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Chantal Biernaux

Jones Day

BelgiumLabor and Employment, Social SecurityDutch, French, English, German (working knowledge), Russian (working knowledge), Bulgarian (working knowledge)

About

Chantal Biernaux has more than 30 years of experience practicing Belgian and European labor and employment and social security law. She heads the Labor & Employment Practice in Brussels. Chantal represents global corporations and major national companies on labor issues at collective and individual levels, including corporate restructurings (collective layoffs/closure of plants), negotiating and drafting collective bargaining agreements, managing collective and individual labor relations, and litigation. She is particularly knowledgeable in occupational pension schemes (pension funds and group insurances).

Practice areas

Labor and EmploymentSocial Security

Office

Expertise

Corporate restructuringsCollective layoffsClosure of plantsCollective bargaining agreementsLabor relationsLitigationOccupational pension schemes

Admissions

  • Brussels Bar (1994)
  • Deputy judge, Brussels Labor Court (2012)
  • Certified mediator in labor affairs

Languages

DutchFrenchEnglishGerman (working knowledge)Russian (working knowledge)Bulgarian (working knowledge)