Impact lawyers

not-for-profit, social profit and impact economy

founding partner strategic advisor and change-architect for all types of collaborations, change projects (mergers, splits, organizational networks, impact scaling…) and hybrid business models (profit & purpose) involving (international) associations, foundations, social enterprises, cooperatives,… as well as governance projects based on social governance standards and alignment between SDG’s and IDG’s including transformation and transition-guidance.

author of specialized books and articles keynote speaker impact lawyers (founding partner, 2019 - present) BE-impact (2018 - present) Esela, legal network for social impact (director, 2016 - 2022) GAIL (director, 2022-2023) board member VERSO (federation social profit) (2007 - 2011) board member VOSEC (federation social economy) (2006 - 2007) Curia (founding partner, 2006 - 2019) Prof. Dr. KU Leuven – campus Brussels (2004 - present) Dewallens & partners (partner 2003 - 2006) Ph.D. researcher Center for Company Law KU Leuven (1996 - 2002)

Dutch (mothertongue) English (fluent) French (fluent) Spanish (basic)

ETION The Shift - member of the board GAIL (Global Alliance of Impact Lawyers) BE-impact

future fit embodied changemaker (ECI, 2021) certified expert stakeholder and participation management (2019) Ph.D. in law KU Leuven (1996 - 2002) Licence en Droit International et Européen (U.C.L., 1992 - 1993) Master in law (KU Leuven, 1989 - 1992) Bachelor in law (F.N.D.P. Namen, 1987 - 1989)

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