Patrick De Wolf

Senior Partner
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    +32 2 289 29 99
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    +32 2 503 48 58
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Patrick De Wolf is a Partner in the Corporate practice group.  He works at the Brussels office.

Patrick is an expert in corporate law, deals with arbitration matters at the national and international levels, and acts both as arbitrator and attorney.

Patrick is a lecturer at the Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL) and Université Catholique de Louvain - Mons (UCL Mons) where he teaches corporate law and the principles of commercial law.

He is a member of the Brussels Bar Council, a member of the Centre Jean Renauld (UCL) active in the organization of seminars and workshops on corporate law, a member of CEPANI, the president of the Belgian OHADA Club (Organization for the Harmonization of Business Law in Africa), director of the Chamber of Commerce ACP/CBL and chairman of the “Fonds scientifique Jean Bastin”.

He is the author of numerous articles and is regularly invited to a wide range of seminars and conferences as a speaker.

Patrick obtained his law degree at the UCL (1985), a degree in administrative law at the VUB (1986) and a degree in tax law at the ESSF (1989).  He joined the Brussels Bar in 1986.  He is one of the founding partners of De Wolf & Partners, was the Managing Partner from 2000 to 2010 and is now a Senior Partner.

Patrick De Wolf of De Wolf & Partners in Belgium has significant experience of working with foreign investors into Rwanda and the wider region. He has encouraged the development of corporate law firms in the region and has excellent links with the top local lawyers. For example, Julien Kavaruganda of K-Solutions & Partners has experience as an associate with De Wolf & Partners.

Education
Degree in tax law, ESSF, 1989, (certificat C2)
Master in public and administrative law, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, 1986, (Cum Laude)
Law degree, Université Catholique de Louvain, 1985, (Magna Cum Laude)
LL.B., FUSL, 1982, (Cum Laude)
Languages
French, Dutch, English
Bar Memberships
Brussels bar (Ordre français des avocats du barreau de Bruxelles)
Practices
Offices
  • Other publications

    • Exercice du pouvoir et fonctionnement de la S.A. : un régime de liberté (moins) surveillée

            o J.T.

            o 2003

    • Le droit des affaires de la République démocratique du Congo à la croisée de chemins

           o Revue de Droit Africain

           o January 2004

    • Variations sur la responsabilité des administrateurs

           o DAOR

           o 2005

    • Le droit pharmaceutique

           o in Les 25 Marchés Emergents du Droit, Bruylant

           o 2006

    Authors: Patrick De Wolf, Gäetane SCHMITZ

    • Les responsabilités de l'organe de gestion et du commissaire

           o in Le nouveau visage du contrôle des comptes et du révisorat d'entreprises, Bruylant

           o 2007

    • La répartition des bénéfices entre avocats. Entre Narcisse et Vulcain

           o coll. BusinessandLaw & Banque Degroof du 26 mars 2009, in La société professionnelle d'avocats. Actualités déontologiques, fiscales, comptables et financières, Anthemis

           o 2010

    • Les responsabilités civiles des dirigeants de sociétés commerciales

           o coll. UCL, 15 mai 2009, in Le statut du dirigeant d'entreprise, Larcier

           o 2009

    Authors: Patrick De Wolf, Marie-Amélie DELVAUX

    • La réforme du contrôle des sociétés : un pas vers la confiance retrouvée

           o J.T.

           o 2009

    Authors: Patrick De Wolf, Matthias DESIMPELAERE

    • L'exercice en société des professions du chiffre : le retour au droit commun de la responsabilité

           o Tax Audit & Accountancy

           o July 23, 2010

    • L'identification et la vérification de l'identité du client par l'avocat dans le cadre de la lutte contre le blanchiment

           o coll. de l'Ordre du barreau de Bruxelles et de la Conférence du jeune barreau de Bruxelles, in Les avocats face au blanchiment, Larcier,

           o 2011

    Authors: Patrick De Wolf, Alexandra PARDOU