Born in Antwerp, °1959.
He is former Dean of the Law faculty of the University of Antwerp.
Honorary Lawyer of the Antwerp Bar
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
- Emeritus full professor of Tax Law, Faculty of Law, University of Antwerp.
- Honorary lawyer at the Antwerp Bar.
- Assessor at the Legislation Section of the Council of State (2015–2026).
- Member of the Board of Governors of the University of Antwerp (UA) (2011–2015).
- Chair of the Antwerp Tax Academy (UA) (2012–2025).
- Principal coordinator of the Master of Tax Law (University of Antwerp) (1995–2025).
- Visiting Professor of Tax Law, Faculty of Law, University of Lisbon (2010–2011).
- Visiting Professor of Tax Law, Faculty of Law, University of Bologna (2008–2009).
- Member of the European Association of Tax Law Professors (1999–present).
- Member of the Belgian branch of the International Fiscal Association.
- Author of several books and articles on tax law, economic public law and constitutional law.
- Editor‑in‑chief of the Algemeen Fiscaal Tijdschrift and former editorial board member of Fiscale Jurisprudentie – Jurisprudence Fiscale and EC‑Tax Review.
- Editor of the Bibliotheek Fiscaal Recht (Larcier Publishers) and the Bibliotheek Grondslagen Fiscaal Recht (Larcier Publishers).