Mr Philippe François > NautaDutilh > Brussels, Belgium > Lawyer Profile
NautaDutilh Offices
CHAUSSÉE DE LA HULPE, 120
1000 BRUSSELS
Belgium
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Mr Philippe François
Work Department
Employment and Pensions
Position
Partner
Career
Philippe François heads up the Employment group. Prior to specialising in employment law, Philippe had a general corporate and M&A practice.
Philippe has experience in all areas of employment law, including litigation, and focuses, in particular, on restructurings, the transfer of undertakings, outsourcing and employee consultation requirements.
Philippe has represented clients such as NorthgateArinso, AstraZeneca, Unilever, Hoverspeed, FedEx, Zenitel, Medtronic, VLM, Jet Airways and GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals, amongst others, in a wide variety of transactions and court cases.
He joined NautaDutilh in 1994 and was named a partner in 2002.
Languages
Dutch, French and English
Memberships
Member of the Brussels Bar. Philippe is a member of the European Employment Lawyers Association and has lectured and published on various topics in the field of employment law. He is also the co-founder and a board member of the Vereniging voor sociaal recht.
Education
Philippe received his law degree from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) in 1991.
Lawyer Rankings
Belgium > Employment
NautaDutilh‘s employment team finds ‘imaginative solutions’ to employment and pension issues related to complex, international M&A transactions and restructuring proceedings. It also regularly advises clients on harassment, discrimination, and employee privacy matters. Team head Philippe François focuses on corporate employment law issues, with notable experience supporting clients with the transfer of undertakings, while Thierry Duquesne has particular experience in corporate social law, including collective labour law, and the field of well-being at work.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution
- EU regulatory: Financial services
- Insolvency and restructuring
- Intellectual property