About

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Type of Work Handled

ELL. advises employers on all aspects of Belgian corporate employment and labour law, including hiring, compensation, terminations, policies, investigations, compliance, restructuring, litigation, and employment-related aspects of corporate transactions.

Categories of Clients

ELL. represents both multinational and local employers across diverse industry sectors, including consumer goods, financial services, life sciences, technology, industrial manufacturing, and logistics.

Specialisations

The firm specialises has particular expertise in (1) restructurings (including TUPE aspects of transfers, multiple & collective lay-off and closure), (2) executive employment and (3) employment aspects of corporate transactions (including due diligence, social clauses and post-acquisition integration).

Recent Work Highlights

ELL. assisted Esprit with employment aspects of the restructuring of their Belgian retail shops.

ELL. has been advising Premier Farnell on the restructuring of the Belgian activities including closure of its branch office close to Liège.

ELL. has advised Sika Belgium on legal aspects of the integration of the Belgian subsidiary of MBCC following the global acquisition by Sika AG of the MBCC Group.

ELL. provided comprehensive legal counsel to a Japanese multinational in connection with an employee fraud investigation.

ELL. assisted a German company with the Belgian employment law aspects of the global split of one of their business units.

Chambers Review

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Employment - Belgium

5
Band 5

What the Team is Known For

Based in Diegem, newly established law firm ELL offers cross-border capabilities for a broad range of contentious and non-contentious employment matters. The team is instructed to assist with collective and individual dismissals as part of corporate restructurings, including the termination of protected employees and the negotiation of social plans. It is equally well versed in the harmonisation of employment conditions, employee transfers and regulatory compliance. The department also acts on social elections and benefits packages.

Work Highlights

Provided by ELL

  • ELL advised Esprit on the termination of employees further to the closure of retail shops in Belgium as part of its restructuring.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Nancy Luyten
3
Nancy Luyten
Head of Employment
3
Band 3
Nancy Luyten has a strong focus on restructuring matters, often advising multinational clients on the Belgian aspects of global reorganisations. She also acts for clients on the termination of senior employees and assists with the employment aspects of corporate transactions, such as the post-acquisition harmonisation of employment conditions.

Nancy Luyten is a dynamic lawyer who shows client commitment and a deep understanding of our business needs. She provides clear communication, with pragmatic solutions of great quality.

Nancy Luyten quickly and easily analyses the situation and thinks along with me to deliver solutions that are pragmatic and easy to understand.

Nancy Luyten is available, client-friendly and very reliable.

We are incredibly pleased with Nancy Luyten's level of expertise and incredible support.

She looks at problems holistically, giving us effective answers that let our business thrive.

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Employment

Nancy Luyten
3
Nancy Luyten
Head of Employment
3
Band 3

Members

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Julie Dufaux

Nancy Luyten

Nancy Luyten

Head of Department

Sebastian Burg

Head of Department

Simon Taes

Clients

Provided by ELL

AE Valves

Allianz

Avnet Logistics

CLdN

Cerence.AI

Citibank

Crédit Agricole Autobank

Ecolab

Estée Lauder

European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas

FiscalNote

International Fund for Animal Welfare

Kantar Insights

Korn Ferry

Mitsui & Co. Benelux

Mitsui Agri Science International

Oystershell

Premier Farnell

Publicis

Sick

Sika

Tungsten Automation

XSYS

Industries

Provided by ELL

Consumer & Retail

Energy, Utilities & Infrastructure

Financial Services & Insurance

Healthcare & Life Sciences

Industrial Manufacturing & Supply Chain

Technology, Media & Telecommunications