Marc DAL - Avocat associé - DALDEWOLF

Chambers Global – Global/Arbitration in Belgium Legal Rankings – 2026 

Marc Dal of DALDEWOLF assists clients with liability disputes in a range of sectors and has experience acting as president of ad hoc arbitration tribunals. He acts for a wide variety of clients including private individuals and multinational corporations.

Legal500 – Dispute resolution – 2026 

DALDEWOLF boasts a strong track-record on domestic and international litigation and arbitration files. A ‘great strategist’, Marc Dal offers expertise in corporate, commercial, and shareholder disputes and is regularly sought-after to act in CEPANI arbitration proceedings. […]

Testimonials

  • DALDEWOLF is a firm I trust because of the way it works: clear thinking, steady judgment, and a genuine commitment to getting things right. The team handles complex matters with a combination of technical strength and calm strategic focus that is rare. What stands out most is the level of partner involvement—real, consistent, and not just nominal. Clients benefit from a practice that is agile, attentive, and able to navigate cross-border issues without losing sight of practical realities. Collaboration inside the firm is smooth and efficient, and the approach to fees is transparent, which clients appreciate. The team’s international mindset and ability to work seamlessly in multilingual environments strengthen its position even further.
  • Marc Dal is a team leader with strong expertise in law and a sharp understanding of tactical aspects. Arnaud Hoc is an excellent lawyer, capable of providing precise and nuanced legal analyses and simplifying them for the client’s clear understanding. He is particularly valuable when it comes to navigating complex litigation where the law is not clearly established.
  • Marc Dal brings exceptional clarity to difficult cases. He goes straight to the essential points, and his way of structuring arguments makes even the most complex issues manageable. He is precise, thoughtful, and completely reliable. Thierry Bontinck is someone whose judgment you can trust immediately. He understands regulatory and economic matters in depth, but what truly sets him apart is his ability to translate that into clear, workable advice. He is attentive, steady, and consistently helpful. […] Together, they form a team that is strong not only because of their skills, but because of their character and the way they work: straightforward, committed, and fully engaged.
  • The lawyers at Daldewolf are accessible, responsive, and highly attuned to the client’s strategic priorities.
  • ‘Marc Dal has that very special litigator sixth sense. He knows how to build a long term strategy and has very good client contact.’
  • ‘Marc Dal is a great strategist, always keeping his cool.’
  • ‘Marc Dal is very experienced, both pragmatic and knowledgeable. He is very pleasant to work with.’
  • ‘A truly international dispute firm.’
  • ‘Timely and appropriate advice.’

Marc DAL is vice-stafhouder van de Franse Orde van Advocaten bij de Balie te Brussel (1996). Hij is partner bij DALDEWOLF en is co-hoofd van het team Arbitrage, Complexe Geschillen en Bemiddeling. Hij is ook lid van het team Vennootschaps- en Financieel Recht.

Marc is gespecialiseerd in geschillenbeslechting, in procedures voor de rechtbank en in arbitrageprocedures. Hij heeft als raadsman en als arbiter (co-arbiter, enige arbiter of voorzitter) deelgenomen aan meer dan vijftig arbitrageprocedures, zowel institutionele (waaronder ICC, CEPANI) als ad hoc (naar burgerlijk recht, gewoonterecht of internationaal recht). Marc DAL is lid van de Raad van Bestuur van het Belgisch Centrum voor Arbitrage en Mediatie (CEPANI).  Hij treedt regelmatig op in complexe burgerlijke en handelsgeschillen voor de Belgische rechtbanken.

BELANGRIJKSTE EXPERTISES

  • Arbitrage
  • Complexe geschillen
  • Vennootschapsrecht, fusies en overnames
  • Commerciële contracten

ACTIVITEITEN EN LIDMAATSCHAP

  • Lid van de Franse Orde van Advocaten bij de Balie te Brussel (1996)
  • Lid van de beroepskamer voor de tuchtraad voor advocaten
  • Professor deontologie aan het opleidingscentrum van de Franse Orde van Advocaten bij de Balie te Brussel
  • Lid van de redactieraad van het juridisch tijdschrift Journal des tribunaux
  • Voorzitter van Kickcancer (stichting van openbaar nut)
  • Voormalig lid van de Raad van Bestuur van CEPANI (Belgisch Arbitrage- en Bemiddelingscentrum)
  • Voormalig lid van de Raad van de Brusselse Orde van advocaten (2010-2013),
  • Voormalig secretaris van de orde (2012-2013)
  • Voormalig voorzitter van de Vereniging van Jonge Balies van Brussel (2009-2010)

OPLEIDING

  • Master in vergelijkende rechtswetenschap, New York University School of Law (1995)
  • Licentiaat in de rechten, UCLouvain (1994)

RECENTE BIJDRAGEN VAN MARC DAL

Boeken

  • « L’arbitrage en droit belge et international », Deel I – « Le droit belge », 3ed., Brussel, Bruylant, 2015, 784 blz. (met G.A. Dal, G. Keutgen en G. Matray).
  • « L’amiable composition : un pouvoir et un devoir », in Liber Amicorum Cepani (50 years of solutions), Wolters Kluwer, 2019, blz. 79
  • « Du nouveau en matière de conciliation, médiation et droit collaboratif : la loi du 18 juin 2018 portant dispositions diverses en matière de droit civil et des dispositions en vue de promouvoir des formes alternatives des règlements des litiges », met C. Verbruggen, in b-Arbitra, 2018/2, blz. 301
  • « Recueil des règles professionnelles de l’Ordre français des avocats du barreau de Bruxelles », met F. Bruyns, G. Cruysmans en M. Vlies, Anthemis, Limal, 2019, 708 blz.
  • « L’avocat détaché en entreprise », met F. Bruyns, G. Cruysmans en M. Vlies, in Journal des tribunaux, Brussel, Ed. Larcier, 2019, blz. 66 (706 blz.)
  • « Report on the Belgian Arbitration Law », in International Handbook on Commercial Arbitration Law, Suppl. 104, Wolters Kluwer, Feb. 2019 (58 blz.)
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