Hogan Lovells International LLP
Maria Benbrahim leads the employment practice at Hogan Lovells International LLP, which focuses on assisting clients with corporate employment law matters such as restructurings, M&A, collective dismissals, and executive arrangements. Multi-jurisdictional issues such as outsourcing arrangements are also key. Benbrahim was promoted to partner in January 2023 after Anita de Jong stepped down from partner to senior counsel, and she works closely together with the firm’s corporate teams to assist clients with employment issues and investigations.
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‘Very hands on and responsive. Excellent knowledge and very proactive.’
‘The way Maria Benbrahim deals with clients and always goes the extra mile is really what makes her stand out. She is very flexible, cooperative, responsive, involved and proactive, and of course very skilled and knowledgeable.’
‘Great service and always very pleasant communications.’
‘Their knowledge and their ability to explain things to a layman make the firm stand out.’
‘Pragmatic support in providing good solutions.’
‘The Hogan Lovells employment team in the Netherlands distinguished themselves by demonstrating their ability to take on an extremely complex matter and providing actionable advice while taking into consideration the client's business needs.’
‘It's important for clients to have partners who are not only knowledgeable about the law, but who also understand the business context and maintain good communications. Maria Benbrahim and her team demonstrated that they possessed all the attributes needed for a good partner.’
'The level of responsiveness to client needs has been phenomenal and is beyond what I have seen in other firms. Additionally, team was excellent in providing clear, comprehensive summaries of the situation and clear statements of the next steps.'
Key clients
- Red Hat
- PerkinElmer
- Labcorp
- Covestro
- PVH
- QTS
Work highlights
- Assisting Red Hat with coordinating a global outsourcing from Nokia to the client in 31 different jurisdictions across the world, involving the transition of approximately 400 employees.
- Assisting PerkinElmer with the divesture of its applied, food and enterprise services businesses worldwide, including works council negotiations and negotiations with trade unions, the review of transactions documents and the applicability of collective labour agreements before and post-closing, and advice on mandatory pensions issues.
- Assisting LabCorp with the employment issues related to the global spin-off of its clinical development business, including the transfer of employees' data.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Maria Benbrahim