Fieldfisher demonstrates extensive expertise in international employment, social security, and business migration. The group provides highly pragmatic advice and is well-known for defending high-profile cases involving international employment structuring and complex dismissal claims. The team focuses on projects involving pragmatic restructurings, creating flexible workspaces, salary and benefits structuring, and handling disputes arising from transfers of undertakings and M&A deals. Tim Perdieus is a key contact. Stefan Nerinckx left the firm.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Tim Perdieus combines great knowledge and skills with the ability to translate them into pragmatic legal/HR solutions that can be implemented easily. He will always challenge where needed, takes into account all different angles of a matter, listens to and integrates additional feedback and viewpoints. Tim is a very trustworthy professional with a great business and pragmatic mindset.’
- ‘What might sound evident, but which is as such not so evident to find is that combination of vast experience, legal knowledge, practical approach, knowledge of the field, fully updated about the new and future possibilities, a multidisciplinary team, extremely client oriented with qualitative deliverables within the agreed timeframe.’
- ‘The team are professional, accessible, work hard to make sure that they have clearly understood the mandate and ensure that they are responding to the client's needs.’
- ‘FF Brussels have always been very responsive, with a hands-on approach to the delivery of their advice. Easy to contact too.’
- ‘This practice is unique since its standards are extremely high for decades.'
Key clients
- Enovis
- Mercer
- Campari
- Le Creuset
- Embuild
- Europelink Media
- Oregon Tools
- Nishimura
- Neveon
- BioFirst Group
- Illycaffé
- Invitae
Work highlights
Assisting ENOVIS with merger consequences and the post-merger integration between Mathys and Lima, including the design and implementation of a new compensation structure and harmonised employment policies.
Advised SICLI on a restructuring involving an announcement of potential collective dismissal and transfer of undertaking in insolvency proceedings, ensuring compliance with Belgian labour law and strategic negotiation with various stakeholders.
Advising Belgian construction group on article 6.3, §2 of the new Belgian civil code which came into effect on 1 January 2025.
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Other key lawyers
Anne Kamp; Tim Perdieus