Rony Vermeersch

Rony is an internationally recognised lawyer working for all sides of the construction, real estate and energy industries. He focuses on both contentious and non-contentious work as well as projects and dispute resolution.

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Rony Vermeersch

Partner Brussels

Rony is an internationally recognised lawyer working for all sides of the construction, real estate and energy industries. He focuses on both contentious and non-contentious work as well as projects and dispute resolution.

Rony Vermeersch

Partner Brussels

With his vast experience and industry knowledge, Rony leads several major construction and energy projects by conducting negotiations between public and private parties. He has experience with all types of projects, including airports, ports, roads, rails, power generation, waste facilities, warehousing, and accommodation. In addition, Rony focuses on construction and engineering contracts, public-private partnerships (PPP), project development, joint ventures, industrial projects and product liability. He is well-versed in the leading forms of contracts used domestically and internationally, including architecture, FIDIC, NEC, DBFM(O), etc. He also has a solid track record as a litigator in both state-court and arbitral proceedings.

Rony is the former Chairman of the Belgian Council of the International Project Finance Association (IPFA) composed of major Belgian industrial players. He is the author of various publications on his areas of expertise and a regular guest speaker at seminars and conferences. 

He holds a master's degree in Law from KU Leuven. He joined the Brussels office of Stibbe in 1996.

Languages: Dutch, French, English
Admitted to the Brussels Bar: 1996
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