The K&L Gates LLP provides strategic advice to both domestic and multinational clients. The team regularly advises on employment issues arising from reorganisations, mergers and acquisitions, terminations, restructurings and litigation. Further areas of expertise extend to due diligence support, Works Council consultation processes, as well as negotiations with representative bodies and trade unions. Practice head Christine Artus frequently collaborates with general counsel, senior management and HR directors.
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Testimonials
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- ‘K&L distinguishes itself primarily through its innovative technical approach and its ability to leverage sophisticated legal tools to serve its clients. It demonstrates genuine mastery of its field, with in-depth and constantly updated knowledge of legislation and case law, enabling it to anticipate developments and offer pragmatic and creative solutions.’
- ‘Christine Artus and Anne Ragu stand out in particular within the team. Christine brings a strong strategic vision and great intellectual rigour, which allow her to manage complex cases with real technical mastery and a consistently pragmatic approach.’
- ‘Christine Artus is a committed lawyer, with strong analytical skills and the ability to establish a relationship of trust with her clients thanks to the accuracy of her legal analyses and her ability to understand and respond to her clients' needs with responsiveness and relevance.’
- ‘Very client focused, extremely responsive, very sophisticated with strong technical skills, willing to go the extra mile for our company.’
Key clients
- Baxter SAS
- Fujifilm Corporation
- Matthews International Corporation
- Appier
- Fujifilm Sonosite
Work highlights
Advised Baxter SAS, a company in the health sector, on the preparation and implementation of a large-scale social plan in a very specific context of a short-term spin-off.
Advised Fujifilm Corporate, a biotechnology group, on its acquisition of the high-purity semiconductor processing chemicals business from Entegris, a US-based NASDAQ-listed company.
Advised Matthews International Corporation, a US-based NASDAQ-listed global provider of memorialization products, industrial technologies and brand solutions on the employment aspects of the global sale of its SGK Brand Solutions division, including the €50m carve-out of its French operations.
Practice head
Christine Artus
Other key lawyers
Sarah Chihi; Anne Ragu