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Liesbeth Truyens

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Areas of Focus

Overview

Liesbeth Truyens focuses her practice on sanctions and export controls compliance issues as well as commercial litigation and dispute resolution. Her capabilities extend to all aspects of enforcement, including regulatory proceedings and investigations. She represents clients in a wide range of industries, including financial institutions, defence, shipping, food, and energy.

Liesbeth also advises clients on EU ESG compliance matters, and is well versed in regulations such as the CSRD, CSDDD, EUDR, and EUFLR. She provides insights and strategic guidance on due diligence obligations, making her a sought-after advisor in the rapidly evolving ESG domain. Liesbeth's practice is further bolstered by her capabilities in corporate criminal law and grasp of compliance-related issues, including trade and financial embargoes and anti-money laundering regulations.

Before joining Crowell, Liesbeth joined the Brussels Bar in 2007 as commercial dispute resolution lawyer, handling commercial and financial litigation, and contentious regulatory matters. She practiced at one Belgium based and two other prestigious international law firms. Additionally, she was an in-house legal counsel for four years with an international banking and insurance group, also based in Brussels. With almost 20 years of law firm and in-house experience, she is able to offer comprehensive, pragmatic solutions tailored to the unique needs of each client.

Career & Education

    • Partner, Schoups, 2020 – 2025
    • Managing Associate, Linklaters LLP, 2017 – 2020
    • Company lawyer, KBC Group, 2013 – 2017
    • Associate, Stibbe, 2007 - 2013
    • Teaching Assignment:
      • Lecturer International Business Law,  Karel de Grote Hogeschool, University College, 2019 - 2020
    • Partner, Schoups, 2020 – 2025
    • Managing Associate, Linklaters LLP, 2017 – 2020
    • Company lawyer, KBC Group, 2013 – 2017
    • Associate, Stibbe, 2007 - 2013
    • Teaching Assignment:
      • Lecturer International Business Law,  Karel de Grote Hogeschool, University College, 2019 - 2020

    • Catholic University of Leuven, Master of Law, cum laude, 2007
    • Catholic University of Leuven - Simon Fraser University, Master in Criminology, magna cum laude, 2003
      Vancouver, Canada
    • Catholic University of Leuven, Master of Law, cum laude, 2007
    • Catholic University of Leuven - Simon Fraser University, Master in Criminology, magna cum laude, 2003
      Vancouver, Canada

    • Brussels
    • Brussels

  • Professional Activities and Memberships

    • Women's White Collar Defense Association, member of the Belgian Chapter

    Professional Activities and Memberships

    • Women's White Collar Defense Association, member of the Belgian Chapter

    • Dutch
    • French
    • English
    • Dutch
    • French
    • English

Representative Matters

Compliance, sanctions and export controls

  • Advising a leading distributor of chemicals and trader of various commodities on a broad range of compliance-related matters (whistleblowing, Private Investigations Act,…), ESG, as well as sanctions and export controls (including advising on potential sanctions breaches and the legal and regulatory consequences thereof).
  • Advising an international supplier of consumer goods in relation to sanctions and export controls, as well as the divestment of its activities in Russia.
  • Advising a leading specialty chemical company in relation to sanctions and export controls.
  • Advising an international distributor of construction equipment in relation to anti-bribery, ESG, sanctions and export controls, as well as the impact of a criminal investigation for bribery against its main shareholder.
  • Advising an EU entity and trust with US sanctioned Russian beneficiaries on the impact of EU sanctions relating to assets blocked and held by an ICSD.

Regulatory and enforcement

  • Advising a company in relation to regulatory and criminal investigations for alleged violations of export legislation and regulations on strategic goods.
  • Representing several companies of a principal player in the meat-packing industry in criminal investigations and proceedings in connection with criminal charges brought against the group for non-compliance with applicable regulations.
  • Advising a bank on its AML and sanctions obligations within the context of an investigation by the NBB.

Dispute resolution within a regulatory/compliance context

  • Advising a custodian bank on a claim in relation to the conversion and blocking of depositary receipts for Russian companies.
  • Advising an energy company on the enforcement of an arbitral award on assets held and blocked by an ICSD.
  • Advising an oil and gas drilling and engineering company in a contractual dispute and arbitration proceedings in relation to an EU PCI listed public procurement project.
  • Assisting a financial institution in various proceedings relating to violations of the EU Blocking Statute.

Recognition

  • Legal 500, Dispute Resolution, Testimonial: We worked with Liesbeth Truyens who was on top of issues very quickly and communicated clearly and effectively