De Schouwer Filip

Filip De Schouwer

Partner - Antwerp office
Tel: +32 (0) 3 201 27 60
filip.deschouwer@amboslaw.be

Filip De Schouwer (°1975), partner, practises corporate law (including mergers and acquisitions and corporate restructurings) and general commercial and contract law for both local and international clients.

Filip De Schouwer was an associate with Linklaters De Bandt, Brussel (1999-2000), and associate at Allen & Overy, Antwerp (2000-2004). He obtained his law degree at Leuven University (1998). He also participated in an exchange program at Northwestern University, Chicago (1997) and holds a Master of Laws (LL.M) from Cambridge University, Trinity Hall (1999).

 Specialisation 

  • Takeovers, mergers and acquisitions
  • Corporate law
  • General commercial and contract law

 Experience 

  • Partner, Ambos NBGO, previously Van de Vijver Van Clemen, Antwerp (2008)
  • Senior associate, Van de Vijver Van Clemen, Antwerp (2004)
  • Associate, corporate law department, Allen & Overy, previously Loeff Claeys Verbeke, Antwerp (2000-2004)
  • Associate, European law department, Linklaters De Bandt, previously De Bandt, Van Hecke, Lagae & Loesch, Brussels (1999-2000)

 Education 

  • Cambridge University, Trinity Hall, Master of Laws ( 1999)
  • Leuven University, law degree (1998)
  • North-western University, Chicago, Exchange programme (1997)

 Publications 

  • "Acting in accordance with the company's purpose. A comparison between Belgium and the United Kingdom" ("Het doelgebonden karakter van bestuursbevoegdheden. Vergelijking tussen België en Groot-Brittanië"), Jura Falconis, 1998
  • "How to write a legal essay" ("Het schrijven van een juridische verhandeling"), Jura Falconis, 1997

Languages 

  • Dutch
  • French
  • English
  • German (passive)