Liesbet Vandenplas
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Band 3 : Employment
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About
Provided by Liesbet Vandenplas
Practice Areas
Employment & Pensions
Healthcare
Dispute resolution & litigation
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Liesbet practises employment and social security law, with a focus on strategic legal HR advice and representation in settlements and litigation. She has special expertise in restructurings, (supplementary) pensions and international labour mobility. She advocates a practical and pragmatic approach to problem-solving, underpinned by a clear, timely analysis of all the relevant legal issues taking into account the relevant HRM aspects. She has been partner at Eubelius since 2022.
Liesbet holds a law degree (KU Leuven, 2001), a DESS in Social Policy (University of Rouen (France), 2002), a Certificate in Pension Law (KU Leuven, 2013) and a Certificate in Strategic HRM (Vlerick Business School, 2017).
She has inhouse HR experience, including case management and reward of executives, managers and expatriates, design and implementation of a new function classification and reward model, etc.
She is a member of the “Vereniging voor Sociaal Recht”, the EELA (European Employment Lawyers Association) and board member of NeHRa (Network for Women active in HR). She is a freelance scientific associate at the Institute for Employment Law of the KU Leuven.
Liesbet regularly speaks at conferences and publishes mainly in the field of HR related legal topics.
Chambers Review
Europe
Liesbet Vandenplas has experience advising on both individual and collective dismissals. Additionally, she assists clients with contractual negotiations, social security and social elections.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Liesbet is client-minded. She understood what my problem was and she worked adequately to find a solution. She was pragmatic, which is the most important aspect."
"The fact that she knows how businesses work, from small entities to big corporates, is very helpful, as she can give useful advice that can be implemented right away."
"Liesbet is client-minded. She understood what my problem was and she worked adequately to find a solution. She was pragmatic, which is the most important aspect."
"The fact that she knows how businesses work, from small entities to big corporates, is very helpful, as she can give useful advice that can be implemented right away."