Back to rankings
Sven Demeulemeester

Sven Demeulemeester

More information
ALTIUS

ALTIUS

Belgium

1

Industry focus: Media and entertainment

ALTIUS houses an arts, media, entertainment and leisure group that is renowned for its broad offering, assisting clients with matters ranging from regulatory compliance and data protection issues to advertising mandates and publicity rights disputes. Its esteemed clientbase includes publishers, tech corporations, betting companies and creative professionals. The firm is also nationally and internationally recognised in sports law. Co-heads Sven Demeulemeester, Grégory Ernes and Olivier Vrins bring expertise in sports arbitration, EU law and IP, respectively, while Willem-Alexander Devlies advises on sports regulatory, disciplinary and employment disputes.    
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Phone
+3224261414
Email
[email protected]
Profile
altius.com

Profile

Work Department
Employment & Sports Law Practice.
Position

Partner

Career

Sven Demeulemeester was admitted to the Brussels bar in 2000.

Sven has extensive experience advising corporate clients about the transfer of businesses, outsourcing and co-sourcing projects and employment issues related to the sale or purchase of businesses or parts of businesses.

Sven regularly advises on and co-ordinates the procedure for collective dismissals or closures of companies or their divisions and acts for a wide variety of clients regarding the day-to-day issues concerning individual and collective labour and social security law.

In addition, Sven has extensive experience in sport litigation and arbitration and is recognised by legal directories as a leading practitioner in sports law, which is a topic upon which he regularly speaks and writes.

Languages
Sven is fluent in Dutch, French and English.
Memberships
Sven Demeulemeester is a member of the following associations: AIAF (Association Internationale des Avocats du Football); Social Law Association; EELA (European Employment Lawyers Association); BePLA (Belgian Pension Lawyers Association); AIJA (International Association of young lawyers)
Education
  • Special Degree in Employment Law (University of Brussel - ULB)
  • Erasmus Exchange Programme (University of Paris X)
  • Juris (University of Ghent)

Content supplied by ALTIUS

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘The Altius sports law team is a world-class team of experienced lawyers, standing alone at the top of the Belgian sports law and sports tax world. The team has deep expertise in all different sports-related matters on both a national and international level and is well-connected and known worldwide within its field. As a football agent, I do not want to go up against them!.’

    ‘Willem-Alexander Devlies is my go-to lawyer since the start. He is always available, he knows what to do, he is a problem solver, and he is very pragmatic. He is clearly a star in the field, whom I trust one hundred per cent.'

    'Sven Demeulemeester has a bright mind and is a leader in the field.’

Key clients

  • PACE Rights Management LLP Mediahuis NV VRT – Flemish Radio/TV Broadcaster Pipe Entertainment Club Bruges FC Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht Royal Antwerp Football Club KRC Genk Standard de Liège Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Lommel SK KV Kortrijk KV Mechelen Cercle Bruges KMSK Deinze City Football Group Cardiff City FC Tout Puissant Mazembe FC UEFA Pro League Trek Baloise Alpecin Deceuninck Kevin De Bruyne Thomas Meunier Chancel Mbemba Youri Tielemans Leander Dendoncker Kevin Denkey Bilal El Khannouss Charles De Ketelaere Vrenz Bleijenbergh Jasper Philipsen Wasserman Sport and Entertainment Group (SEG) Forza Lotto Cycling Team Belgian Tennis Association Belgian Volleyball Association

Work highlights

Represented a former television personality in a court case against a production company responsible for a highly successful Flemish TV series which has been distributed to numerous countries globally. The lawsuit revolves around the assertion of co-authorship of the series and the subsequent entitlement to royalties.