Mr Sven Demeulemeester > ALTIUS > Brussels, Belgium > Lawyer Profile
ALTIUS Offices
HAVENLAAN, 86C B414
AVENUE DU PORT
1000 BRUSSELS
Belgium
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Mr Sven Demeulemeester
Work Department
Employment & Sports Law Practice.
Position
Partner
Career
Sven Demeulemeester was admitted to the Brussels bar in 2000.
Sven has extensive experience advising corporate clients about the transfer of businesses, outsourcing and co-sourcing projects and employment issues related to the sale or purchase of businesses or parts of businesses.
Sven regularly advises on and co-ordinates the procedure for collective dismissals or closures of companies or their divisions and acts for a wide variety of clients regarding the day-to-day issues concerning individual and collective labour and social security law.
In addition, Sven has extensive experience in sport litigation and arbitration and is recognised by legal directories as a leading practitioner in sports law, which is a topic upon which he regularly speaks and writes.
Languages
Sven is fluent in Dutch, French and English.
Memberships
Sven Demeulemeester is a member of the following associations: AIAF (Association Internationale des Avocats du Football); Social Law Association; EELA (European Employment Lawyers Association); BePLA (Belgian Pension Lawyers Association); AIJA (International Association of young lawyers)
Education
- Special Degree in Employment Law (University of Brussel – ULB)
- Erasmus Exchange Programme (University of Paris X)
- Juris (University of Ghent)
Lawyer Rankings
Belgium > Industry focus: Media and entertainment
(Leading individuals)ALTIUS is known for its ability to guide clients such as broadcasters publishing houses and music publishers through a variety of work including IP issues, publicity rights and regulatory compliance matters. The firm is also praised for having the ‘most experienced and available team of lawyers in the Belgian sports sector’. Sports law experts Sven Demeulemeester and Grégory Ernes jointly lead the practice alongside Olivier Vrins
, who excels in issues connected to copyright, brand protection and publicity rights. Alexander De Bleeckere is a known name for libel, slander and defamation cases, while Willem-Alexander Devlies further expands the sports law expertise at the firm.
Belgium > Employment
The team at ALTIUS advises on cross-border mergers and transactions, assists with restructuring and TUPE matters, and handles individual and collective dismissals and employee disputes for a client base of large corporates that is particularly concentrated in the sports sector. The team also regularly advises on the implementation of new company-wide policies and remuneration schemes, working closely with partner firms to provide integrated employment and tax advice to its clients. Practice head Philippe De Wulf handles a wide portfolio of contentious and non-contentious employment issues, with a particular focus on transactional matters. Sven Demeulemeester and Grégory Ernes have represented Belgian football clubs and sports governing bodies in high-profile dismissals and contract disputes. Emma Van Caenegem is the key name at counsel level.
Lawyer Rankings
- Industry focus: Media and entertainment Belgium
- Leading individuals Belgium > Industry focus: Media and entertainment
- Employment Belgium
Top Tier Firm Rankings
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
- 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
- Real estate and construction
- Banking, finance and capital markets
- Competition: EU and global