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Mrs Eveline Ankaert

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+32 (0)2 787 90 58 eveline.ankaert@lydian.be View profile

Work Department

Employment

Position

Dr. Eveline Ankaert is a counsel in our Employment, Pensions & Benefits practice and a member of Lydian’s Health team.

Career

Eveline specializes in both individual and collective employment law in general and has a particular focus on:

  • Health and well-being at work (including psychosocial risks, harassment, incapacity for work and re-integration processes)
  • Occupational accidents (including prevention and support with legal procedures)
  • Anti-discrimination law
  • Healthcare
  • HR related matters in the public sector

Languages

Dutch, English, French & Portuguese

Education

When Eveline joined Lydian in February 2012 as a Senior Associate, she brought with her seven years of experience as a PhD researcher and teaching assistant at the Institute for Social Law at the University of Leuven (KU Leuven). Eveline holds a Law degree from the Ghent University. ) Additionally, she obtained the degree of Doctor of Laws at the University of Leuven (KU Leuven) in 2012. Her PhD, entitled “Law enforcement and the medical profession. Evaluation of administrative and disciplinary enforcement measures of healthcare delivery” was published by die Keure in 2013. Eveline was admitted to the Brussels Bar in 2015.

Since 2015, Eveline joined the Institute for Labour Law at the University of Leuven as a voluntary assistant. In that role she is responsible for the coaching of master students with their thesis and she assists with the pleading sessions.

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Belgium > Employment

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Eveline Ankaert – Lydian

Lydian‘s team comprises a large roster of employment and pensions specialists capable of advising Belgian and multinational clients as well as notable individuals on contentious and non-contentious employment matters. Litigation and investigations are a core are of focus for the team, with practice co-heads Alexander Vandenbergen and Jan Hofkens having recently represented clients in complex and high-profile disciplinary proceedings related to toxic leadership, contentious dismissals, and gender-based discrimination claims. The team also provides routine advice on HR contracts and policies and handles the employment aspects of corporate restructurings and closures, with Jurgen De Vreese serving as a key contact in this space. Kato Aerts, who provides employment advice in the context of cross-border undertakings, and health and discrimination expert Eveline Ankaert are also highly recommended.

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