Expertise

Cyril-Igor has gained experience in matters relating to airline liability in contract or tort. Before joining Gates and Partners, Cyril-Igor was an associate in the Aviation Law department of the Belgian law firm of Liedekerke, where he was working in the team of Marc Godfroid. Next to his experience as a practising attorney in the sector, Cyril-Igor is the author of various publications in Air Law and is one of the named contributors to the Belgian Transportation Code, in charge of its Air and Space Law sections.

Career

• Attorney-at-Law, Liedekerke (Aviation Department), Associate, Brussels, 2009-2010
• Attorney-at-Law, Bloem-Herveg-Demart, Trainee Lawyer, Brussels, 2006-2008

Education

• Certificate in Space Law, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium, 2008
• Certificate in Petroleum Law, University of Oslo, Norway, 2007
• Attorney-at-Law, admitted in Brussels, Belgium, 2006
• Licence en droit, cum laude, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium, 2006
• Candidature bilingue français-anglais en droit, Facultés universitaires Saint Louis, Brussels, Belgium, 2003

Publications

• “Aspects juridiques des interventions médicales à bord des aéronefs”, R.F.D.A.S., 2009, p. 243-256 / Legal Aspects of medical emergencies on board Aircraft
• “Arrêts « Condor » et « Air France »: une protection accrue des passagers aériens”, J.D.E., 2010, p. 7-9 / Analysis of the ECJ Condor and Air France cases
• Code Belge des Transports, Bruylant, 2010 (section aéronautique et spatiale) / Air and Space Law section of the Belgian Transportation Code
• Contributor to the Air and Space Law section of the “Quid Novi?” Newsletter to the Belgian Transportation Code

Languages

Native French speaker, English and Spanish

Interests

Cyril-Igor enjoys geography (with a main interest in enclaves), extinct languages, Central American landscapes and water sports.