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Herman Craeninckx
Position
Herman Craeninckx is a Counsel in the employment, pensions & benefits department for Belgium.
He specialises in collective and individual employment law, and his main focus is on company restructuring (closure, collective dismissal, transfer of undertakings), including assistance in social conflicts, termination of employment contracts (especially for protected employees and high-level executives), review of salary packages (including warrants and other benefits), terms and conditions of employment vs self-employed consulting contracts and litigation before labour courts.
Over the years, Herman has developed close relationships with government authorities, professional federations and public administrations. Moreover, in recent years, he has been involved in devising labour and operational strategies at board level for various listed and non-listed companies.
Herman has a strong reputation for his successful negotiations with labour unions, and he is recognised as a deal maker between companies and these unions.
Herman is a member of the EELA (European Employment Lawyers Association), BECI (Brussels Enterprises Commerce and Industry) and ADP Bru-Bra (Association des Professionnels en Ressources Humaines).
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Belgium > Employment
(Leading partners)Littler (Belgium) established itself as an independent presence in Belgium in May 2025 with its demerger from Reliance, bringing together a wealth of expertise across the labour and employment space. Staffing industry specialist Edward Carlier and human resources experts Pierre Van Achter and Catherine Kerrebrouck are among the key contacts. Joining the team is Julie Rousseau, an experienced advisor to employers, and longstanding collective and individual employment law expert Herman Craeninckx, who joined from Simmons & Simmons. The firm’s demerger occurred post-publication in May 2025.
Simmons & Simmons fields an employment team with depth of experience in redundancy projects, reorganisations, and harmonisations. It often supports large, international clients, with particular strength in the financial services, investment funds, TMT, and healthcare and life sciences sectors. Former practice head and cross-border employment expert Dimitri Van Uytvanck left for Baker McKenzie in January 2025. Herman Craeninckx left the firm in May 2025.