Tom Van Achter

Tom Van Achter graduated cum laude as Master of Law at the University of Leuven in 2002. In 2012, he received additional training as a curator, after which he attended courses in transport insurance, organised by the Belgian Association on Transport Law, in 2013-14. In 2016 Tom was also admitted to the list of supreme court Lawyers in criminal matters. In 2020 he attended the course Customs Law at the University of Antwerp.

Tom specialises in insurance and liability law, maritime and transport law, international commerce law, in which his focus lies on international transactions and intermediaries (agents, concessions and distributions) as well as insolvency issues.

Tom serves a diversified, both national and international clientele, among whom various domestic and foreign insurance companies, carriers/shippers, logistic operators, traders and various public authorities.

He is a member of the Belgian Association for Maritime Law as well as a member of AJIA (“Assocation des Jeunes Avocats”) and Universha Antwerpen. He is also a member of the editorial board of the Journal for International Trade and Transport Law (ITT) and a (co-) author of various legal publications:

Tom regularly attends national and international conferences and provides services in Dutch, French, English and German.

Coordinates :

Justitiestraat 26
2018 Antwerp
(Antwerp office)

Hoofdboslaan 78
2620 Hemiksem

Tel. : +32 3 203 40 00 (Antw.)
Fax : +32 3 225 28 81 (Antw.)
Mobile : +32 476 72 35 81
E-mail : geertpreckler@vandoosselaere.be