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Louise Van Marcke Ph.D.

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Antwerp
About

Louise Van Marcke specialises in advising Belgian and international financial institutions on a wide range of matters related to banking, financial services and investment funds.

Holding a PhD in law focused on chains of intermediaries, Louise possesses specific expertise in (International) Central Securities Depositories, global custody, general deposit and custody regulations, and the substantive legal frameworks governing intermediated securities (national securities laws). Her specialized knowledge supports clients in addressing complex issues in these areas.

Areas of FocusFinancial ServicesInsurance
Languages
  • Dutch
  • English
  • French
Education

  • Ghent University, Doctor of Laws, 2025

  • Ghent University, Master of Laws, great distinction, 2020

Publications

  • L. Van Marcke, Chains of Intermediaries in Shareholding in Listed Companies. A comparative legal analysis of the corporate law issues arising from intermediation and potential remedies (to be published in 2025, Larcier/Intersentia).
  • L. Van Marcke, The Substantive Law Regime for (the cross-border holding of) Intermediated Securities, in P. Scherer and O. Hendrik Behrends (eds.), Depotgesetz Kommentar (second edition), 2024, 151-169.
  • L. Van Marcke, Securities Lending as a Barrier to (or an instrument for) Shareholder Activism and the Role of Intermediaries as Lending Agents, in A. Van Hoe and T. Vos (eds.), Shareholder Activism in Belgium: Boon or Curse for Sustainable Value Creation?, Intersentia, 2023, 179-217.
  • L. Van Marcke and B. Garré, Securities Issuance Through Distributed Ledger Technology: the Case of Euroclear's DFMI, Revue de Droit Commercial Belge, 2024, 132-138.

For an exhaustive list of Louise's publications, please refer to Ghent University.

Seminars

Louise has been teaching various courses related to company law during her previous experience as a doctoral researcher and educational assistant at Ghent University.

Prior Experience

  • Doctoral researcher/academic assistant at Ghent University.

Additional Qualifications

  • Voluntary Academic Staff Member (Post-doctoral) at Financial Law Institute, Ghent University.
  • Editorial Secretary Member at Revue Pratique des Sociétés – Tijdschrift voor Rechtspersoon en Vennootschap (corporate law, financial law related to listed companies.

Connect

Phone

+32 3287 2834
(Work, Antwerp)
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