Boutique firm Tiberghien stands out for the depth of its tax law experience. The team is co-headed by corporate tax experts Koen Morbée and Robin Minjauw; estate planning specialists Emilie Van Goidsenhoven and Griet Vanden Abeele; and VAT, customs, and excises lead Stijn Vastmans. Bernard Peeters is a longstanding expert in corporate tax. Ahmed El Jilali focuses his practice on international taxation mandates. Romina Abiuso is a key contact among family shareholders and high-net-worth individuals on estate and tax planning matters.
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Work Department
Corporate tax
Position

Partner

Career

Koen Morbée joined Tiberghien in 1999 and is a partner since 2007.

His practice covers all Belgian taxes relevant for corporate, financing and real estate transactions. He focuses amongst others on international tax matters for large Belgian or foreign based multinational corporations with operations in Belgium. Mergers, acquisitions, demergers and other group reconstructions have been major elements of Koen’s corporate work.

Koen has been a regular contributor to a wide variety of tax publications and is a regular speaker at conferences and seminars.

Languages
Dutch, French, English, German.
Memberships
Koen is a member of the Brussels Bar, member of the International Fiscal Association (IFA) and the International Bar Association (IBA). For many years Koen is a member of the editorial staff of the Belgian Journal of Tax Law (Tijdschrift voor Fiscaal Recht). Lecturer European Tax Law at the Fiscale Hogeschool Brussels.
Education

University of Antwerp (Master in Business Law, 1998).
Vlerick Management School (Master in Tax Law, 1995).
University of Antwerp (Lic. Iuris, 1994).

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