Philippe Schmit

Background

About Philippe Schmit

Advising domestic and international institutional clients, originating in large part from the banking sector, on day-to-day issues, ranging from appointments to terminations, business immigration and expatriation, restructurings and corporate transactions, industrial relations, collective dismissals, collective bargaining negotiations, compensation and benefits schemes, equity schemes, pension schemes, restrictive covenants, data protection and privacy at work- Representing employers in all employment courts, defending dismissal and discrimination claims- Expertise in banking and industrial sector employment issues and negotiations with trade unions and employee representatives- Practice also focuses on the employment law aspects of corporate restructuring and employee representation matters- Provision of advice to multinational corporations and financial firms, major commercial companies and ambitious domestic entrepreneurs in connection with mergers and acquisitions, multi-jurisdictional corporate restructurings, change of control transactions including, acquisitions and sales of companies, joint ventures, as well as voluntary or forced liquidations- Member of the Employment Law Alliance, the European Employment Lawyers Association and the International Bar Association- Speaker at the "Luxembourg School for Commerce". Specialties: Specialised in employment, immigration and social security matters, especially in the financial sector as well as in corporate law, mainly mergers and acquisitions.