Francis Bellen
Of Counsel | Co-Lead Dispute Resolution Law
Francis Bellen is located the Frankfurt office of Deloitte Legal, Co-Lead of the Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice group in Germany and Lead of the Global Arbitration Group. He has 27 years of experience in litigation and arbitration. His clients include national and international companies from a variety of industries, including bank and private equity houses.
He has particularly experience in commercial, trade and corporate law, cartel damages, post-M&A as well as banking and finance disputes. He regularly represents clients in courts and in arbitration proceedings (e.g., under ICC – International Chamber of Commerce, DIS – Deutsche Institution für Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit and UNCITRAL rules). Moreover, he frequently sits as arbitrator in domestic and international arbitration proceedings.
Prior to joining Deloitte Legal, he worked at other leading international law firms. Francis Bellen is listed, inter alia, by Handelsblatt and by The Best Lawyers since 2014 and by Who Is Who Legal since 2024 as one of Germany’s leading specialists for litigation and arbitration in Germany.
Francis Bellen speaks German and English.