Christine Rizzo
Employment lawyer
A member of the Brussels Bar since 2010 and with experience with international clients and in a niche firm, I offer my clients - both employers and employees - support services, advice, negotiation, and legal defense in labor relations law.
Managing employment relationships from recruitment to termination, drafting agreemeents and audit reports for acquisition projects, well-being at work, tools for improving work-life balance, discrimination issues and classification issues (employee vs independent contractor) are all part of my daily practice.
I am currently a member of the Psychosocial Well-being Commission of the Brussels Bar and regularly sit on the jury for pleading exercises, an examination that trainee lawyers must undergo before the end of their internship. I am also a member of the Association of Jurists Practicing Social Law (AJPDS).
My career
- 2025 Awarded the title of specialist in employment law by the Brussels Bar
- 2024 Establishment of my legal practice
- 2017-2024 Senior Lawyer at Reliance Littler
- 2019 First prize in the Lausanne Bar Association's eloquence competition
- 2018-2019 Director of the Young Brussels Bar Conference
- 2013-2017 Associate Lawyer at Meritius Brussels
- 2011-2013 Active member of the Brussels Bar Trainees' Forum
- 2010-2013 Trainee Lawyer at LVP Law Brussels
- 2018 Advanced Master in Social Law - Vrije Universiteit Brussel
- 2010 LLM in European and International Law - Universiteit Gent
- 2009 Master of Laws - Université Libre de Bruxelles
Languages
I work in French, Italian, and English. I also have a good knowledge of Dutch.
Conferences
- • 17 April 2024, Abilways : "Dismissal of contract workers in the public sector. The Act of March 13, 2024", with Fabienne Raepsaet
- • 25 March 2021, Conférence du Jeune Barreau de Bruxelles: "Overtime: latest news", with Pierre Van Achter and Nicolas Tancredi
- • 23 March 2020, Conférence du Jeune Barreau de Bruxelles: "Coronavirus: does life at work go on? ", with Erwin Crabeels
- • 19 November 2019, Conférence du Jeune Barreau de Bruxelles: "Social élections: key notions", with Erwin Crabeels
- • 5 July 2018, Carrefour de la formation: "CBA 109: 4 years of application and 245 judicial decisions", with Sophie Gérard and Sophie Sottiaux
Publications
- • December 2020: "Variable remuneration. Approach in labor law, social security law, tax law and human resources practice", Larcier (In collaboration with Stephanie Michiels)
- • March 2020: "Social law and Covid-19: analysis and practical questions", Larcier (In collaboration with Erwin Crabeels, Anne-Valérie Michaux)