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Mrs Elke Duden
Position
Partner
Career
Elke is a partner in the Employment, Pensions & Benefits practice, where she heads the Pensions practice.
She deals with all aspects of employment law and occupational pension law. She advises on day to day HR issues, employee incentive schemes, HR restructuring, employment litigation, health & safety, senior executives. Her practice concentrates on two specific niches: (i) collective labour issues of large corporate reorganisations; and (ii) specific projects in the area of pensions (i.e. merger and goverance of pan-european pension funds, restructuring or winding down of pension schemes, complex litigation).
Languages
English, Dutch, French, German
Education
2008 – Leerstoel pensioenrecht (KUL Leuven)
2002 – The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
2001 – Admitted to the Antwerp Bar
1997 – Admitted to the Brussels Bar
1997 – University of Antwerp (Master in Law)
Lawyer Rankings
Belgium > Employment
(Leading individuals)The team at CMS is ‘exceptionally knowledgeable‘ across employment and pensions issues and is capable of providing support to the likes of Google in the context of global transactions and restructuring projects, while also handling a large volume of HR matters related to benefits, harassment claims, and dismissals. The team is also well versed in litigation and has a particular focus on clients in the gig economy, with Sophie Berg representing major multinationals in high-profile employee classification and remuneration disputes. Practice head Gaël Chuffart is noted for his expertise in collective bargaining, while Elke Duden focuses on corporate reorganisations and contract negotiations.