Van de Vijver Peter

Peter Van de Vijver
Partner- office Ghent 
Tel: +32 (0) 9 266 13 40
peter.vandevijver@amboslaw.be

Peter Van de Vijver (°1961), partner, specialises in commercial law, transport law and port-related activities for both national and international clients. He is a lecturer at the Hogere Zeevaartschool in Antwerp, and a visiting lecturer at Ghent University, at Ghent Havenbedrijf and at the Antwerp Institute of Transport and Maritime Management.

Peter Van de Vijver was an associate with De Bandt van Hecke & Lagae, Brussels (1987-1991), an associate and subsequently partner at Loeff Claeys Verbeke, Rotterdam and Antwerp (1992-1999) and a partner with DLA, Antwerp (1999-2003). He obtained his law degree at Ghent University (1984) and a M.A. International Relations in Bologna and Washington D.C.

Specialisation

  • Logistic operations
  • Port operations
  • Transport law


Experience

  • Partner, Ambos NBGO, previously Van de Vijver Van Clemen, Antwerp and Ghent (2004)
  • Partner, head transport law department, DLA Caestecker, previously Caestecker & Partners, Antwerp (1999 - 2003)
  • Associate, subsequently partner, transport law department, Loeff Claeys Verbeke, Rotterdam and Antwerp (1992 - 1999)

  • Associate, commercial litigation department, De Bandt Van Hecke & Lagae, Brussels (1987 - 1991)

Education

  • School of Advanced International Studies, Bologna, Italy and Washington D.C., C Grove Haines Award, Fulbright Scholar, M.A. International Relations (1986)
  • Ghent University, law degree (1984)

  • Ghent University, bachelor's degree in political sciences (1983)

Professional activities

  • Lecturer Maritime Law at the Belgian Maritime Academy, Antwerp
  • Member of the editorial board of the Belgian-Dutch transport law periodical "Tijdschrift voor Vervoer en Recht"
  • Visiting lecturer at Ghent University, at Ghent Havenbedrijf, at the Antwerp Institute of Transport and Maritime Management and at the University of Puerto Rico School of Law
  • Advisory member of the Board of Directors of the European Institute of Maritime and Transport Law, Antwerp
  • Member of the Royal Commission on the Reform of Maritime Law

  • Author of several publications on commercial law and transport law

Languages

  • Dutch
  • French
  • English
  • German (passive)
  • Italian(passive)
  • Russian (basic)
  • Spanish (passive)