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Mr Jan Hofkens

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+32 2 787 90 37 jan.hofkens@lydian.be

Work Department

Employment, Pensions & Benefits.

Position

Jan is a Partner in Lydian’s Employment, Pensions & Benefits practice. He represents both companies and executives in employment counselling and transactions. He has extensive experience in the full range of employment law, with a special focus on company restructurings (mass lay-offs, including collective bargaining), negotiation of severance packages for senior executives and drafting of HR policies. Jan is often involved in cases of employee fraud, privacy issues related to internal investigations, whistle–blowing, and dismissal for cause.

Career

Jan joined Lydian in 2001, where he became a partner in 2003. Jan was Managing Partner of Lydian from 1 January 2010 till 1 January 2013. From 1993 to 2002 he was an attorney with Stibbe in Brussels, where, from 2001, he was one of the partners heading up the employment law department. Jan is a Registered Forensic Auditor at the Belgian Institute for Forensic Auditors (IFA) and he lectures on the Master’s course in Forensic Auditing at the University Management School of Antwerp (UAMS). Jan was admitted to the Brussels Bar in 1992.

Languages

Dutch, English and French.

Memberships

Jan was admitted to the Brussels Bar in 1992.

Education

Jan graduated in 1992 with a law degree from the Catholic University of Leuven (KUL). In 1993, he received an additional bachelor degree in tax sciences from the Brussels Tax College (EHSAL).

Lawyer Rankings

Belgium > Fraud and white-collar crime

At Lydian, the fraud and white-collar crime practice focuses on three core pillars: employee fraud, insurance fraud, and contractual fraud. The firm assists financial institutions, insurers, and companies from sectors such as tech and banking in internal investigations in addition to criminal and civil litigation. A trio of partners helms the team, consisting of insurance fraud specialist Hugo Keulers, Jan Hofkens, who is regularly sought out by clients for his expertise in employee fraud and Yves Lenders, whose practice encompasses criminal liability of directors as well as contractual fraud.

Belgium > Employment

(Hall of Fame)

Jan Hofkens – 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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