DLA Piper assists clients with a host of employment issues including employment agreements, rights and benefits, privacy and data protection, compliance, and regulations. The firm also handles employment disputes arising from terminations through out-of-court settlements and litigation proceedings. Practice head Mehdi Kettani has significant advisory and litigation experience, with a client list including major international companies such as Microsoft and Ericsson, as well as state-owned entities, banks, and financial institutions. Kettani is supported by Adil Mouline, who is experienced in employment terminations and related disputes.

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Key clients

  • TikTok
  • NTT DATA
  • Microsoft
  • Fruit of the Loom
  • Ericsson
  • BearingPoint

Work highlights

  • Assisting TikTok with amicable settlements relating to the termination of employees and the actual terminations.
  • Advising Microsoft on day-to-day employment legal issues and the amicable termination of employees. Assisting Microsoft in the context of a cross-border restructuration of its operations in Africa.
  • Assisting Ericsson with the amicable termination of a key employee.

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Mehdi Kettani

Other key lawyers

Adil Mouline