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Edwin Vanderbruggen

Edwin Vanderbruggen

Adjunct Lecturer

International Economic Law · Public International Law · International Tax Law · International Investment Law · WTO & International Trade Law · Trade Remedies · Investment Transactions · Energy & Infrastructure Law

Biography

Edwin Vanderbruggen is an international legal practitioner, scholar, and senior adviser with more than 30 years of experience in international taxation, international economic law, cross-border investment and transactions, investment law, energy, and public international law, with a strong focus on Asia.

He combines academic research with extensive professional practice and has advised governments and international organizations, including the World Bank, International Finance Corporation, Asian Development Bank, and UNESCAP. His work has covered tax and legal reform, public-private partnerships, infrastructure, investment law and arbitration, WTO law, and trade remedies.

He is Senior Partner at VDB Loi / Andersen and previously served as a full-time adviser to Cambodia’s Ministry of Economy and Finance. He has taught at universities in Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Belgium, and the Netherlands and has delivered guest lectures at institutions including the National University of Singapore, Seoul National University, Auckland University, and the University of Bradford.

Professional Experience

  • Senior Partner, VDB Loi / Andersen
  • Adviser, Ministry of Economy and Finance of Cambodia
  • Government Adviser on Tax, Investment & Regulatory Reform in Southeast Asia
  • Consultant, World Bank
  • Consultant, International Finance Corporation (IFC)
  • Consultant, Asian Development Bank (ADB)
  • Consultant, UNESCAP
  • Lecturer, Foreign Trade University, Vietnam
  • Former Lecturer, Royal University of Law and Economics, Cambodia
  • Former Lecturer at universities in Thailand, Belgium, Vietnam, and the Netherlands

Specialization

  • International Economic Law
  • International Tax Law
  • Public International Law
  • International Investment Law
  • WTO Law & Trade Remedies
  • Investment Protection & Arbitration
  • Cross-Border Investment Transactions
  • Energy & Infrastructure Law
  • Public-Private Partnerships
  • Tax & Regulatory Reform
  • International Economic Governance
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