Meet Matthias Van der Donckt

Telephone:

+ 32 2 426 14 14

Email:

matthias.vanderdonckt@altius.com

Matthias is an associate at ALTIUS. He completed his bar internship at a law firm at the Antwerp Bar, where he focused on public and administrative law in the broad sense, including public procurement, public-private partnerships (PPPs) and public real estate. He is currently a member of the Brussels Bar.

Matthias has experience advising both public authorities and private clients on a wide range of public and administrative law matters. Having also gained in-house experience within public authorities, as well as academic and research experience in public and administrative law at Hasselt University, he has a practical understanding of the legal and operational challenges faced by public sector clients. He has particular experience in public procurement, public-private partnerships and transactions involving public real estate. He also has experience representing clients on these matters in proceedings before administrative and judicial courts.

In addition, Matthias has a solid knowledge of privacy and data protection law. He obtained his Data Protection Officer (DPO) certification and assists clients with privacy-related queries and compliance matters.

Matthias also has a strong interest in the rapidly evolving regulatory framework surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) and advises clients on the legal and regulatory considerations arising from the use and deployment of AI technologies.

Education

• Master of Laws (Hasselt University – UHasselt)
• International legal internship (University of Pretoria)
• Bachelor of Laws (Hasselt University – UHasselt)

Languages

• Matthias is fluent in Dutch and English.