About Elien Van Malder
Elien Van Malder is a Partner and attorney‑at‑law at AKD. She specialises in corporate tax and tax dispute resolution.
She advises clients on M&A transactions (including financing), corporate (re)structuring and real estate deals. She also assists clients during tax audits and represents them in administrative and judicial dispute resolution.
Elien works with a broad range of clients, including Belgian and international companies, multinationals and investors, supporting them in navigating complex tax matters through clear, practical and business‑oriented advice. Clients value her ability to translate technical tax issues into structured, actionable guidance that aligns legal, financial and strategic objectives. Her insights are further strengthened by her secondment experience at a Belgian multinational.
In addition to her practice, Elien is affiliated with Ghent University, where she lectures and contributes to academic research in the field of tax law. She is a member of the Belgian Association of Tax Lawyers (BATL) and the Belgian branch of the International Fiscal Association (IFA), and is regularly invited as a speaker and author within the tax community. Elien holds an LL.M in Tax Law from the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) and a Master of Laws from Ghent University. She also completed an executive programme at INSEAD.