Matilda De Meurechy
Associate
Matilda is a Junior Associate at CAST. She joined the Bar in 2025 after specializing in IP, art, and cultural heritage law. Matilda brings a distinct international and interdisciplinary profile to her work, approaching legal issues with both technical rigor and cross-border perspective.
Matilda combines strong legal analysis with sensitivity to the cultural, commercial, and human dimensions of the art sector, and an ability - enhanced by legal design and contract design training - to communicate complex issues with clarity and precision.
Languages
Dutch
English
French
Italian
Admission
Brussels - Belgium
(2025)
Work Highlights
Assisting in the representation of private collectors against a foreign State in restitution disputes.
Assisting in the representation of both artists and galleries on issues relating to their contractual relationship.
Advising both art foundations and private collectors on matters regarding the circulation of (potentially) protected cultural heritage - especially regarding the ‘Masterpieces’ policy of the Flemish Government - as well as on corporate law, inheritance law, and tax law aspects of owning or transferring artworks.
Advising private collectors on issues regarding the authenticity of an artwork.
Representing private collectors in a dispute concerning the non-conform delivery of an artwork by a gallery.
Advising museums and cultural institutions on loan-related issues.
Advising artists in moral rights-related disputes.
Education
Queen Mary University of London, LL.M. in Intellectual Property Law, 2026
Luiss Guido Carli University Rome, LL.M. in Art Law, 2025
KU Leuven, Master of Laws, 2024
Università di Bologna, Erasmus exchange programme, 2022
Professional honors
Professional associations & memberships
Young Art Lawyers Association
Recent publications and speaking engagements
Belgian chapter in Lexology In Depth – Art Law (formerly ‘The Art Law Review’), 5th edition, 2025 (co-author with Lucie Lambrecht)
Belgian chapter in Art Collecting Legal Handbook, 2023 (co-author with Lucie Lambrecht)
‘Certificat inter-universités en Droit, Art et Marché’, Bruxelles Saint-Louis, 3 April 2026