Born in Antwerp, °1959.
Lawyer.
He is former Dean of the Law faculty of the University of Antwerp.
Joined the firm in 2004.
Practice Areas
Tax Law (general principles)
Corporate Income Tax
Taxability of State Enterprise
Estate Planning
Education
University of Antwerp (PhD, 1988).
University of Antwerp (Lic. Iuris, 1982).
University of Antwerp (Bac. Philosophy, 1979).
Languages
Dutch, French, English and German.
Other professional activities
Senior Full Professor Tax Law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Antwerp.
Assessor at the Legislation Section of the Council of State (2015 till now).
Member of the Board of Directors of the University of Antwerp (2011 - 2015) .
Director of the Antwerp Tax Academy.
Director of the Master of Tax Law of the University of Antwerp.
Member of the European Association of Tax Law Professors.
Member of the Scientific Committee of the International Fiscal Association's Belgian branch.
Member of the Antwerp bar.
Visiting professor Tax Law, Faculty of Law, University of Lissabon (2010 - 2011).
Visiting professor Tax Law, Faculty of Law, University of Bologna (2008 - 2009).
Author of various books and articles on tax issues.
Member of the board of editors of the EC-Tax Review, of the "Algemeen Fiscaal Tijdschrift" and of the "Fiscale Jurisprudentie".
Co-editor of the Tax Library of Larcier.