Angelo Goethals
Associate - Attorney at Law
Angelo Goethals, attorney at law, focuses on Energy & Infrastructure in our office in Belgium.
Angelo specialises in energy law, focusing on both the regulatory and transactional aspects of energy law and energy projects. In the past, he worked as a legal advisor at the Department of Mobility and Public Works and later wrote a doctoral thesis on the legal framework for the connection, interconnection, and transmission of Belgian offshore wind farms. This allowed him to gain in-depth knowledge of energy law and the (offshore) energy sector in general. In addition to being a lawyer, Angelo is also a researcher/lecturer at the University of Ghent, a member of the Centre for Environmental and Energy Law at the University of Ghent, and a member of the ENERLEX research network. He holds a bachelor's degree in business management, a master's degree in law, a Master of Science in Maritime Sciences and a PhD in Law (The Legal Framework for (Inter)Connecting the Belgian Offshore Wind Farms").
Work highlights
Contributions
Memberships
ENERLEX, 2021
Centre for Environmental and Energy Law, 2020
PhairywinD, 2020
Qualifications
PhD in Law, Universiteit Gent, 2025
Master of Science in Maritime Sciences, Universiteit Gent, België 2019
Master of Laws in Laws, Universiteit Gent, Belgium, 2018
Schakelprogramma tot Master in de Rechten, Universiteit Gent, België, 2016
Bachelor in het Bedrijfsmanagement, Universiteit Gent, België, 2014
Publications
Goethals, A., & Maes, F. (2023). Decommissioning Offshore Windfarms and Grid Infrastructure: To Remove or Not to Remove? - A Belgian Law Perspective. Ocean Development & International Law, 54(2), 304-326.
Goethals, A., & VANDENDRIESSCHE, F. (2022). (Congestie)beheer van een geïnterconnecteerd transmissienet op zee. M.E.R., 3, 131-148
Goethals, A., & VANDENDRIESSCHE, F. (2021). Noot: "De Baltic Cable case - over de kwalificatie van een 'single interconnector company (SInC)' als TSB en de aanwendingsbeperkingen van congestie-ontvangsten. M.E.R., 1, 59-68.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7131-0378
Angelo Goethals
Associate - Attorney at Law
Angelo.Goethals@loyensloeff.com
Brussels
English, Dutch
<p>Angelo Goethals, attorney at law, focuses on Energy & Infrastructure in our office in Belgium.<br><br></p>
Angelo specialises in energy law, focusing on both the regulatory and transactional aspects of energy law and energy projects. In the past, he worked as a legal advisor at the Department of Mobility and Public Works and later wrote a doctoral thesis on the legal framework for the connection, interconnection, and transmission of Belgian offshore wind farms. This allowed him to gain in-depth knowledge of energy law and the (offshore) energy sector in general. In addition to being a lawyer, Angelo is also a researcher/lecturer at the University of Ghent, a member of the Centre for Environmental and Energy Law at the University of Ghent, and a member of the ENERLEX research network. He holds a bachelor's degree in business management, a master's degree in law, a Master of Science in Maritime Sciences and a PhD in Law (The Legal Framework for (Inter)Connecting the Belgian Offshore Wind Farms").