{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Monard Law","provider_url":"https:\/\/monardlaw.be\/en\/","author_name":"Bert Schols","author_url":"https:\/\/monardlaw.be\/en\/author\/bertschols\/","title":"Wout Smeets - Monard Law","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"rlN6l9Y9mX\"><a href=\"https:\/\/monardlaw.be\/en\/team\/wout-smeets\/\">Wout Smeets<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/monardlaw.be\/en\/team\/wout-smeets\/embed\/#?secret=rlN6l9Y9mX\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Wout Smeets&#8221; &#8212; Monard Law\" data-secret=\"rlN6l9Y9mX\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/monardlaw.be\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/monardlaw.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Wout-Smeets-scaled.jpg","thumbnail_width":1828,"thumbnail_height":2560,"description":"Wout Smeets specializes in economic law, focus particularly on corporate law and commercial law. He obtained a Master of Laws (magna cum laude) from KU Leuven in 2019. During his time at law school, Wout participated in a Constitutional Law Moot Court and an International Humanitarian Rights Moot Court. His master\u2019s thesis, which was published in the newspaper Jura Falconis, discusses the emergence of \u201cprosumers\u201d on the energy market. He raised the question whether the current legal system is catered to the emergence of this new type of market player. After obtaining his law degree, Wout pursued an Advanced LL.M. (magna cum laude) in taxation from the Universit\u00e9 Libre de Bruxelles. Wout joined Monard Law in 2020. &nbsp; Download Wout's cv here"}