Europe, Middle East & Africa
In an ever shrinking and more complex world, the region continues to provide opportunity as well as risks for multinational clients. Seyfarth’s specialist employment law and commercial legal teams with experience in more than 170 countries offer a coordinated, multi-disciplinary approach that keeps the business objectives on the radar at all times.
HOW WE HELP
Our experience and expertise across EMEA on a country by country and regional basis is well-tested over a long period of time by some of the world’s leading organisations. Working with many of our clients based in the United States, our services across the region comprise specialist international employment law, as well as multi-disciplinary commercial advice. Our commercial advice for our clients falls into three main categories: strategic business growth, business protection, and regulatory compliance.
THE SEYFARTH EXPERIENCE
Our legal experience in EMEA is strengthened by Seyfarth’s international service model, which puts in place an experienced central point of contact for all international matters. For matters outside the region, our service model brings in only those lawyers with a true international expertise, and we have a series of long-standing and very well-tested and reliable relationships with top local counsel across the globe.
Seyfarth Shaw operates in Italy, in association with a separate entity, Seyfarth Shaw società tra avvocati a responsabilità limitata, a limited liability company.
Employment
- Completed the world’s largest ever and most successful workforce restructure—covering 152 countries—including the most countries in the EMEA region. We advised our client regarding the implementation of successive collective redundancies, plant closures, and outsourcing and spin-off transactions.
- Designed the strategy, drafted the documents and assisted with the implementation of the global employment structure and country-specific arrangements covering operations in more than 75 countries in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Latin America for a pharmaceutical research business.
- Advised about the local language and documentation requirements for HR-related documents for employees in 47 countries in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Latin America for one of the world’s largest consumer brands.
- Advised about the health and safety legal obligations across Europe, including providing face-to-face pan-European training for European plant managers, for one of the world’s largest manufacturers.
Corporate and Commercial
- Represented a Canadian human resources services and technology company in a $426 million (CAD) acquisition of LifeWorks Corporation Ltd. and its subsidiaries, Work Angel Technology Ltd., LifeWorks US Inc., and Life Works Canada Ltd.
- Advised a leading international technology provider in relation to numerous outsourcing transactions across EMEA, Asia Pacific and North America.
- Advised a worldwide logistics company in connection with a corporate reorganisation spanning the UK, Germany, Hong Kong and China.
- Advised a leading retailer in connection with the migration of its intellectual property portfolio from the US to a European holding company.
- Advised a food equipment manufacturer in relation to numerous cross-border supply and servicing arrangements in Europe and throughout Asia.
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Recognition
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Recognition
02/10/2022
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Recognition
07/22/2021
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Recognition
Seyfarth Earns “Highly Recommended Law Firm” Honors from BTI Consulting
In an ever shrinking and more complex world, the region continues to provide opportunity as well as risks for multinational clients. Seyfarth’s specialist employment law and commercial legal teams with experience in more than 170 countries offer a coordinated, multi-disciplinary approach that keeps the business objectives on the radar at all times.
HOW WE HELP
Our experience and expertise across EMEA on a country by country and regional basis is well-tested over a long period of time by some of the world’s leading organisations. Working with many of our clients based in the United States, our services across the region comprise specialist international employment law, as well as multi-disciplinary commercial advice. Our commercial advice for our clients falls into three main categories: strategic business growth, business protection, and regulatory compliance.
THE SEYFARTH EXPERIENCE
Our legal experience in EMEA is strengthened by Seyfarth’s international service model, which puts in place an experienced central point of contact for all international matters. For matters outside the region, our service model brings in only those lawyers with a true international expertise, and we have a series of long-standing and very well-tested and reliable relationships with top local counsel across the globe.
Seyfarth Shaw operates in Italy, in association with a separate entity, Seyfarth Shaw società tra avvocati a responsabilità limitata, a limited liability company.
Related Regions
Employment
- Completed the world’s largest ever and most successful workforce restructure—covering 152 countries—including the most countries in the EMEA region. We advised our client regarding the implementation of successive collective redundancies, plant closures, and outsourcing and spin-off transactions.
- Designed the strategy, drafted the documents and assisted with the implementation of the global employment structure and country-specific arrangements covering operations in more than 75 countries in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Latin America for a pharmaceutical research business.
- Advised about the local language and documentation requirements for HR-related documents for employees in 47 countries in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Latin America for one of the world’s largest consumer brands.
- Advised about the health and safety legal obligations across Europe, including providing face-to-face pan-European training for European plant managers, for one of the world’s largest manufacturers.
Corporate and Commercial
- Represented a Canadian human resources services and technology company in a $426 million (CAD) acquisition of LifeWorks Corporation Ltd. and its subsidiaries, Work Angel Technology Ltd., LifeWorks US Inc., and Life Works Canada Ltd.
- Advised a leading international technology provider in relation to numerous outsourcing transactions across EMEA, Asia Pacific and North America.
- Advised a worldwide logistics company in connection with a corporate reorganisation spanning the UK, Germany, Hong Kong and China.
- Advised a leading retailer in connection with the migration of its intellectual property portfolio from the US to a European holding company.
- Advised a food equipment manufacturer in relation to numerous cross-border supply and servicing arrangements in Europe and throughout Asia.
Related News & Insights
-
Legal Update
07/29/2024
Global Trends CEOs Can’t Ignore: The New Era of Harassment Prevention
-
Webinar
06/25/2024
Webinar: Italy, Spain and France: Current Trends and Upcoming Regulations in the European Employment Law Landscape
-
Webinar
05/21/2024
British Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong Webinar: Seyfarth Presents the Global Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Landscape
-
Attorney Publication
12/14/2023
Now Available! International Employment Lawyer’s Guide to Restructuring a Cross-Border Workforce
Recognition
-
Recognition
02/10/2022
International Employment Lawyer Names Seyfarth’s Will Hampshire one of “Tomorrow’s Leaders”
-
Recognition
07/22/2021
Seyfarth Earns “Highly Recommended Law Firm” Honors from BTI Consulting in 2021
-
Recognition
Seyfarth Earns “Highly Recommended Law Firm” Honors from BTI Consulting