Esther Theyskens obtained her master’s degree in law at Ghent University in 2014, after which she specialised in international criminal law and human rights for her Master of Laws (LL.M.) at New York University in 2015. In 2021 Esther took additional training in corporate criminal law at the French-speaking Université Catholique de Louvain, in order to provide her clients with the best possible advice in this complex subject matter as well.
During the first three years of her career, Esther focused on public and administrative law at the international firm Allen & Overy in Brussels. She is able to draw on the knowledge and experience she acquired there for the administrative proceedings (in connection with permits, administrative measures, etc.) she takes on.
Degrees and qualifications
Certificate in Criminal Business Law, Université Catholique de Louvain, 2021
LL.M. in International Criminal Law and Human Rights, New York University, 2015
Master's degree in Law, Ghent University, 2014
Exchange Programme at Stellenbosch University (South Africa), 2012-2013
Internships
Allen & Overy in Brussels
Experience
Registered at the Brussels Bar from 2015-2018
Registered at the New York Bar since 2016
Registered at the Ghent Bar since 2019
Internship at the International Center for Transitional Justice (Department of International Criminal Law), New York, 2015
Internship at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, Tanzania, 2013
Internship at the NGO PASSOP (refugee organisation), South Africa, 2013
Specialisations
Human rights
Legal advice for perpetrators and victims of crime
General and specialised criminal law
Corporate criminal law
Administrative law
Opinion & blog
A promise is a promise: does the Belgian court hold the government to its international climate promises?
The French trial of the 2015 attacks starts before the “special” Assize Court: the best of both worlds?
Protection of professional secrecy: Court of Appeal calls a halt to worrying trend in organised crime investigations
Languages
Dutch, French, English
Contact
0032 (0)9 269 10 69
esther.theyskens@vsadvocaten.be
legal assistant: Aurélie Depré, aurelie.depre@vsadvocaten.be – 0032 (0)9 269 10 63
