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Chris Van Olmen
Professional Biography
Chris Van Olmen is co-founder of the law firm Van Olmen & Wynant and head of the employment law practice. He is also co-founder and managing partner of L&E Global, an integrated alliance of premier employment law boutique firms.
Chris covers all aspects of employment and industrial relations, including employment-related issues connected to reorganisation and restructuring processes, collective dismissals and closures, and individual and collective employment disputes, including litigation for the Belgian Labour Courts. His clients include national and international companies and top executives.
Chris is a regular speaker or moderator at national and international seminars and conferences. His recent publications include: “International Labour and Employment Compliance Handbook” (Wolters Kluwer, 2024); the Belgian Chapter in “Employment Law Review” (Law Business Research, 2023); “The On Demand Economy”, Report of the IBA Global Employment Institute, 2019; “Le lien de subordination à l’épreuve de l’ubérisation de l’économie ?”, Wolters Kluwer / Chr. D.S. – Soc. Kron., 2016, 07.
Chris is listed as a leading individual in The Legal 500 (2024), in Chambers Europe (2024), and named as “Employment Lawyer of the Year, Belgium” in Best Lawyers (2023). The Legal 500 includes Chris in its “Hall of Fame” (2024). Lexology Index mentions Chris as one of the only two “Global Elite Thought Leaders” of Belgium for Labour & Employment (2024).
Since 1999, he has been lecturing on social law in the traineeship programme organised by the Brussels Bar. He also served as a member of the Brussels Bar Council and is a Board Member of the “Association for Social Law.”
Chris Van Olmen is past Chair of the Employment and Industrial Relations Law Committee and past Chair of the Global Employment Institute of the IBA (International Bar Association). He currently is a member of the Advisory Board of the IBA GEI.
Chris is also a member of EELA (European Employment Lawyers Association) and of the American Bar Association (Labour and Employment Law Section).
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About Van Olmen & Wynant
Van Olmen & Wynant is an independent law firm offering quality services in employment and corporate law and litigation. Established in 1993, we are a stable and established player in the Brussels legal market.
Our double niche strategy offers a double win for our clients. We have the resources to dig deep and offer highly specialised advice in our niche areas. But our niche approach also allows us to remain agile and flexible, resulting in tailored solutions with a personal and pragmatic touch.
A dedicated team of experienced, multilingual professionals serves a wide range of business clients such as growth companies, multinationals, public companies, and government institutions.
Our core values underlie and drive our services: We achieve results. We bond and we share. We care and unburden.
Based in Brussels, the firm enjoys outstanding international contacts and has developed close working relationships with high-quality law firms across the globe.
Why Choose Van Olmen & Wynant?
Our Values:
We Achieve
We Bond
We Care
Partnerships:
Van Olmen & Wynant wants to be a generous contributor to society. We strongly believe in sharing knowledge & networking with peers and professionals across countries and sectors.
Corporate Social Responsibility:
Van Olmen & Wynant is pleased to make its contribution to corporate social responsibility. The firm takes seriously its responsibility in terms of people and society. This is expressed, among other ways, in the ABC, the three core values on which the firm’s operations are based: We achieve, we bond, we care.
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