Christian Bayart
Europe Guide 2024
Band 1 : Employment
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About
Provided by Christian Bayart
Practice Areas
Christian advises and litigates on a broad range of employment and pension law matters. He has particular expertise and experience in the areas of workforce restructuring, the optimisation of employee benefits and occupational pensions, employment issues relating to business reorganisations (outsourcing and M&A), the employment of directors and executives, employee representation and (European) works councils, collective bargaining, multi-jurisdictional employment matters and employment discrimination.
Christian is recommended by both Legal 500 and Chambers, who say that he has "great academic and practical knowledge about labour law" and describe him as "the guy to trust when things get complex. He can be contacted whenever and will provide the needed support."
Chambers Review
Europe
Christian Bayart heads the firm's Belgian employment and benefits group. He has a broad employment law practice, offering notable experience in the hiring and firing of senior employees, internal reorganisations and the transfer of employees. He also represents clients in harassment and discrimination cases, as well as negotiations over social plans and collective bargaining agreements. Bayart additionally advises on pensions matters and remuneration policies.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"He was hands-on and to the point, really stepping into the shoes of the business and being the partner we needed."
"He was hands-on and to the point, really stepping into the shoes of the business and being the partner we needed."