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Sophie Berg

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Lawyer

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Sophie Berg

Partner
Lawyer

T +32 2 743 69 22
F +32 2 743 69 01
CMS DeBacker
Chaussée de La Hulpe 178
1170 Brussels
Belgium
Languages French, Dutch, English, Swedish

Sophie practices various aspects of labour law and social security law (counselling as well as litigation).

In addition to assisting clients on day-to-day human resources issues (employment contracts, transactions, individual dismissals), Sophie has developed a broad experience in collective employment issues such as national and cross-border transfers of undertakings, business reorganisations and collective dismissals.

She regularly advises clients on their policies with regards to well-being at work, work regulations and working duration.

Sophie also carries out legal audits.

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"Sophie Berg provides ‘commercial and spot-on advice’"

Legal 500, 2018

"Sophie Berg provides ‘commercial and spot-on advice’"

Legal 500, 2018

Relevant experience

  • Advising a leading newspaper distributor on the reorganisation of the company, including closing a department and collective dismissal
  • Advising various companies on the introduction of new work organisation systems, in particular work duration and flexibility (e.g. the introduction of 24h/7 day working schedules in a company active in the food sector)
  • Assisting a bank group with the transfer and integration of employees within the scope of C.B.A. 32bis
  • Advising a European cement industry group on the social aspects connected to the restructuring of its business
  • Assisting various international groups on the social aspects of a cross-border merger
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Education

  • 2004 - University of Louvain, UCL (Law Degree)
  • 2005 - University of Ghent, RUG (Master European Law)
  • 2005 - Bar admission (Brussels, Belgium)
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Lectures list

  • Seminar “Alcool et drogues dans l’entreprise”, October 2009 and March 2010: Business Professional-training  
  • "Les aspect sociaux de la loi relative à la continuité des entreprises" within the framework of the seminar "La loi relative à la continuité des entreprises : une réalité utile pour les entreprises dans le contexte actuel de la crise", (Chamber of commerce and of industry of Belgian Luxembourg), October 2009
  • Internal seminars on the transfer of undertakings under Belgian law
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Expertise

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