European Commission, the Court of Justice and the General Court of the European Union, as well as in dispute settlement procedures before WTO institutions. Konstantinos has authored a number of publications on European law and policy and has presented at conferences on aspects of EU competition, State aid, trade and air transport law. He regularly lectures on EU law.

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Johan Billiet

Johan Billiet

Johan Billiet serves as Of Counsel at Billiet & Co, a law firm he originally founded. He is the founder of the Association for International Arbitration, and the author of various books, including the manual of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) on International Investment Arbitration.

Chukwudi Joseph Amasike

Chukwudi Joseph Amasike

Prof. Chukwudi Joseph Amasike is a globally recognized arbitrator, mediator, and expert in Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), with a strong focus on arbitration, mediation, and corporate finance law. He earned his Ph.D. in Law from the University of Kent, UK, and completed his LL.M. at the University of Nigeria Nsukka. He had an Upper 2nd Class Degree in his Bachelor of Laws from the University of Jos, Nigeria. He also had a Distinction in Business Management from British College Jersey UK & numerous other professional qualifications.

Prof. Amasike is a Harvard-trained mediator and an Oxford-certified arbitrator. He is the Managing Partner of Prof. C.J. Amasike & Associates, a leading international corporate and commercial law firm, and serves as Chairman of the International Dispute Resolution Institute (IDRI), a member of the United Nations (UNCITRAL).

His extensive experience includes advising global institutions, consulting for the United Nations, and leading complex, high-value arbitration and mediation cases. Prof. Amasike is also a prolific author and has written several influential books on arbitration, ADR, and legal development.

Expertise
  • Corporate finance & commercial law
  • Arbitration, mediation & negotiation
  • Administrative & constitutional law
  • Privatization, commercialization & corporate governance
  • Socio-legal studies & criminal law
  • Equipment leasing & commercial hiring
Barbara Dietrich

Barbara Dietrich

Barbara Dietrich is our diplomatic liaison officer. Our firm is one of the market leaders in the provision of legal services to Diplomatic Missions. She sees to it that Diplomatic Missions have swift access in due time to our specialist legal services. She is very well connected with diplomatic circles and royal families worldwide. Since many years she is the chief Editor of the reputed magazine Diplomatic World and the CEO of the Diplomatic World Institute.

Stephan Doukhopelnikoff

Stephan Doukhopelnikoff

Stephan has extensive experience as a lawyer at the Belgian Bar and over a decade of on-the-ground consultancy and coaching in Africa. He has successfully coached international development organisations, embassies and numerous startups and scale-ups. Stephan is particularly recognized for his expertise in ICT and commercial law. Combining his deep legal knowledge with exceptional negotiation, mediation, and facilitation skills, he delivers tailored solutions for international clients. He is a JCI Senator at Junior Chamber International. Stephan is fluent in Dutch, French, English, and conversational German. He is a sought-after keynote speaker on peace, entrepreneurship, innovation, technology and Africa. His areas of expertise encompass ICT law, commercial law, criminal defense law, immigration law, conflict resolution, and fostering collaborations between Europe and Africa.

Mona Hanna

Mona Hanna

Mona is the President and Founder of LAMAC (Lebanese Center for Mediation and Conciliation). She began her career as a professional mediator in 2008 and as a trainer in 2010. Mona specializes in conflict resolution, mediation, negotiation, and arbitration. She is a Master Practitioner and Trainer in NLP (Neuro-linguistic programming) and a consultant in relational communication and non-violent communication. Mona is also specialized in peer mediation and mediation at schools. She is a Member of the Belgian Federal Mediation Commission. Mona is an international speaker and trainer. She is the author of the first mediation book in Arabic and several publications in mediation. Mona initiated the first certified mediator certificates in Arabic, a Certified mediation training for lawyers as well as mediation training for internal security forces (ISF), General Security (SG), and Lebanese Army. She worked on the judiciary law published in 2018 and drafted and submitted to the parliament in 2021 the conventional law which was published in April 2022. Mona is also a lawyer since 2004, legal consultant, arbitrator, and founder and manager of HANNA for law, Mediation and Business Consultancy since 2007. She is specialized in corporate law, real estate, labor law, commercial, civil law, construction, and FIDIC. Mona is also specialized in medical law, disputes, arbitration, and alternative dispute resolution.

Yasmine Hellinckx

Yasmine Hellinckx

Yasmine is an entry-level trainee lawyer at the Brussels Bar. She obtained her LL.M in International and European Law from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. She also obtained a second LL.M in Law and Technology. She works in Dutch, French and English.

Ewa Kurlanda-Billiet

Ewa Kurlanda-Billiet

Ewa Kurlanda-Billiet is a legal advisor to our firm who focuses mainly on Belgian-Polish legal matters. She obtained her LLM on international Economic Law at the University of Warwick. Her experience includes a wide range of legal matters. She works in English, Polish and Dutch. She is further also conversational in Greek.

Vladimir Lincautan

Vladimir Lincautan

Vladimir is a lawyer at the Brussels Bar and a specialist in corporate and commercial law, international trade law, and M&A. He has completed multiple masters, including in business law, corporate finance, international and European law, and international public law. He frequently intervenes in complex corporate and international trade transactions and has extensive experience in handling high-value, multi-party, multi-jurisdictional disputes in CIS and EU jurisdictions. He has worked as a legal counsel at ERG sarl in Luxembourg and has experience working for Dentons. Vladimir works in Dutch, French, English, Russian, Ukrainian and Romanian.

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Dr hab. Katarzyna Malinowska

Dr hab. Katarzyna Malinowska

Katarzyna is a legal counsel with extensive experience in business insurance and a Professor at Kozminski University. She advises brokers, insurers, and reinsurers and serves as an arbitrator in insurance disputes. She also collaborates with the Association of Polish Insurance and Reinsurance Brokers and BIPAR.

She leads the Centre for Space Studies and postgraduate programs on space industry entrepreneurship and insurance. A Board Member of AIDA and Vice Chair of the Enterprise Risk Management at the International Astronautical Federation, she is also a member of the International Space Law Institute

Katarzyna has authored numerous publications on insurance law, space law, and space insurance.

Expertise
  • Business insurance
  • Insurance law
  • Space law
  • International contracts
Olena Zhulavska

Olena Zhulavska

Olena Zhulavska is our office administration manager. She manages the offices’ administration and automation processes, as well the supplies and social media communications. She is dedicated to fostering an organized and efficient workplace, thereby ensuring that the legal teams benefit from all parameters to be able to operate at their best. She is fluent in English, Ukrainian and Russian, conversational in French and is learning Dutch.