Ton van Doremalen
Partner at DLA Piper - Head of Tax Middle East
The move
MoveDLA Piper → Addleshaw Goddard
TitleLegal Director → Partner - Head of Tax Middle East
LocationDubai → Dubai
Career arcRooted in UAE★
Cross-border moveNo — same country
Native languageDutch
Years in UAE11.0
Total experience10.6 years
Addleshaw Goddard headcount1,001-5,000 employees
Addleshaw Goddard industryLaw Practice
Addleshaw Goddard HQLondon, England
Addleshaw Goddard founded1775
Addleshaw Goddard typePartnership
Career arc
- Partner - Head of Tax Middle EastApr 2026 — Present
Addleshaw Goddard· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time - Legal DirectorJul 2025 — Apr 2026
DLA Piper· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time - Co-FounderSep 2022 — Present
Next Level Games· Ghent· Self-employed
- MemberSep 2022 — PresentIInternational Fiscal Association· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Senior AssociateAug 2022 — Jul 2025DLA Piper· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- CounselOct 2020 — Aug 2022
Aurifer Middle East Tax· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Senior AssociateMay 2019 — Oct 2020AAurifer Middle East Tax Consultancy· Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Co-FounderMay 2018 — Present
Level Up Gent· Gent Area, Belgium· Self-employed
- AssociateSep 2017 — Dec 2017
- AssociateNov 2016 — Apr 2019
Tiberghien Lawyers· Brussels, Brussels Region, Belgium· Self-employed
- Indirect Tax ConsultantSep 2015 — Oct 2016
PwC Belgium· Gent Area, Belgium· Full-time
Education
- Ghent UniversityMaster of Laws (LL.M.) · Tax, corporate & financial lawPresent
- Fiscale Hogeschool BrusselPostgraduate · Tax LawPresent
- Sint-Lodewijkscollege Brugge· Greek-MathematicsPresent
Languages
- Dutch · Native or bilingual
- French · Professional working
- English · Full professional