Mr Grégory Ernes > ALTIUS > Brussels, Belgium > Lawyer Profile

ALTIUS
HAVENLAAN, 86C B414
AVENUE DU PORT
1000 BRUSSELS
Belgium
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Work Department

Employment and Sports

Position

Partner

Career

Grégory handles a wide range of legal matters in the field of sports with European and International Law, with a particular focus on fundamental rights. He assists athletes, investors, sponsors, clubs and both national and international sports governing bodies.

Grégory lectures on “Sport and the internal market” at the University of Aix-Marseille. He also lectures on “Doping Law” and “Transfer and Agent Law” at the University of Lille. The Liège Bar lists Grégory as an expert in sports law.

Languages

Grégory is fluent in French and English

Memberships

Grégory is a member of the international lawyers’ association in football law (A.I.A.F.). He is also an arbitrator at the CIDD (Commission Interfédérale Disciplinaire en matière de Dopage) and the Disciplinary Committee of the International Judo Federation (F.I.J.), which is located in Paris.

Education

Lic.Jur. (University of Liège)

Lawyer Rankings

Belgium > Industry focus: Media and entertainment

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. Pauline Van Parys joined from Strelia in April 2024.