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Employment, Commercial Dispute Resolution, Corporate transactions and Privacy and Cybersecurity.

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A trusted advisor and seasoned litigator, Emmanuel Plasschaert has 30 years of experience representing Belgian and multinational companies as well as individuals before the Belgian courts in commercial and complex litigation matters, including seizures and cross-border litigation issues. He was one of the first to represent a client in class-action proceedings in Belgium.

Emmanuel is a partner in Crowell & Moring’s Brussels office Corporate, Commercial, and Employment practices. He primarily focuses on individual and collective labor law, including international employment and HR data protection and privacy issues. Emmanuel also regularly advises on corporate transactions and restructurings. He is held in high regard for his strategic assistance to clients dealing with complex restructurings, both on a national and an international level.

Emmanuel has been a member of the Brussels Bar since 1993 and was president (bâtonnier) from 2022 till 2024.

He is the author of a large number of publications, including a reference work on Belgian union delegations. Emmanuel is a member of the editorial board of Chroniques de  droit social/Sociaalrechtelijke kronieken, one of the leading labor law journals in Belgium, and leads the individual labor law practice group of the journal. He frequently conducts seminars for in-house counsel, HR managers, and executives and officers.

Dutch, French, English, Italian

Member of the Brussels Bar since 1993. Member of the editorial board of "Chroniques du droit social".

Catholic University of Namur (1989 cum laude); Catholic University of Leuven (1992 cum laude).