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Buytaert, Thierry

Jones Day
Boulevard Brand Whitlocklaan 165
B-1200 Brussels 1050, Belgium
Phone: 32.2.645.15.07 (Business Phone)
Fax: 32.2.645.14.45 (Business Fax)
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Websites associated with this firm:http://www.jonesday.comSummary
Current Employment Position(s)
Of Counsel
Languages
- Dutch
- French
- German
Lawyer Overview
Thierry Buytaert practices Belgian, European, and international banking and finance law and has extensive experience in regulatory matters, securitization, export financing, project financing, factoring, leasing, and clearing and settlement operations. Prior to joining Jones Day, he worked as an in-house legal counsel with Generale Bank in Brussels from 1976 to 1990, and was the partner-in-charge of the Brussels office of the law firm of Mayer Brown & Platt from 1990 to 1995. As counsel to various major European financial institutions and bankers' associations, Thierry has been involved in structuring numerous international financing transactions requiring coordination of the laws of various jurisdictions.
He is a member of the French order of the Brussels Bar, the Legal Committee of the Belgian Financial Forum, and the European Association for Banking and Financial Law. He is also a member of the advisory board of the Institute for Financial Law. Thierry has spoken at seminars on topics relating to general banking and finance and in particular on securitization, export and project finance, and clearing and settlement systems. He practices in Dutch, English, French, and German.
Areas of Practice
- Banking & Finance
- Financial Services
Representative Cases
- LNC Investments Inc v. Republic of Nicaragua, Folio 2000 No. 1061, and LNC Investments v. The Republic of Nicaragua, R.R.No. 00240/03
- Acquisition of Citibank European Merchant Acquiring Services
- Acquisition of Citibank Portfolio
- Acquisition of two composite manufacturing plants
- Financing for the Construction of a 4-star Hotel , (2005)
- Pan-European Acquisition Facility
- Private Placement
- Revolving Credit Facility
- Secured Credit Facility
- Securitization
- Securitization
- Stock Option Plan
- Syndicated Credit Facility
- Syndicated Multicurrency Revolving Facility
West Practice Categories
Banking & Finance Law, Commercial Banks, Commercial Leasing, Credit Unions, Debtor/Creditor, International Banking, Lending & Secured Transactions, Loan Workouts, Mortgages & Foreclosures, Public Finance, Savings & Thrifts, State & Municipal Bonds & Financing, Venture Capital
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Belgium
Education
- Ghent - Belgium
Office Information
Address
Boulevard Brand Whitlocklaan 165
B-1200 Brussels 1050, Belgium
Phones
32.2.645.15.07 (Business Phone)
Faxes
32.2.645.14.45 (Business Fax)
Emails
Contact Us (Business Email)