Younity > Brussels, Belgium > Firm Profile
Younity Offices
Avenue Herrmann-Debrouxlaan 54
1160
Belgium
Younity > The Legal 500 Rankings
Belgium > Employment Tier 3
Boutique firm Younity provides an all-round service in human resources law, with expertise in M&A support matters internationally alongside deep pension knowledge; its pensions experience extends to longstanding relationships with major insurance companies. Jean-Philippe CordierPractice head(s):
Jean-Philippe Cordier; Corinne Merla
Other key lawyers:
Brecht Cops; Aurore Guérit; Manon Denis; Kevin Della Selva
Testimonials
‘Jean-Philippe Cordier, Manon Denis, and Corinne Merla perform their duties in an excellent way and are also great personalities.’
‘Very strategic in their approach; collaborated creatively with multiple partners on the same deal.’
‘We worked primarily with Brecht Cops who had a good command of the law and had very practical solutions for issues that came up.’
‘During our collaboration, the team always made the effort to translate the legal language to a language useable for us to apply on the work floor.’
‘I worked with many practices in my career and I must say Younity is a unique one. I appreciate the reactivity, the efficiency, and the deep knowledge I can feel.’
‘I work with Kevin Della Selva and she really makes a difference. She has a great understanding of our organization and its challenges. We fully trust her and this is a great added value.’
‘We work closely with Younity, since they provide always very useful advice, no long theoretical analyses which are difficult to understand, but very to the point advice with pragmatic solutions which we can apply in practice.’
Key clients
Axa Belgium
BNP Paribas Fortis
ByMyCar Brussels
Carrefour Belgium
CMA CGM AIR CARGO HOLDING
Colisée Group (Armonea)
EASI
Elia
European Region of the Airports Council International
Exki
Federal Chamber of Representatives
Groep Waaslandia
Home Invest Belgium
ING
Keolis Belgium
Michelin
Mint Tandartsen
MSF (Médecins sans Frontières)
MyData-TRUST
Nordex
Orelia
Petit Forestier
Pexip
Politico
Red Cross Flanders
Safe Brussels
Sandvik
Sprimoglass
TIP Group
TÜV Nord
UBER
UCB
Walloon Parliament
Zadig & Voltaire
Zeeman
Work highlights
- Advised Uber on litigation and social inspections regarding the self-employed status of its drivers and its couriers.
- Advised Michelin on negotiations of a social plan with the unions after the decision to close a plant.
- Representing insurance company Axa Belgium in litigation opposing the Federal Pension Service and various of its former executives following FPS decision to reduce the statutory pension of the executives.
Younity > Firm Profile
Younity is a law firm specializing in the legal aspects of human resources, both in the private and public sectors. Our client portfolio includes international and domestic corporations as well as public authorities. Our expertise covers individual and collective labour law matters (eg individual dismissals, collective redundancies, employment policies, …), state and occupational pensions, employment-related insurances, compensation and benefits, international mobility and business immigration, GDPR and privacy. We also assist clients with the social law and GDPR aspects of M&A transactions and all employment and pensions related litigation.
Main Contacts
Department | Name | Telephone | |
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Employment | Brecht Cops | [email protected] | +32 2 880 77 98 |
Pensions | Corinne Merla | [email protected] | +32 2 880 77 88 |
Employment | Jean-Philippe Cordier | [email protected] | +32 2 880 77 89 |
Lawyer Profiles
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Mr Brecht Cops | Partner | View Profile |
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Mr Jean-Philippe Cordier | Partner | View Profile |
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Mrs Kevin Della Selva | Counsel | View Profile |
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Mrs Aurore Guérit | Counsel | View Profile |
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Mrs Laurence Markey | Partner | View Profile |
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Mrs Julie Markey | Counsel | View Profile |
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Mrs Corinne Merla | Partner | View Profile |
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Mr Sébastien Roger | Partner | View Profile |
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Mr Nicolas Roland | Partner | View Profile |
Staff Figures
Number of partners : 6 Number of lawyers : 20Languages
English Dutch FrenchDiversity
Younity is member of the Legal Diversity & Inclusion Alliance (LDIA) since 2019. Members of LDIA commit to build a diverse and inclusive workplace in which everyone benefits from equal treatment and opportunities, irrespective of race, ethnic or social origin, gender or sexual orientation, age, disability, language, religion, political preference or any other grounds of personal discrimination.
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