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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 partners)The employment and pensions team at CMS ‘possesses an impressive depth of knowledge in employment legislation’, with the group’s expertise spanning social security, incentives, and pensions law. The department is experienced in cross-border matters and is frequently sought out by international corporates in the technology, retail, aviation, energy, transport, and pharmaceuticals sectors. In the pensions law space, it often acts for both domestic and pan-European funds – Elke Duden heads up this team. Gaël Chuffart, practice head, is noted for his ‘deep knowledge of international practices’ and experience in collective labour relations. Sophie Berg often assists international groups in establishing their operations in Belgium.