Jean Théodore Godin
Partner
Denis assists and advises individuals, self-employed professionals and companies on business law matters, with a particular focus on contract law, economic law (B2B and B2C relations) and property law.
He has developed extensive experience and expertise in litigation and pre-litigation matters, acquired in internationally renowned Brussels law firms.
Denis also has in-depth expertise in judicial law (including seizures) and private international law. He is a doctoral student in judicial law and an assistant lecturer in judicial law (Ba3) and private international law (Ma2) at the Université Libre de Bruxelles.
Denis is appreciated by clients for his legal rigour, pragmatism, availability and ability to find concrete solutions to complex issues.
He works fluently in French, English and Vietnamese and has a good knowledge of Dutch. In addition to his main activity as a solicitor, Denis is also involved in academia. He regularly participates in conferences in his areas of expertise and frequently writes for specialist journals. His research work led him, in particular, to present to the Justice Committee of the Federal Parliament a bill/proposed law that he co-directed and co-wrote, aimed at changing the functioning of family and youth courts, in December 2024 (https://media.lachambre.be/meeting/56-017582-U0192?offset=785 ).
French Brussels Bar.
Lawyer since September 2022.
PhD student and researcher in judicial law (judicial law unit) at the ULB’s private law centre.
Visiting researcher – “Lustre” project – drafting of a bill/proposed legislation aimed at reforming the functioning of the courts, commissioned by the Minister of Justice (in progress) – ULB and VUB
Assistant lecturer in judicial law (Ba3) at the ULB
Assistant lecturer in private international law (Ma2) at ULB
Assistant lecturer in economic law (Ba3) at UMons – 2023-2024
Assistant lecturer in legal methodology (Ba1) – 2022-2023 and 2023-2024
Visiting professor at Haute Lucia Debrouckère – Ba3 – 2023-2024
Insolvency law
Judicial law (including seizures) and private international law
Business law (including contract law, economic law and property law)
Liability law
PhD student in judicial law at the ULB – since January 2025
Erasmus in comparative private law at the University of Salzburg (2024)
Master’s degree in Law at ULB (2022)
Bachelor’s degree in Law at ULB/UMons (2020)
Junior associate
ROSIER, D., « Commentaire des art. 860 à 866 C. jud. – Théorie des nullités : état des lieux d’une institution sur son lit de mort » in Droit judiciaire. Commentaire pratique, Wolters Kluwer, 2025.
ROSIER, D., « Commentaire des art. 48 à 57 C. jud. – Délais en matière de procédure » in Droit judiciaire. Commentaire pratique, Wolters Kluwer, 2025.
ROSIER, D., « Commentaire de l’article 807 du Code judiciaire relatif à la demande nouvelle », in Droit judiciaire. Commentaire pratique, Wolters Kluwer, 2025.
ROSIER, D., « Commentaire de l’article 808 du Code judiciaire relatif à la demande additionnelle », in Droit judiciaire. Commentaire pratique, Wolters Kluwer, 2025.
ROSIER, D., « Commentaire de l’article 809 du Code judiciaire », in Droit judiciaire. Commentaire pratique, Wolters Kluwer, 2025.
ROSIER, D., « Commentaire de l’article 810 du Code judiciaire relatif à la disjonction en raison d’une demande reconventionnelle », in Droit judiciaire. Commentaire pratique, Wolters Kluwer, 2025.
VAN GYSEL, A.-C., D. (coord.), ROSIER, D., (coord.), et al., Evaluation du tribunal de la famille, Anthémis, Limal, 2024.
Rapport à destination du ministre de la Justice – projet de loi/proposition de loi – réforme du fonctionnement des tribunaux de la famille et de la jeunesse – marché public 2021/COP/2681 – ULB et VUB – 2024.
ROSIER, D., « La fraude en vaut-elle la chandelle ? Quelques éléments théoriques et pratiques sur l’obligation de déclaration du risque au sein du contrat d’assurance, sous le prisme de la fraude », R.G.A.R., 2024/2-3, pp. 89-107.
ROSIER, D., « Tempérons les ardeurs… de l’esprit du législateur : commentaire de l’arrêt de la cour d’appel de Liège du 27 mai 2022 en matière de liquidation-partage et de délais », J.L.M.B., 2024, 24/020.