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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

  • CMS assisted Europcar Mobility Group with the restructuring of its activities in Belgium, including a collective dismissal process and negotiations with employee representatives and trade unions.

Strengths

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CMS covers all critical areas and excels at mobilising multidisciplinary resources, ensuring seamless coordination across jurisdictions.

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We appreciate the team's quick response times, as well as the fact it engages with the process and gives proactive tips and advice.

Employment respondent
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CMS delivers pragmatic and authentic advice.

Employment respondent
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The CMS team consistently delivers high quality advice and support, meeting our expectations and adding significant value to our business.

Employment respondent
Europe

CMS listened and understood our goals.

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 is overall a good attorney to work with.

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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 our go-to person to obtain clear and solution-oriented answers to our questions. She is highly professional and has tremendous know-how that makes her well equipped to tackle challenging cases.

Sophie Berg is a very business-oriented lawyer who will not let go of something if she is convinced.

Sophie Berg is our trusted adviser and she consistently anticipates our needs and potential challenges during briefings, ensuring proactive and strategic guidance.

We greatly value her consistent, pragmatic legal advice. Her ability to provide clear, actionable guidance makes her an indispensable resource for our business.

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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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