Thomas De Wilde

Partner

Dispute Resolution & Litigation

Biography

Thomas De Wilde is a Partner at Artes Law with deep expertise in commercial litigation and international arbitration. He represents clients in high-stakes disputes involving technology, intellectual property, and complex commercial contracts. Thomas combines his litigation expertise with a thorough understanding of technology markets, enabling him to provide strategic counsel that aligns legal outcomes with business objectives. He is admitted to practice before the Belgian courts and has extensive experience with ICC and CEPANI arbitration proceedings.

Areas of Expertise

Publications

  • Arbitration of Technology Disputes (2024)
  • Preliminary Injunctions in IP Cases: Belgian Perspective (2023)
  • Enforcing Foreign Judgments in Technology Cases (2022)

Notable Cases & Achievements

  • Won landmark arbitration in €30M software licensing dispute
  • Successfully obtained preliminary injunction in trade secret misappropriation case
  • Represented tech company in multi-jurisdictional patent dispute

Awards & Recognition

  • Legal 500 — Rising Star, Dispute Resolution (2022–2025)
  • Benchmark Litigation — Future Star (2023–2025)

Speaking Engagements

  • ICC Arbitration Conference 2024
  • Brussels Commercial Litigation Summit 2023
  • Belgian Arbitration Day 2023

 

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Advertising law
Copyright
Communications law
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Cookies
Cybercrime
Cybersecurity

Database rights
Data protection
Design law
Domain names

Entertainment
Fashion law
GDPR
ICT
Intellectual property
Internet Services Providers
Image rights

Right to reply
Right to be forgotten
Supplementary protection certificates
Social media
Software

Trade secrets
Trade names
Trade marks
Know how

Plant variety rights
Protected geographical designations
Patents
Piracy
Privacy (/E-privacy)

Licensing
Media law
Music law
Neighbouring rights

Transfer of rights
Technology
Topographies and semiconductor products
Videogames