Band 5
Provided by Sven Demeulemeester
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 involved in 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, topic on which he regularly speaks and writes.
Sven is a member of: the European Employment Lawyers Association, the ‘Vereniging Sociaal Recht’, the Belgian Pension Lawyers Association (BEPLA), the ‘Association Internationale des Avocats du Football’ and the International Association of Young Lawyers.
- “The Kristofferson ruling: the EFTA targets athlete endorsement deals” , Asser 2018 (with N. Verborgh)
- “The legality of fixed-term employment contracts in European professional football – The Müller case and beyond, Law In Sport, 2016
- FIFA's new Regulations on Working with intermediaries. National Implementations – Belgium – Football Legal 2015, 82-83. (with G. Ernes).
Provided by Chambers
Sven Demeulemeester handles both contentious and non-contentious employment law matters. He represents clients in individual termination cases as well as advising on contractual agreements and bonus schemes. Many of his clients hail from the sports sector.
Provided by Chambers
"Sven is very approachable, hands-on and pragmatic. This makes him great to work with."
"Sven is very approachable, hands-on and pragmatic. This makes him great to work with."
