Stephanie Michiels

Stephanie Michiels

Partner

Career

  • 2026 Founding of “Rizzo & Michiels”
  • 2025 Member of the jury for the Brussels Bar pleading exercises
  • 2020-2025 Legal officer at the European Commission
  • 2017-2020 Attorney in the social law department at Crowell & Moring LLP
  • 2019 Second prize at the Brussels Bar eloquence contest 'J'accuse!'
  • 2018 Co-organizer of the first Brussels Bar Telephone Legal Clinic with Christine Rizzo
  • 2017-2019 Treasurer of the Young Brussels Bar Association
  • 2014 Volunteer mediator at the Court via the 'California Academy of Mediation Professionals', USA
  • 2014 LL.M. – University of California Los Angeles, United States
  • 2013 Fulbright Scholarship and Dean Tuition Fellowship recipient
  • 2013 Master in Law - Catholic University of Louvain

Languages

Stephanie works in French, Dutch and English.

Publications

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    December 2020: "Variable remuneration. Approach in employment law, social security law, tax law and human resources", Larcier (In collaboration with Christine Rizzo)
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    December 2020: "Shares Allocated by Foreign Parent Company No Longer Exempted from Social Security Contributions?", Newsletter
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    January 2020: "EU Adopts Directive Setting New Rights for Workers Towards More Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions", Newsletter
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    December 2017: "Restructurings: A Rejuvenation Cure for the Renault Act?", Newsletter