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Jan Hofkens

Jan is a Partner in Lydian's Employment, Pensions & Benefits practice. He represents both companies and executives in employment counselling and transactions. He has extensive experience in the full range of employment law, with a special focus on company restructurings (mass lay-offs, including collective bargaining), negotiation of severance packages for senior executives and drafting of HR policies. Jan is often involved in cases of employee fraud, privacy issues related to internal investigations, whistle–blowing, and dismissal for cause. · Lydian

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Partner in Lydian's Employment, Pensions & Benefits practice representing companies and executives in employment counselling and transactions. Experienced across the full range of employment law with a focus on company restructurings (mass lay-offs, collective bargaining), severance negotiations for senior executives, HR policy drafting, employee fraud and internal investigations, privacy issues, whistle‑blowing and dismissal for cause.

Practice areas

EmploymentPensions & BenefitsLabour RelationsInvestigationsPrivacy & Data ProtectionFraud & White-Collar Crime

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Belgium

Lydian · Jan is a Partner in Lydian's Employment, Pensions & Benefits practice. He represents both companies and executives in employment counselling and transactions. He has extensive experience in the full range of employment law, with a special focus on company restructurings (mass lay-offs, including collective bargaining), negotiation of severance packages for senior executives and drafting of HR policies. Jan is often involved in cases of employee fraud, privacy issues related to internal investigations, whistle–blowing, and dismissal for cause.

Belgium

Expertise

Company restructurings (mass lay-offs, collective bargaining)Severance negotiations for senior executivesHR policy draftingEmployee fraud investigationsInternal investigations & privacy issuesWhistle‑blowing and dismissal for causeForensic auditing (Registered Forensic Auditor)

Education

  • Law degree, Catholic University of Leuven (KUL), 1992
  • Bachelor in Tax Sciences, Brussels Tax College (EHSAL), 1993

Admissions

  • Brussels Bar (admitted 1992)
  • Registered Forensic Auditor, Belgian Institute for Forensic Auditors (IFA)

Languages

DutchEnglishFrench