After my studies at the KU Leuven, the Catholic University of Leuven (June 1995), I started in August 1995 at Deloitte & Touche Consultants where I focused on labour law and corporate law. A combination that offered me the advantage of framing social law within company structures.
As a manager within this group, I made the switch in 2004 to the law firm Laga & Philippe (later LAGA and now Deloitte Legal). This was also the moment when I switched my focus to social law. Corporate law made me develop a special affinity with everything related to business transformation. I mainly supervise restructuring in the broad sense of the word, mergers & acquisitions, outsourcing, due diligence processes, harmonisation of salary and working conditions and mass redundancies,…
Of course, I still like to assist clients with all their questions regarding individual labour law (recruitment, composition of salary packages, dismissals).
As a trusted advisor, I strongly believe in the importance of a pragmatic approach. To connect even better with the clients and to understand their needs, I obtained my HR manager diploma in 2017.
Finally, I also assist clients in the non-profit and public sector. Here, too, I focus on business transformation, where the social law consequences of the restructuring of certain companies and/or groups are mapped out. The status of civil servant and the transferability of staff, co-employer, the posting of staff, the grouping of employers (werkgeversgroeperingen) are topics that come up in this process.
Within the Deloitte organisation, I work on a daily basis with my colleagues from corporate and commercial law as well as the tax lawyers from Global Employer Services and Global Business Tax. This multi-disciplinary approach of client files allows us to assist clients from a broader perspective and to map out all the consequences of a given action.
As a director within the Employment, Pensions and Benefits team of Deloitte Legal, I am closely involved in the day-to-day management of the team and I enjoy taking on the responsibility of coaching and training younger team members.
Our identity: Deloitte Legal-Lawyers – Experience the future of law, today
In today’s business world, we all need to be ready for tomorrow. The future of the legal profession is the broadening of its horizons to encompass other matters and sectors. At Deloitte Legal-Lawyers (previously Laga), we work with our clients (not just for them) so that they can make an impact that matters. To do so, we are increasingly playing the role of business advisors for our clients, and they look to us for both legal specialists and also specialists in their industry.
Our services
Deloitte member firms have a long standing reputation for helping clients address complex, cross border issues. It is thanks to our technical knowledge and skill set and to our access to Deloitte and its global network of top legal practices that we can and do bring together the right mix of individuals for each client project and go further than the delivery of traditional law firm services. We also work together with Deloitte professionals to guide our clients through their project in a coordinated way. We are able to provide holistic guidance around strategic business decisions as well as offer support services that can increase efficiency and reduce the cost of some routine legal activities.
Our mission
As an organisation, Deloitte Legal-Lawyers is committed to several goals that underpin our overall approach to how we do business: the firm provides clients with professional service of the highest caliber combining technical excellence, commercial judgement and responsiveness. Deloitte Legal-Lawyers abides by the highest standards of professional and ethical conduct. We care about our clients, always seeking to understand and focus on their needs. The firm operates in a team-based environment, nurturing a culture of collegiality to the benefit of its clients and professionals.
Our approach ‒ entrepreneurial, pragmatic, business-oriented and multidisciplinary
Deloitte Legal-Lawyers provides top advisory services to Belgian and multinational corporate entities as well as private individuals. Next to our technical expertise, we bring our industry knowledge, global footprint, and multidisciplinary service model to the table.
Experience the future of law today
The COVID-19 pandemic has only accelerated the changes being introduced by new technologies and regulations. Deloitte Legal-Lawyers continues to look to strategic alliances and targeted innovation to be prepared. Our objective is to lead the (digital) transformation of the tax and legal profession.
Awards & recognitions
In the Legal 500 EMEA guide for 2020, Deloitte Legal received several recommendations and praises from clients that establish its position as one of Belgium’s leading independent law firms.
Deloitte Legal is recommended in Chambers Europe 2020 guide. Client comments in Chambers’ research include: “The lawyers really make the effort to understand the client and their goals”, “In terms of technical quality and knowledge the lawyers are highly skilled”.
Greenille, the private client team of Deloitte Legal has been recognized consistently as a leading (band 1) private client practice in Chambers High Net Worth guide, and is well known and respected for handling a comprehensive range of private client matters. A market commentator refers to it as “the absolute market leader in Belgium.”
