Education

Sophie DE POORTERE graduated cum laude with a Master’s degree in Law from the Université Catholique de Louvain in 2011. During her studies, she focused on health law and personal injury assessment. Her keen interest in these subjects led her to write her dissertation on the liability of nursing practitioners.

Career

Sophie DE POORTERE joined the Paul Muylaert law firm in October 2012 and was called to the French Brussels Bar that same year. She was a finalist of the George Boels Award in 2014.

Sophie focuses on general civil liability law, with a particular interest in medical liability law. She defends individuals and companies in all types of proceedings (civil, criminal and disciplinary) and regularly appears in medical liability cases before the criminal courts.

She handles cases in French.