Combining ‘deep legal expertise with a clear focus on business objectives’, Clifford Chance ’consistently delivers excellent’ employment advice to financial services stakeholders, including banks, insurance companies and asset management firms. Much of this work involves a multi-jurisdictional, transversal approach, with the team regularly working alongside colleagues in international offices, and key practice groups, including corporate and regulatory. Characterised by ‘calm, clarity, and precision’, team head Albert Moro is key to the team’s success, not just on advisory and corporate support work but also harassment and discrimination claims. Ada Schmitt co-heads the team alongside Moro, with ’responsive and supportive’ senior associate John Ted also providing valuable support.
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- 'The team consistently delivers excellent results, combining deep legal expertise with a clear focus on business objectives. Their advice is fast, precise, and practical, translating complex issues into actionable solutions.'
- 'Albert Moro stands out for his exceptional experience and deep legal expertise. He approaches even the most complex or high-pressure matters with calm, clarity, and precision, making challenging issues manageable.'
- 'Albert Moro demonstrates outstanding expertise in labour law and his guidance is always precise, strategic, and highly valuable to our organisation.'
- 'John Ted is very thorough, responsive and supportive.'
- 'The team is highly knowledgeable and communicates clearly, without using unnecessary jargon or overly complex language.'
Key clients
- Standard Chartered Bank
Work highlights
Assisted Standard Chartered Bank in the regulatory process for obtaining a virtual asset service provider registration under the Luxembourg anti-money laundering and terrorist financing legislation by its wholly owned Luxembourg subsidiary.
Advising a UK Insurance Company on a major cross-border conversion of its Luxembourg-based company into a French entity under the new EU Mobility Directive.
Advising an EU banking group in the framework of an important reorganisation of activities in several EU countries, including cross-border mergers of companies and the selling of shares and of activities between companies.
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Practice head
Albert Moro; Ada Schmitt
Other key lawyers
John Ted