Dave Mertens > Schoups > Antwerp, Belgium > Lawyer Profile
Schoups Offices
DE BURBURESTRAAT 6-8
2000 ANTWERP
Belgium
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Dave Mertens
Work Department
Business Law
Position
Partner
Career
Dave Mertens regularly publishes and lectures on distribution law and commercial intermediaries, market practices and insolvency. Within the firm, he mainly focuses on these matters. In addition, he works part-time at the law faculty of the University of Antwerp. From 2012 to 2018 he taught the subject “Comparative, European and International Trade Law” (1st and 2nd Master) as a guest lecturer.
Dave joined the law firm Schoups in 2004 until 2005. Subsequently, he obtained his doctorate as Doctor of Law with a dissertation on “Protection of Goodwill”. He rejoined the firm in 2010.
Languages
English, Dutch, French
Education
- Doctor of Law, University of Antwerp, 2010
- European Master in Law & Economics, Universität Hamburg, 2004
- Law degree, University of Antwerp, 2000
Lawyer Rankings
Belgium > Dispute resolution
Schoups is recognised for having the ‘flexibility and responsiveness of a dynamic, mid-sized independent law firm‘, acting in a range of contentious mandates, including arbitration, litigation, and alternative dispute resolution. The firm has dispute specialists across all practice areas, including private construction, public procurement and PPP, real estate, environmental, and corporate law. Team head Marco Schoups is recognised, along with Jens Rediers, for being ‘very efficient, having a clear approach, and being consistent‘. Also of note are Maarten Somers and Kris Lemmens, who are ‘very reachable and deliver hands-on advice and assistance‘. Key lawyers include Dave Mertens, Els Op de Beeck, Benjamin Marchandise, and Liesbeth Truyens.