Born in Veurne, °1958
Lawyer
Joined the firm in 1990
Partner between 1992 and 2023
Senior Counsel since 2024
Practice Areas
Corporate tax
Mergers & acquisitions
Private equity
Multinationals
Family owned businesses
Luxembourg desk
International and European tax planning
Double tax treaties
Education
Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Master in Business Law, 1984)
Fiscale Hogeschool Brussel (Tax graduate, 1983)
Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Master in Law, 1981)
Languages
Dutch, English, French, German
Other professional activities
Lawyer at the Brussels and Luxembourg Bar
Deputy Judge to the Court of Appeal in Antwerp
Lecturer at the University of Brussels: "Tax Planning III : double tax treaties and triangular cases", Postgraduate Tax Law
Member of the American Bar Association
Author of numerous fiscal-related monographs and articles
Frequent speaker on tax seminars in Belgium and abroad
Member and former chair of the tax & legal committee of Invest Europe
Member of the tax and legal committee of the American Chamber of Commerce in Belgium (AMCHAM)
Member of the Belgian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association (BVA)
Member of the International Fiscal Association (IFA)
Member of the International Association of Tax Judges (IATJ)
Member of the Board of WTS Global
Member and former chief editor of the editorial staff of the monthly newsletter "Fiscoloog Internationaal"
Member of the editorial staff of "Tijdschrift voor Fiscaal Recht"