Jos Mertens

Jos Mertens holds a law degree from Ghent University (1974) and a special licence in European law from Ghent University (1975).

He also attended seminars at the Paris International Chamber of Commerce (Institute of International Business Law in Practice: International Construction Contract (November 1986) and International Arbitration (October 1988).

Jos Mertens has been a lawyer at the Ghent Bar since 1974. He is a founding partner of MDP.

He is regularly appointed as an arbitrator in national and international arbitrations.

Jos Mertens was a curator for many years.

He was also a Belgian member of the Committee on Company Law of the C.C.B.E. (the Council of the Bars and Law Societies of the European Community).

For many years, he also chaired the European section of Legal Netlink Alliance - Lawyers Worldwide, a Global Organisation of Independent Law Firms.

From 1987, he served as a deputy judge at the Business Court of Ghent, Ghent division, until he reached the maximum age limit in February 2025 and his mandate could no longer be renewed.

Jos Mertens is also the initiator and former member of the Board of Directors of the non-profit organization I-Prof, the Interprofessional Association of Notaries, Lawyers, and Practitioners of a Financial Profession.

Expertise

Company law and law of associations
M & A
Real estate and property promotion
Construction law
National and international arbitration

Languages

Dutch
French
English