Mrs Emma Van Caenegem > ALTIUS > Brussels, Belgium > Lawyer Profile
ALTIUS Offices
HAVENLAAN, 86C B414
AVENUE DU PORT
1000 BRUSSELS
Belgium
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Mrs Emma Van Caenegem
Work Department
Employment
Position
Counsel
Career
Emma advises and assists domestic and multinational corporations on all aspects of individual and collective employment law, from “hiring to firing”. This does not only include assistance with the drafting of employment contracts, the termination thereof but also covers (alternative) compensation & benefits related topics, involvement in complex RIF projects but also assistance in case of conflicts with employee representative bodies.
She has a particular expertise in cross border employment situations, posting set-ups and staff supply issues, including interim work and employee lending.
In addition, she assists clients with audits or investigations by the labour and social security inspectorates.
She represents clients in employment and social security related matters before labour courts.
Emma is a regular speaker at seminars and is the author of various publications.
Languages
Emma is fluent in Dutch, French and English
Education
- Special Degree in Employment Law (Free University of Brussels – VUB)
- Master in Law (University of Ghent)
Lawyer Rankings
Belgium > Employment
(Next Generation Partners)The ‘flexible, efficient, solution-oriented, and business-minded lawyers’ in ALTIUS‘ employment team handle a wide range of complex matters, with noteworthy expertise in cross-border work, workforce restructuring, collective bargaining, and migration law. The team’s experience in the sports and entertainment industry is particularly strong, often handling image rights deals. For multijurisdictional matters, practice head Philippe De Wulf is ‘invaluable’: regularly advising international clients in the Belgian market. Collective dismissals and employment litigation are areas of expertise for Sven Demeulemeester, whereas Emma Van Caenegem, who was made partner in September 2024, has notable experience in international labour and social security matters, and flexible employment set-ups.
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Firm Rankings
- Employment
- EU regulatory: Privacy and data protection
- Industry focus: Food
- Industry focus: Healthcare and life sciences
- Industry focus: IT and telecoms
- Insurance
- Not-for-profit
- Real estate and construction
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Competition: Belgian law
- Dispute resolution
- EU regulatory: Financial services
- EU regulatory: Food
- EU regulatory: Pharma, medical devices and biotech
- Insolvency and restructuring
- Private equity
- Banking, finance and capital markets
- Competition: EU and global