Sofiane Fergali
Overview
Sofiane Fergali provides clients with legal advice and support for a range of critical employment-related matters. He assists national and international companies throughout the employment process, from hiring to collective or individual employment termination. He also advises on remuneration benefits and on the handling of complex issues such as restructuring, company closure, and contract terminations. He focuses on employment disputes and negotiating individual agreements.
Career & Education
- Civil Law Assistant, Free University of Brussels (Université Libre de Bruxelles)
- Associate, Employment Law, Van Olmen and Wynant, 2022–2024
- Member of the editorial boar, Chroniques de Droit Social
- Free University of Brussels (Université Libre de Bruxelles), Master of Law, 2022
- Free University of Brussels (Université Libre de Bruxelles), Bachelor of Law, 2020
- Belgium
- French
- Dutch
- English
- Arabic
- Italian
Sofiane's Insights
Webinar | 11.24.25
AI in the Workplace: EU Rules for When Humans and Bots Team Up
Join Crowell & Moring on 24 November 2025 for a practical examination of the AI Act's impact on employment law: managing both employee-initiated AI use (authorized and shadow IT) and employer-deployed HR technologies. This action-oriented session will clarify Belgian employers' compliance obligations, helping you unlock AI's efficiency benefits while avoiding regulatory exposure.
Speaking Engagement | 11.24.25
"AI in the Workplace: EU Rules for When Humans and Bots Team Up," Crowell & Moring Webinar.
Client Alert | 2 min read | 10.08.25
Client Alert | 5 min read | 08.04.25
Representative Matters
- Advised the Belgian subsidiary of an international chemical company on its collective dismissal, up to the conclusion of its social plan.
- Advised a software company on restructuring projects.
- Advised clients from various sectors on the negotiation of out-of-court settlements for employment termination, whether following restructuring, or individual or collective dismissals.
- Advised clients from various sectors on the taxation of benefits in kind offered by the company.
- Advised clients from various sectors on the risk of permanent establishment in Belgium in the case of cross-border workers.
- Advised and defended public-sector companies before the Belgian Labor Courts on issues relating to individual employment law (dismissal for serious cause, harassment, discrimination, disorganization at work, etc.).
Sofiane's Insights
Webinar | 11.24.25
AI in the Workplace: EU Rules for When Humans and Bots Team Up
Join Crowell & Moring on 24 November 2025 for a practical examination of the AI Act's impact on employment law: managing both employee-initiated AI use (authorized and shadow IT) and employer-deployed HR technologies. This action-oriented session will clarify Belgian employers' compliance obligations, helping you unlock AI's efficiency benefits while avoiding regulatory exposure.
Speaking Engagement | 11.24.25
"AI in the Workplace: EU Rules for When Humans and Bots Team Up," Crowell & Moring Webinar.
Client Alert | 2 min read | 10.08.25
Client Alert | 5 min read | 08.04.25
Insights
"le reclassement professionnel vers une plus grande employabilité grâce à la négociation sectorielle?", Le droit social sectoriel, un monde méconnu, E. DERMINE et J-F. NEVEN (dir.), Bruxelles, Larcier,2023, 375 à 412
|04.24.23
"Le revenu d’intégration (RI) : qu’est-ce que c’est?," Le guide de l’aide sociale pour les étudiantes et étudiants, E. Dermine et al. (dir.), Bruxelles, Centre de droit public et social de l’ULB, 2022, p. 39 à 45.
|2022
“Cycle UB³,” Le droit social sectoriel, un monde méconnu, Université Libre de Bruxelles
|04.24.23
Sofiane's Insights
Webinar | 11.24.25
AI in the Workplace: EU Rules for When Humans and Bots Team Up
Join Crowell & Moring on 24 November 2025 for a practical examination of the AI Act's impact on employment law: managing both employee-initiated AI use (authorized and shadow IT) and employer-deployed HR technologies. This action-oriented session will clarify Belgian employers' compliance obligations, helping you unlock AI's efficiency benefits while avoiding regulatory exposure.
Speaking Engagement | 11.24.25
"AI in the Workplace: EU Rules for When Humans and Bots Team Up," Crowell & Moring Webinar.
Client Alert | 2 min read | 10.08.25
Client Alert | 5 min read | 08.04.25
