Nancy Luyten
Baker McKenzie CVBA/SCRLMajor multinationals in the life sciences, TMT, retail, and financial services sectors instruct Baker McKenzie CVBA/SCRL to advise on the full spectrum of HR and employment litigation matters. The team is especially reputed for its ability to provide advice on the employment aspects of corporate reorganisations and restructuring projects and also stands out for advising on senior hires and dismissals, internal and external investigations, and misconduct cases. Practice head Nancy Luyten primarily advises on employment contracts and terminations, while Sebastian Burg is an expert in restructurings and Annick Van Hoorebeke focuses on executive compensation matters. François Gabriel left the firm in December 2022.
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Testimonials
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‘The team and the firm are very client-friendly, very helpful and flexible.’
‘We are working closely with Nancy Luyten and Sebastian Burg from the Employment team. They provide excellent service and are very flexible and available. I also appreciate very much the legal advice based on the experience in the field but also their pragmatic approach, thinking with the business to find a solution.’
‘We have consulted the team across many different issues we have had and their expertise is second to none.’
‘Julie Van thienen always goes above and beyond to help us, often times urgently. Julie is very responsive and comes back with great insights and all the information we need. Nancy Luyten is a partner who helps us out very often too, alongside Annick Van Hoorebeke, who are both great leaders within the firm.’
‘I am working and cooperating with Nancy Luyten, the Brussels partner, and she is an extremely enthusiastic, knowledgeable and available person. She is always on-spot and very practical.’
‘Understanding local employment law, relevant case law and rulings, compensation and benefit requirements in the jurisdiction.’
‘Baker McKenzie's Employment practice is first-rate in many categories. First, they are excellent counselors because they focus on collaborating with clients to assess problems holistically and to identify workable solutions. In addition, and in contrast to other firms whose lawyers only examine questions in a static fashion, Baker McKenzie's employment lawyers anticipate issues through a forward-looking approach. Finally, their lawyers have a wealth of experience in both substantive and procedural law, which allows them to effectively handle advisory matters and litigation, too.’
‘Nancy Luyten is outstanding. She is very responsive and she provides practical advice that is tailored to the particular legal issue (and the business interests) at hand. Nancy is organized and thorough in her approach to problem-solving, and she has a combination of substantive expertise and sound judgment that make her a reliable counselor and stellar advocate.’
Key clients
- Abbott
- Airbnb
- Baloise
- Bain Capital
- Bank of America
- Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
- Carglas NV
- Core Equity Holdings
- Galderma
- Godiva
- Lloyds
- Mercedes-Benz Group
- Nasdaq
- Nike
- Securitas
- ServiceNow
- Tiffany
- Citibank International
- Lenovo
- Sony
Work highlights
- Assisted the Kantar Group with the Belgian employment law aspects of the split between its public business and its insights business and the subsequent worldwide sale of the public business to third-party investor Trilantic Europe.
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Nancy Luyten