Sven Demeulemeester Appointed New Partner At ALTIUS Working In Employment Law And Sports Law Practices
September, 2010 - Port, Belgium
Brussels, 23 September 2010 - Sven Demeulemeester has been appointed a new Partner at ALTIUS. This appointment not only strengthens the firm’s Employment Law practice but offers ALTIUS clients a specific expertise in Sports Law.
Sylvie Dubois and Sven Demeulemeester will jointly lead the expanding Employment Law practice. Sven mainly advises on restructurings, cross-border employment issues, retirement arrangements (incl. early retirement arrangements for senior executives) and pension issues. He also deals with litigation before the employment courts.
In his capacity as an expert in Sports Law, Sven advises players, brokers, clubs and sports federations. The importance of this area of legal expertise is becoming more relevant and complex every day and can hardly be underestimated. ALTIUS Sports Law practice is distinguished by its multidisciplinary approach.
“Sven has proved to be an exceptional lawyer and I am delighted to seem him in his new role. I am convinced that this appointment will allow the team to grow further and will consolidate its position in the market. His profound understanding of the international business environment, his pragmatic approach and his focus on providing added value to clients are great assets to the team”, explains Sylvie Dubois, Head of the Practice Employment Law team.
Carine Van Regenmortel, Managing Partner, adds “ It is important for ALTIUS to continue to play in the premier league, and therefore to offer talented and entrepreneurial lawyers opportunities to grow within the ALTIUS culture. Our clients appreciate this approach because it enables us to further develop important know-how “in-house”. Sven’s expertise in Sports Law is an excellent example of this“
ALTIUS
The independant law firm ALTIUS brings together the knowledge & experience of more than 50 lawyers, in practice areas including Corporate/ M&A, Banking & Finance, Real Estate & Regulatory, Commercial & Competition, ICT and Intellectual Property to deal in the most efficient way with the business of its Belgian and international clients. ALTIUS offers its clients advice and assists in litigations. ALTIUS co-operates closely with the tax-law firm Tiberghien. More information is available at www.altius.com .
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