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Employment - Belgium

3
Band 3

What the Team is Known For

The Belgium team at CMS collaborates with the law firm's offices across Europe to advise on global reorganisations and the cross-border transfer of employees. The law firm also advises on flexible working hours, social elections, collective bargaining agreements and social security mandates. It assists with collective dismissals and claims for unreasonable dismissal, as well as acting on contentious matters concerning the employment status of individuals in the gig economy. Team members offer further experience in pensions law matters and whistleblowing investigations.

Work Highlights

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  • CMS assisted Gilson with the drafting of settlement agreements and negotiated employee exits.

Strengths

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The CMS team replies promptly and provides invaluable information and insights to us in order to ensure our business is running smoothly.

Employment respondent
Europe

CMS is great at handling complex employment matters, offering deep expertise combined with lots of experience. The team is responsive and dedicated to its clients.

Employment respondent
Europe

We value and trust their judgement on all matters, and they have built a strong level of trust with us. They are true experts in their field and provide us with options to find the best resolution.

Employment respondent
Europe

We appreciate CMS's know-how, customer-oriented approach and quick responses.

Employment respondent
Europe

Notable Practitioners

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Elke Duden
3
Elke Duden
3
Band 3

Elke Duden is particularly known for advising on pensions law matters. In addition, she assists clients with collective dismissals as part of restructuring processes, as well as assisting with negotiations over collective bargaining agreements, whistleblowing investigations and discussions about flexible working hours.

Elke Duden has pragmatic business acumen.

Elke Duden is very approachable and responsive. We are very happy with her work and she understands our needs.

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Sophie Berg
5
Sophie Berg
5
Band 5

Sophie Berg has an impressive practice assisting clients with a range of contentious and non-contentious issues. She has particular experience advising on matters relating to employee misconduct and the employment aspects of corporate and M&A transactions.

Sophie Berg is responsive, wise, informed and supportive.

Sophie Berg really understands what the company wants. She is very pragmatic and gives advice that you can really use. You know what to do from her advice.

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Elke Duden
3
Elke Duden
3
Band 3
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Sophie Berg
5
Sophie Berg
5
Band 5
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