Patrick BAETEN

Patrick Baeten graduated in law from the University of Ghent and holds an LLM in international law from the University of Louvain-la-Neuve.

He joined ENGIE in 1996 after three years at the Brussels’ bar. Patrick held several senior positions at regional level (general counsel Europe 2006-2015, general counsel Brazil 2019-2021) and at corporate level (chief legal officer competition & regulation 2003-2006, chief legal officer global disputes 2016-2018). He now serves as ENGIE’s chief legal officer for mergers, acquisitions and investments.

Patrick lectured European energy law at the University of Leuven. He is a member of the Scientific Committee of the CEPINA, the Advisory Board of the Climate Change Arbitration Monitor, the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR, and has participated to several ICC task forces. He is a regular speaker at conferences, in particular on energy, climate change and litigation.
Patrick is fluent in English, French and Dutch and has working knowledge of Portuguese.