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Céline Masschelein

Céline Masschelein

Europe 2026

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About

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Practice Areas

Commercial and company law - White collar crime

Career

Before joining Janson as a partner in March 2016, Céline Masschelein was Counsel at Allen & Overy in the Litigation & Arbitration department.

Céline has a special focus on white collar crime (such as imputations of fraud, forgery, corruption, money laundering, bankruptcy offences) on the one hand and all forms of corporate litigation on the other hand (such as post-acquisition disputes and all possible disputes between (and liabilities of) shareholders, board directors, auditors and other corporate actors).

Céline Masschelein has more than 20 years of experience in dealing with complex national and international disputes in both business and financial criminal law, with specific expertise in the interaction between the two areas.

She has already assisted several international and Belgian companies involved in both civil and criminal proceedings. Céline also works within the framework of arbitration and mediation procedures (ADR) and also advises clients preventively. Her broad procedural experience provides added value in drawing up contracts, avoiding disputes and actively working towards amicable settlements.

Chambers Review

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Chambers European Guide

White-Collar Crime - Belgium

Band 2
Band 2

Individual Editorial

Céline Masschelein has a prominent criminal practice advising clients from the financial services sector on allegations of fraud and money laundering investigations. She has also represented companies in cases relating to alleged forgery, fraud and working conditions.

Strengths

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  • Céline Masschelein is a very good lawyer with a lot of background experience in criminal and commercial law. She is always super reactive and her advice is straight to the point.

    White-Collar CrimeChambers European Guide
  • She has practical and technical knowledge and is able to work on large, complex cases. She has very good communication skills and a lot of emotional intelligence, which is crucial in criminal cases.

    White-Collar CrimeChambers European Guide
  • We can definitely confirm she is a brilliant lawyer.

    White-Collar CrimeChambers European Guide

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