Koen Ballet

Education 

Licentiate in Law – University of Antwerp (UIA) (1986)

Practicing as a lawyer since 1986

Lawyer with HBSV since 1998 (its founding)

Partner in HBSV since 2015

Specialist fields

Maritime law and port-related matters

Transport and customs law

Business law, in particular company law and contract law

Memberships / seminars

Has lectured on a host of subjects at APEC (the Antwerp/Flanders Port Training Centre) since 2010

Member of the International Bar Association since 1989 (Maritime and Transport Law Committee);

Has participated in numerous congresses and conferences on maritime and transport law, including: 
Naples (Shipping and the Law)
Vienna, Vancouver (International Bar Association)
Vancouver, Hamburg, New York, Hong Kong (International Congress of Maritime Arbitrators)
London (International Maritime Law Seminar)