Mr Dirk Van Gerven > NautaDutilh > Brussels, Belgium > Lawyer Profile
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Mr Dirk Van Gerven

Work Department
Corporate M&A, Banking & Finance, Fraud & White Collar Crime
Position
Managing Partner
Career
Dirk Van Gerven has extensive experience in all areas of corporate and financial law. He regularly assits larger companies with reorganisations, acquisitions and other transactions and advises listed companies on a wide range of financial and coprorate issues.
He publishes frequently on selected topics in the fields of corporate and financial laws. His numerous publications have resulted in invitations to address both national and international meetings. He also wrote a book on gender equality in professional life.
Languages
Dutch, French and English
Memberships
Dirk is admitted to both the Brussels and New York bars. He has served as president of the Dutch-speaking chapter of the Brussels bar and is currently Vice-President of CEPANI (the Belgian arbitration institute). Since July 2003, Dirk has sat on the supervisory board of the Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA), which he currently presides. He is a member of the American Bar Association as well as of the International Bar Association and the New York Bar Association. Dirk is on the editorial board of TRV, a leading Belgian corporate law review.
Education
University of Leuven (KUL)
Lawyer Rankings
Belgium > Commercial, corporate and M&A
NautaDutilh‘s corporate and M&A practice continues to grow, with the addition of Axel Maeterlinck and Nikita Tissot from Simont Braun in July 2024 building on its established strength across the Benelux region. Maeterlinck now co-heads the practice group, bringing experience advising listed and unlisted companies on their M&A, private equity, and venture capital transactions. Co-head Dirk Van Gerven often advises on reorganisations and acquisitions, while Philippe Remels has extensive expertise in regulated sectors.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution
- EU regulatory: Financial services
- Insolvency and restructuring
- Intellectual property