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Sandra Gobert

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Corporate Law and M&A / Commercial and Economic Law / Sustainability

Sandra Gobert
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21st century organisations need inclusive governance structures within which engaged, competent and courageous people can shape the economy of the future.

Sandra Gobert is an M&A lawyer and an expert in corporate law, including public-law companies and financial institutions, corporate governance and sustainability regulation.

She is an entrepreneur and has served as an executive and non-executive director of companies since 1991, including as chair. She has been a member of the Brussels Bar since 1992. In 1998, she founded the E.E.I.G. Law Link – the Global Law Group, followed by the law firm Sub Rosa Legal in 2006. In September 2024, Sub Rosa Legal was integrated into Andersen in Belgium, where Sandra Gobert is currently a Partner and a member of the Board of Directors.

Sandra Gobert combines in-depth legal expertise with extensive experience and a solution-oriented approach, drawing on her leadership and management experience across a range of environments.

She also lectures in academic and executive education programmes, is the author of national and international legal and non-legal publications, and speaks on corporate governance, diversity and sustainability.

Publications:

  • S. Gobert, Is strategisch board management in Europa nog nodig – of urgenter dan ooit?, Business AM, 1 januari 2026;
  • Ouvrage collectif sous la direction de S. Colson et E. Poncin, Guide du management buy out et l’actionnariat salarié, Anthemis, 2025;
  • S. Gobert, Overheidsbedrijven verdienen aandeelhoudersvisie die politiek en symboliek overstijgt, De Tijd, 20 juni 2025;
  • S. Gobert, La recomposition des conseils d’administration des entreprises publiques, dictée par les résultats des élections fédérales et régionales, mérite d’y appliquer également des critères non partisans, L’Echo, 18 avril 2025;
  • S. Gobert, Moins de règles et advantage de gouvernance d’entreprise, L’Echo, 5 février 2025;
  • S. Gobert, Vertrouw meer op het zelfsturend vermogen van bedrijven, De Tijd, 30 januari 2025;
  • S. Gobert, Hoe kun je goed besturen als je de boot na vier jaar misschien volledig moet draaien, Trends, 31 oktober 2024;
  • S. Gobert, Administrateurs, attention: prenez vos précautions quant à la suppression de la « quasi-immunité des auxiliaires », Trends Tendances, 16 september 2024;
  • S. Gobert, De afschaffing van de “quasi-immuniteit van hulppersonen”: welke aanpassingen moet u doorvoeren in de organisatie en uitoefening van uw bestuursmandaat?, Jubel, 5 augustus 2024;
  • S. Gobert, Ook overheidsbedrijven verdienen een performante raad van bestuur, De Tijd, 26 juli 2024;
  • S. Gobert, Quatre recommendations pour les administrateurs en 2024, L’Echo, 24 januari 2024;
  • S. Gobert, Le réveil climatique est aussi un appel à l’appel pour les administrateurs, L’Echo, 24 februari 2022;
  • S. Gobert, Equité et inclusion à l’agenda des entreprises : avons-nous besoin de plus de quota dans les conseils d’administration?, RPS – TRV, n° 2021/7 du 15 november 2021;
  • S. Gobert et Ph. Lambrecht, La crise a-t-elle sonné le glas de la primauté de l’actionnaire?, L’Echo, 26 november 2020;
  • S. Gobert, Goed bestuur is geen schone schijn, De Tijd, 6 augustus 2020;
  • S. Gobert, L’administrateur lié à l’actionnaire de référence: loyauté et indépendance, Revue Internationale du Patrimoine – La gouvernance familiale, Anthemis, december 2019.

Expertises

Sustainability

Sustainability

Commercial and Economic Law

Commercial and Economic Law

Corporate Law and M&A

Corporate Law and M&A

Qualification

  • Master of Laws - VUB (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) - 1992
  • Postgraduate training in Competition Law - Commercial Law - Corporate Law - Corporate Finance and Sustainability regulation
  • Certificate 'Board Effectiveness' GUBERNA - 2008
  • Certificate 'Director Effectiveness' GUBERNA - 2009
  • Degree GUBERNA - Jury (Jean-Louis DUPLAT and Hugo VANDAMME) - 2010
  • Certified Director GUBERNA - 2013
  • Certificate of sustainable directorship - Chapter Zero - Vlerick and GUBERNA - 2022

Languages

  • Dutch
  • French
  • English
  • Italian
  • German

Memberships

  • Commission de gouvernance d’entreprise
  • GUBERNA
  • Fondation Universitaire
  • BECI - UCM - UNIZO - Artemis
  • WOMEN ON BOARD
  • Conferences and seminars

  • S. Gobert - Bestaat er een zorgplicht voor bestuurders - 17 oktober 2025 - Ronde tafel over duurzaamheid en vennootschapsrecht - BCV
  • S. Gobert - Les outils pour une gestion optimale de la transmission du leadership - 23 septembre 2025 - Séminaire sur le management buy-out et l'actionnariat salarié - Anthémis
  • S. Gobert - Une gouvernance efficace et transparente pour une entreprise plus performante - 17 octobre 2024 - Séminaire sur la gouvernance des Sociétés : Transparence - Efficacité - Durabilité - Responsabilités - Van Ham & Van Ham
  • Legal News

    EU Inc.: Your Future European Company?

    13.05.2026

    Corporate Law and M&A, Andersen in Belgium

    EU Inc.: Your Future European Company?

    With the EU Inc. proposal, the European Commission is taking an important step towards a more modern and integrated European business environment. The idea is simple, yet ambitious: to create a corporate framework that would coexist alongside existing national company forms and allow businesses to operate across the European Union in a simpler, faster and more digital way.

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    Sustainable Entrepreneurship: A Duty of Care for the Future?
    LEGAL NEWS

    08.01.2026

    Sustainability, Andersen in Belgium, LEGAL NEWS

    Sustainable Entrepreneurship: A Duty of Care for the Future?

    In an ideal world, every company operates sustainably, every company produces in a CO₂-neutral way, every company respects human rights throughout its value chain, and every company is fully transparent about its sustainability impact on its direct and indirect environment. Companies generate strong profits, and shareholders are satisfied stakeholders who share in these generous returns.

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    Personal securities that may affect the deal
    LEGAL NEWS

    01.12.2025

    Corporate Law and M&A, Andersen in Belgium, LEGAL NEWS

    Personal securities that may affect the deal

    In acquisitions, personal securities provided by shareholders or directors play an important role, such as guarantees, comfort letters and letters of support.

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    The EU proposes sustainability reporting to simplify
    LEGAL NEWS

    13.05.2025

    Sustainability, Andersen in Belgium, LEGAL NEWS

    The EU proposes sustainability reporting to simplify

    On February 26, 2025, the European Commission presented a proposal to significantly simplify EU rules on sustainability reporting. This affects the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D), the Taxonomy Regulation, and the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). This is being done through an “Omnibus Simplification Package.”

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