Lawyers

Marc Matthys

Marc Matthys

  • Marc Matthys
    Partner
  • E-mail:
    ydb@matthysdebie-avocats.eu

Schaerbeek October 6, 1958 - Auderghem February 21, 2024

Founder of the law firm Matthys & Debie.

Brussels Bar : 1981 - 2024

Education: Master of Law, University of Brussels (ULB) 1981.

Lawyer specialized in art and cultural property law.





Yves-Bernard Debie

Yves-Bernard Debie

  • Yves-Bernard Debie
    Partner
  • E-mail:
    ydb@matthysdebie-avocats.eu

Born in Brussels, 10 August 1970, admitted to the Brussels Bar in 2000.

Education: Master of Private Law, University of Nantes, 1995; DEA in Contract Law, 1997.

Lawyer specialised in art and cultural property law, former member of the French Bar Association of Brussels, he practices mainly in Belgium and France.

He advises dealers, collectors, auction houses and institutions in France and Belgium.

As counsel to the main French dealers' and experts' unions, he accompanied the French legislative process on the law of restitution of twenty-six works to Benin and one to Senegal of 24 December 2020.

He has thus represented the voice of dealers, experts and collectors before both the French National Assembly and the Senate.

He is the author of numerous articles and conferences on the subject of restitutions but also more broadly on the circulation of cultural goods and the art market.

He has been lecturing at the Ecole du Louvre and at the Université Dauphine in the Executive Master Gestion du Patrimoine Artistique Privé.


Registration in the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises : BE0816.510.465



Julie Vanwalleghem

Julie Vanwalleghem

  • Julie Vanwalleghem
    Lawyer
  • E-mail:
    jvw@matthysdebie-avocats.eu

Graduated in law from the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) in 2008.

Lawyer at the French Brussels Bar since 2008.

Julie Vanwalleghem has been working at Matthys & Debie since 2008.

She has specialised in litigation in order to build up her knowledge and experience in various fields.

She practices art and cultural property law, civil law, property law, leasing law, contract law, commercial law, corporate law, etc.


Registration in the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises : BE0816.346.753



Marie Sternon

Marie Sternon

  • Marie Sternon
    Lawyer
  • E-mail:
    ms@matthysdebie-avocats.eu

Titulaire : 

- d'un Master en droit de l'Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB - 2014)

- d'un Master de spécialisation en droit de l'Homme de l'Université Saint Louis (2016)

- du certificat de cassation pénale

Marie Sternon travaille au sein du cabinet Matthys & Debie depuis 2017.

Elle a prêté serment au mois d'octobre 2017 et s'est spécialisée dans le domaine du contentieux en vue de forger ses connaissances et d’acquérir une solide expérience dans plusieurs domaines.

Elle pratique le droit civil, le droit des biens, droit des baux, le droits des contrats, le droit commercial, des entreprises, etc.



Registration in the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises : BE0682.634.926