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For over 20 years now, Anthony Van der Hauwaert has been assisting Belgian and international groups on mergers and acquisitions, restructuring, commercial law and company law.
He has particular experience in cross-border and domestic mergers and acquisitions, reorganizations, private equity and real estate transactions.
As court appointed bankruptcy trustee and liquidator, Anthony frequently intervenes in national and international restructuring and insolvency matters.
Education
1994
Université de Namur (Facultés Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix), Candidature in Law (Belgium)
1997
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, License in Law (Belgium)
1998
The George Washington University (USA), LL.M.
2014
Bankruptcy trustee – post university formation
Lawyer since 1998
- Racine Brussels since 2017
- King & Wood Mallesons
- Squire Patton Boggs
- Allen & Overy
Languages
Fully fluent in Dutch, French and English
Memberships
- Member of the Brussels and Ghent bars
- Court appointed trustee (curator) and company liquidator
- Recommended in the Legal 500 EMEA 2022 Edition
Publications
2020
The Legal 500: Mergers & Acquisitions Country Comparative Guide, Belgian chapter
2022
The Legal 500: Restructuring & Insolvency Country Comparative Guide, Belgian chapter
Distinctions
Our corporate and commercial practise is praised for its ‘high quality and commercially-minded approach, profound experience and excellent service, strong international focus and network’ and for its ‘hands-on mentality and in-depth experiences and highly qualified capabilities in (cross-border) corporate and M&A. Very nice people to work with.’
Anthony Van der Hauwaert stands out as an ‘outstanding and practical M&A lawyer with whom it is a pleasure to work.’ (Legal 500 2022 Commercial Corporate and M&A)
