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Christoph Van Der Elst

Christoph Van der Elst received his licentiate in law, specialising in commercial and economic law, from Ghent University (UG) in 1995 and the title of doctor of economic sciences in 2001.

Christoph has more than 25 years of experience in domestic and international corporate and financial law and has advised many different types of company and institution. As a professor of business law and economics, he has also published extensively on these topics.

Studies

Ghent University: licentiate in law – 1995
Ghent University: master’s degree in economic sciences – 1991
Ghent University: doctor of economic sciences – 2001

Bar

Member of the Dendermonde Bar since 01/10/1995

Expertise

Languages

• Dutch
• French
• English

Specialisms

• Economic law
• Corporate law

Publications

• Van der Elst, C., & Lafarre, A. (2021). Article 9a and 9b: say on pay. In H. S. Birkmose & K. Sergakis (Eds.), The Shareholder Rights Directive II : a commentary (pp. 250–284). Edward Elgar.
• Van der Elst, C., & Weterings, W. C. T. (2021). The Dutch mechanisms for collective redress: solid, and excellent within reach. In B. T. Fitzpatrick & R. S. Thomas (Eds.), The Cambridge handbook of class actions (pp. 272–302). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
• Bartolacelli, A., Bianchi, M., Birkmose, H. S., Gargantini, M., Gomtsian, S., Lafarre, A., … Van der Elst, C. (2021). Article 14A and 14B: enforcement of SRD II provisions. In H. S. Birkmose & K. Sergakis (Eds.), The Shareholder Rights Directive II: a commentary (pp. 320–350). Edward Elgar.
• Lafarre, A., & Van der Elst, C. (2021). Shareholder voice in complex intermediated proxy systems: blockchain technology as a solution? STANFORD JOURNAL OF BLOCKCHAIN LAW & POLICY, 4(1), 29-52.
• Van der Elst, C. (2020). De invloed van het nieuwe WVV op het vermogen, de aandelenstructuur en de aandelenoverdracht van en bij nieuwe BV’s : een empirisch onderzoek. TRV/RPS (ROESELARE), (4), 349–361.
• Full list of publications: see Academic Bibliography – Ghent University