Linklaters’ practice advises on the full range of employment, incentives, and pensions issues, continually evolving to meet client needs across day-to-day queries, restructurings, and complex transactions. The team assists clients with navigating major crises and challenges, including bankruptcy procedures and the most complex M&A deals. The practice is noted for big-ticket employment litigation, handling reputationally sensitive contentious matters, and providing comprehensive advice on the legal and ethical implications of implementing AI in the workplace. Nele Van Kerrebroeck spearheads the practice with a client roster consisting of companies in the consumer, industrial, automotive, and banking sectors.
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Testimonials
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- ‘The team has a deep understanding of market and legal developments as well as current challenges. They are available, pragmatic and business-oriented. They have extensive knowledge and experience.’
- ‘I work with Nele Van Kerrebroeck and she is the right woman in the right place! Leading with vision and with a human touch. Her knowledge (both deep and broad) is astonishing. I also highly appreciate Nele's societal engagement.'
- ‘The Employment team of Linklaters is a well-oiled community of highly competent and knowledgeable lawyers. They show sincere interest in the business they are serving and connect deeply with their contact persons at client side. They make sure to put forward the right expert for your requests, not only from a content perspective, but also considering the strategic importance and/or the sensitivity of the matter. You also feel that there is a very good collaboration and atmosphere in the team.'
- 'I have worked with Jennifer Granado Aranzana and I highly appreciate her rapid understanding of the situation and all its ins and outs, her critical mindset, her dedication to finish the work till the very last bullet, and her interest in fairness and integrity. Working with Jennifer is a real pleasure.'
- ‘My experience is that I could do business with a great and performing team throughout the project of collective dismissal. They were standby always and delivered comprehensive and to the point advice and support.’
- ‘Personal approach and assistance. Always ready and stand by.’
- ‘We use Linklaters for policy matters that require a swift and thorough response, as well as for transactional work such as spin-outs. We consistently receive well-structured and substantiated advice that I can trust completely.’
- ‘Nele Van Kerrebroeck provides excellent legal advice to all stakeholders within the organisation and is exceptionally accessible.'
- 'Jennifer Granado Aranzana has in-depth knowledge of many contemporary topics, which makes her advice extremely valuable.’
Key clients
- Swift
- Reckitt Benckiser
- bpost
- Bank of America
- QBE
- BMW
- Kinepolis
- Macquire Group
- Barclays
- Candriam
- Citibank
- Galapagos
- Julius Baer
- Johnson & Johnson
- Nestle
- Unilever
- Gimv NV
- HSBC
- La Lorraine
- Nike
Work highlights
Advised Reckitt Benckiser on the strategic restructuring and simplification of its global operations, including the sale of its Essential Home business.
Advising OPmobility, Casa group, Galapagos, and Umicore on their collective restructuring projects, including advice on works council process, steps plans, strategic advisory queries, project management, extensive social plan negotiations with unions, drafting of collective bargaining agreement(s), termination of protected employees etc.
Advised Nike on complex issues relating to working time, the implementation of shift premium structures and AI.
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Practice head
Nele Van Kerrebroeck
Other key lawyers
Caroline Borgers; Thierry L’Homme; Jennifer Granado Aranzana; Felice Baele; Gürkan Taskiran