Profession
Lawyer
Experience
Specialising in corporate law, particularly private and public mergers and acquisitions, take-over bids, reorganisations and joint ventures as well as equity capital markets transactions.
Professional experience
June 2008 to date Managing Partner Europe, Linklaters
2001 - 2008 National Managing Partner, Linklaters*
1990 - 2001 Partner at De Bandt, van Hecke, Lagae
1982 - 1990 Associate at De Bandt, van Hecke, Lagae
1996 Member of the Antwerp Bar
1982 - 1996 Member of the Brussels Bar
* In 2002, De Bandt, van Hecke, Lagae & Loesch merged with Linklaters
Education
1975 - 1977 UA, University of Antwerp, UFSIA Campus, B.A. Law
1977 - 1980 K.U.Leuven, Catholic University of Louvain, Licentiaat in de Rechten
1980 - 1981 Master of Laws, LL.M, Cambridge University (Sidney Sussex College)
Languages
Dutch, English, French, German
