Sophie Mertens

Managing Partner

Master of Laws (LL.M.), KU Leuven, 2014
12 years experience
English, Dutch, French

Company Formation Corporate Structuring Shelf Companies M&A Support

About Sophie

Sophie leads the corporate formation practice at LawSupport. After graduating from KU Leuven in 2014, she spent three years at Deloitte Legal Belgium, where she advised international clients on Belgian corporate law and cross-border restructurings. In 2019, she co-founded LawSupport to offer a more personalised, full-service approach to company formation and business setup in Belgium. She oversees all company registration, shelf company, and corporate structuring matters.

Career History

Co-founder & Managing Partner, LawSupport (2019 – Present)Co-founded LawSupport to deliver personalised corporate formation and business setup services for international clients in Belgium.
Corporate Advisory, Boutique Brussels Firm (2017 – 2019)Provided corporate advisory services at a boutique law firm in Brussels, focusing on structuring and compliance.
Intern → Junior Associate, Deloitte Legal Belgium (2014 – 2017)Advised international clients on Belgian corporate law and cross-border restructurings at one of the Big Four.

Education

Master of Laws (LL.M.) — KU Leuven, 2014

Areas of Practice

Company Registration in Belgium

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Shelf Companies in Belgium

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Company Registration Cost

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Registration Requirements

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Related Resources

Company Registration in Belgium: Complete Guide

Company Registration

Shelf Companies in Belgium: Buy a Ready-Made Entity

Shelf Companies

Corporate Structuring

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Schedule a free consultation to discuss your company formation or corporate structuring needs in Belgium.

Sophie advises international investors, private equity sponsors, and foreign corporations on establishing a legal and commercial presence in Belgium. Her practice covers BV/SRL and NV/SA incorporations, branch registration, representative offices, and cross-border mergers. She has led over 200 company registrations since founding LawSupport and has particular expertise in structuring holding entities for tax-efficient ownership of Belgian operating companies.

A member of the Brussels Bar (Barreau de Bruxelles) and the IBA Corporate and M&A Law Committee, Sophie regularly presents at international business forums on Belgian market entry. She maintains close working relationships with Belgian notaries and the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises (CBE), enabling faster registration timelines than the standard process for well-prepared applications.