Vinciane Rysselinck is a Senior Counsel in the employment team in Brussels with over twenty years of experience. She is recognised in the Legal 500 for being an "open-minded and creative" lawyer who is noted for her "reactivity and reliability" as well as her commercial approach.
Vinciane specialises in the labour implications of company takeovers and business downsizings, as well as cross-border employment and social security implications. She also assists companies with various kinds of labour disputes before the Belgian labour courts, and with senior executive appointments and dismissals. In that regard, she regularly coordinates cross-service and multi-jurisdictional projects and advises on the latest changes in employment law, such as remote work from anywhere.
Vinciane has particular experience advising clients active in the Retail and Fashion industry and is recommended by Legal 500 for her work with luxury brands. She completed coursework at the International Fashion Academy Paris on the challenges and best practices in Fashion & Luxury Business, connecting legal experts with clients in diverse areas of Retail and Fashion. Vinciane is the international transformation manager on Osborne Clarke's Urban Dynamics team, where she brings together her knowledge and experience in employment law with a keen understanding of how businesses are being impacted by the dynamic changes in our cities.
She was one of the founding team members of Osborne Clarke Belgium in 2013. She is a member of the European Employment Lawyers' Association and the Belgian Employment Lawyers' Association. Vinciane holds regular client training sessions and is engaged as speaker at employment conferences for Belgian and international audiences.
Belgian public real estate regulated company
Advising a Belgian public real estate regulated company for the appointment of their new CEO
Publishing Company
Advising on all HR aspects of a merger between a major publishing group and a smaller publishing company
Belgian Employment Agency
Advising a major Belgian employment agency in connection with some complex regulatory issues and related litigation
Multinational IT company
Negotiating a collective bargaining agreement on flexible work for a multinational IT company
IT Company Specialised in Biotech Consultancy
Providing day to day advice to an IT company specialized in biotech consultancy
Major IT company
Advising a major IT company in connection with some complex regulatory issues, along with their day-to-day HR issues
Biotech Consultancy Company
Assisting a biotech consultancy company with a formal procedure for moral harassment at work
INPO's in the EU Quarter
Advising INPO's which are based in the EU quarter in Brussels on the employment issues of their operations
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