Christine Rizzo

Partner

Career

2026 Founding of “Rizzo & Michiels”
2025-2027 CAPA (Certificate of Aptitude for the Profession of Lawyer) Professor - Labor Law - Stress Management and Burnout Prevention
2025 Awarded the title of specialist in employment law by the Brussels Bar
2025 Certification "droit collaboratif" (alternative dispute resolution method)
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
2018 Advanced Master’s in Employment Law - Vrije Universiteit Brussel
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
2010 LL.M. in European and International Law - Universiteit Gent
2009 Master of Laws, Specialisation in Litigation - Université Libre de Bruxelles

Christine works in French, Italian and English and also has a good knowledge of Dutch.

• 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: updates", 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 elections: 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

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December 2020: "Variable remuneration. Approach in employment law, social security law, tax law and human resources practice", Larcier (In collaboration with Stephanie Michiels)
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March 2020: "Social law and Covid-19: analysis and practical questions", Larcier (In collaboration with Erwin Crabeels, Anne-Valérie Michaux)