Client Engagement Director Europe
Wim Cocquyt
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- Dutch
- English
- Italian
- French
- German
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Wim is Fragomen’s Client Engagement Director for Europe and he also co-leads the firm’s EU advisory team developing and offering Fragomen Europe integrated services. He is currently based in our Brussels office. In the first year he joined the firm, he led the Luxembourg immigration practice. Wim provides immigration and advisory related services to clients based or with operations in Europe. He particularly advises clients on the social security and employment related aspects in the context of immigration and co-develops Fragomen’s Government Strategies initiatives in relation to Europe.
Prior to joining Fragomen, Wim spent a significant number of years as an Executive Director and the Immigration and Social Security leader of the Global Mobility department in a big four firm, based in Rome, Italy. He gained vast experience in leading large global mobility projects and covering all advisory aspects, with multi-national clients from a range of different industries, including banking, industrial products, automotive, pharmaceuticals and consumer retail.
Wim speaks Dutch, English, French, German and Italian.
Education
- Catholic University of Leuven, Master of Laws, 1991
- Roskilde University Center, Certificate in International and European Social Security Law, 1991
- Catholic University of Leuven, B.Phil., 1990
More from Wim
Professional accomplishments
Member, American Chamber of Commerce Luxembourg, Human Resources Committee
Publications and lectures
Author of various books and articles, and regular speaker at Conferences and Seminars in the area of International, European, Belgian and Italian immigration and social security matters.
Researcher and Lecturer at the Catholic University of Leuven, in social security law
Speaker, “Social Security Coordination with a Focus on Third-Country Nationals.” European Labour Mobility Congress 2025, Krakow, Poland, 17 February 2025.
Guest Teacher at the Law Department of the Jagiellonian University of Cracow, 1995
Guest Lecturer at the SINNEA School of Enterprise Management in Bologna, 1995
Wim’s insights
May 28, 2025 | Blog post
February 5, 2025 | Blog post
October 10, 2024 | Blog post
