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Adecco Group, registered and headquartered in Zurich, is known as the largest staffing firm in the world and is a Forbes Global 500 company. The Adecco Group legal team are therefore multinational with considerable expertise in markets worldwide. The team bring substantial contribution to the continued development of the business as they open operations across the globe. Led by general counsel Patrick Kleffel, the team has supported the business in a number of M&A transactions in the last couple years, such as the acquisition of OnForce, a leading provider of freelance management systems, Knightsbridge Human Capital Solutions, Canada’s leading provider of integrated human capital solutions, and UK based Penna, one of the leading providers of talent development and transition service in the UK. Adecco is exposed to various legal risks, including possible breaches of the law in the areas of employment and discrimination, competition, and bribery. The group holds information on a large number of candidates and associates, bringing additional risks in the rapidly developing area of data privacy laws. The team has been proactive around these challenges and has adopted training and lateral hires in order to be prepared.