Signe Renée West > Labora Legal > Copenhagen, Denmark > Lawyer Profile
Labora Legal Offices
Kgs. Nytorv 5
DK 1050 Copenhagen K
Denmark
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Signe Renée West
Work Department
Employment and Labour, Litigation and Arbitration, Data Protection
Position
Partner, Owner
Career
Signe/Renée has been advising companies, boards and managers in employment and labour law for more than 20 years; commencing her career in Denmark’s largest employers’ association (DI) and for the past 19 years from Denmark’s largest law firms. For the last 5 years, Signe/Renée has also spent a significant amount of her time on providing advice in Data Protection, including the planning, completion and implementation of GDPR compliance projects for companies of all sizes.
Having for many years worked large M&A transactions her knowledge on transfers of employees, re-organizations and incentive programs are second to none. Her client base consists of large multi-national, listed companies, and mid-size and smaller companies. Size does not matter, and the best motivator for Signe/Renée is when she is allowed an insight to the business and its values as she believes this provides for the best and tailored support, where advice is not only based on the legal aspects, but with a specific focus on the best business oriented and financial solution for the company.
Signe/Renée is highly recognized among peers as well as having been ranked by Legal500 for her expertise in employment law and by other sources as one of the most active and experienced employment law attorneys within M&A in Denmark..
Languages
Scandinavian, English
Memberships
Member of the Danish Bar Association (Advokatsamfundet)
Danish Labour Law Association (Dansk Forening for Arbejdsret)
Danish Association of Employment Law Attorneys (Danske Ansættelsesretsadvokater)
IAPP (International Association of Privacy Professionals).
Education
CIPP/E, 2019
Master of Law, University of Copenhagen 2002
The University of British Columbia, 2001
Bachelor of Law, University of Copenhagen 2000
Lawyer Rankings
Denmark > Employment
Boutique employment law firm Labora Legal are praised for having ‘honed their skills and knowledge in this niche area, making them experts in the field’ whilst clients highlight ‘their deep understanding of employment regulations, case precedents and emerging trends’. The group advises companies of all sizes, from up-and-coming enterprises to large corporations, on HR operations, re-hiring processes, and the posting of temporary workforces. Tina Reissmann
has over 30 years’ experience in the arena and is particularly well-experienced when it comes to reorganisations and collective dismissals, negotiation of collective agreements, harmonisation of employment terms and conditions as well as employment condition issues. Litigator Jeppe Høyer Jørgensen is an expert on TUPE issues, while Signe Renée West is a key contact for matters concerning daily operations of HR and employment law, as well as collective employment law.