Quinten De Keersmaecker graduated with a master's degree in law from KU Leuven in 2016 (magna cum laude). He then pursued a Master of Laws (LL.M.) at the University of California, Berkeley. His academic achievements there were crowned with a place on the Dean's List, and his social commitment with a certificate in Public Interest & Social Justice.
Quinten started his career as a lawyer at the international firm Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton in Brussels. There he focused on competition law (national and European proceedings on cartels, abuse of dominance and merger control). Quinten also acted regularly pro bono on cases involving international criminal law, human rights and climate law.
An ardent defender of a more just society, Quinten joined the criminal cell of Van Steenbrugge Advocaten in 2022. He draws on broad legal knowledge and international experience to assist each client (both individuals and companies) with full dedication.
Degrees and qualifications
LL.M., University of California, Berkeley, 2018
Master of Laws, KU Leuven, 2016
Exchange programme at Université Jean Moulin Lyon III, 2014-15
Internships
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
VS Attorneys
Experience
Registered at the Brussels Bar since 2019
Registered at the New York Bar since 2021
Internship at the Permanent Representation of Belgium to the United Nations, New York (USA), 2019
Internship at Center for Justice & Accountability, San Francisco (USA), 2018-19
Internship at East Bay Community Law Center, Berkeley (USA), 2017-18
Internship at Unitec Semicondutores, Belo Horizonte (Brazil), 2016-17
Specialisations
Human rights
General criminal law with assistance to both offenders and victims
Corporate criminal law
Detention
Languages
Dutch, French, English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Contact
0032 (0)9 269 10 69
quinten.dekeersmaecker@vsadvocaten.be
legal assistant: Aurélie Depré, aurelie.depre@vsadvocaten.be – 0032 (0)9 269 10 63
