About

Provided by Littler

From our office in Brussels, we counsel employers on a wide range of labor and employment matters, including the defense of claims, collective bargaining and advice on Works Council matters, representation before government agencies, audits and training.

We have extensive experience advising our clients on mergers and acquisitions. Our team’s background at major international law firms includes the HR aspects of both national and cross-border corporate transactions and restructurings. We perform due diligence processes and advise our clients on relevant HR and employment law-related issues. We identify potential noncompliance risks, and also translate these into the relevant transactional documents and recommend suitable solutions to remedy the identified issues pre- or post-closing where appropriate.

We regularly assist clients with planning and executing mass layoffs and reorganizations in general, within or outside the context of corporate transactions. We often are involved directly in discussions and negotiations with the workforce, employee representative bodies (such as works councils) and external unions.

Our team has extensive experience in the field of unfair dismissal and discrimination cases.

Our team regularly assists clients with questions related to privacy at work. We help our clients comply with privacy rules, including the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Chambers Review

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Employment - Belgium

4
Band 4

What the Team is Known For

Littler frequently assists clients with the employment law aspects of corporate transactions, advising on TUPE and post-acquisition employee integrations. The law firm also acts on the closure of plants, assisting with subsequent mass dismissals. In addition, the team assists with negotiating outsourcing contracts and with remuneration issues. Team members have further experience in employment litigation, including contentious management terminations.

Notable Practitioners

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Edward Carlier
4
Edward Carlier
Head of Employment
4
Band 4

Edward Carlier advises clients on post-acquisition harmonisation matters and on mass dismissals. Carlier also assists clients with issues concerning outsourcing contracts and represents them in employment litigation, including trade union disputes.

Edward Carlier has profound knowledge of Belgium employment law and a lot of experience from previous cases.

He responds whenever I need him.

Herman Craeninckx
5
Herman Craeninckx
5
Band 5

Herman Craeninckx assists employers with the contentious termination of individual employees. He also has notable experience advising on whistleblower matters and harassment claims, as well as working time arrangements and trade union disputes. He joined Littler in May 2025 after having worked at Simmons & Simmons.

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Edward Carlier
4
Edward Carlier
Head of Employment
4
Band 4
Herman Craeninckx
5
Herman Craeninckx
5
Band 5

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Bart Franceus

Catherine Kerrebrouck

Edward Carlier

Edward Carlier

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Julie Rousseau

Pierre Van Achter

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