Mr Brecht Cops > Younity > Brussels, Belgium > Lawyer Profile

Younity
BOULEVARD DU SOUVERAIN 36 VORSTLAAN
1170 BRUSSELS
Belgium
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Work Department

Employment

Position

Partner

Career

Brecht Cops has been a lawyer specialising in social law since 2001.

He advises Belgian and international companies as well as executives, both in connection with court proceedings and in other contexts. He deals with current aspects of individual and collective employment law.

He has carried out company restructurings on a number of occasions and regularly assists companies and (foreign) law firms in the framework of corporate transactions.

Languages

Dutch - French - English

Memberships

He is a member of ABA (American Bar Association), EELA (European Employment Lawyers Association) and VSR (Vereniging Sociaal Recht).

Education

Brecht has a licentiate in law from the Catholic University of Leuven (KUL, 2000) and holds an additional licentiate in social law from the University of Brussels (ULB, 2001).

Lawyer Rankings

Belgium > Employment

(Leading individuals)

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Offering its clients a comprehensive service across various domains of employment law, boutique firm Younity is particularly reputed for its pensions expertise, advising both corporate and public sector clients on complex pension scheme modifications. Integrated expertise in immigration, employment, and data privacy law further allows the team to advise on TUPE and restructuring undertakings, collective bargaining matters, transactional issues, as well as contentious and non-contentious dismissals. The practice is led by collective bargaining expert Jean-Philippe Cordier and pensions specialist Corinne Merla, and is bolstered by the expertise of managing partner Brecht Cops.