Jones Day's labour and employment group ‘navigates complex employment issues with a combination of technical acumen and pragmatism’. Chantal Biernaux spearehads the department and is lauded for her ’incredible experience, strategic thinking, and leadership’. Biernaux’s strengths include advising on corproate restruturings and susbequent layoffs, collective bargaining agreements, and employment litigaiton. Pensions and social secutiry law are key areas of expertise for Sara Vanderstraeten, another notable memebr of the practice.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Chantal Bieranux has incredible experience, strategic thinking, and leadership, not only in transactions, but she has also managed to build up her own employment law practice.'
- 'The team overall is not only transaction-oriented but has an independent, strong position on the market. ’
- ‘Sara Vanderstraeten has a natural way of approaching complex negotiations through her strong influencing skills. She is highly reliable on a technical level and a natural communicator.’
- ‘I worked with Chantal Bieranux in several matters and was always enthused about her input and speedy reaction time.’
- ‘The team navigates complex employment issues with a combination of technical acumen and pragmatism, always coming to a balanced solution for its clients.’
- ‘Sara Vanderstraeten is really easy to work with, very responsive, and always clear in her advice. She really stands out for being collaborative and open-minded.’
Key clients
- The Hain Celestial Group – Lima Natuurvoedingsbedrijf BV
- Lifeline Scientific – Organ Recovery Systems NV
- GardaWorld Security Corporation
- Riverside Europe Partners BV
Work highlights
Assisting Nitto Belgium NV and Nitto EMEA NV with a broad range of employment matters.
Assisting GardaWorld Security Corporation with the termination of employment of Belgian employees, the setting up of a new corporate entity in Belgium and appointing of new directors, and procedures for maintaining security licences in Belgium.
Advising the Belgian and French branch of The Hain Celestial Group on a broad range of employment law matters, including the hiring and termination of employees in Belgium, drafting and implementation of policies, and assisting with cross-border employment and expat employment contracts.
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Practice head
Chantal Biernaux
Other key lawyers
Sara Vanderstraeten