Ius Laboris

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Ius Laboris
Formation2001
Headquarters Brussels, Belgium
Region served
Worldwide
ServicesEmployment law, labour law, immigration law, pensions law
Membership
Independent law firms
Website Ius Laboris

Ius Laboris is a global alliance of law firms that specialise in employment, labour, immigration and pensions law. The network has over 1,500 HR lawyers based in 59 countries across Europe, the Americas, Middle East and Asia. Ius Laboris member firms advise HR professionals and legal counsel internationally on their HR legal requirements.  

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History

Ius Laboris was established in 2001 by a group of labour and employment lawyers from Belgium, France, Spain, Luxembourg and Italy. In 2021, the alliance covers 59 countries across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. [1] The current Chairman is Pascal Lagoutte and the Executive Director is Sam Everatt. [2]

Specialisation

Members of the network offer legal advice in their respective countries and on the following areas: [3]

Members

ArgentinaFunes De Rioja & Asociados
Australia Corrs Chambers Westgarth
AustriaSchima Mayer Starlinger
BahrainAl Tamimi & Co.
BelarusCOBALT
BelgiumClaeys & Engels
BrazilVeirano Advogados
BulgariaBoyanov & Co.
CanadaMathews Dinsdale
ChileMunita & Olavarría
ChinaFangda Partners
ColombiaBrigard Urrutia
CroatiaDivjak Topić Bahtijarević & Krka
CyprusGeorge Z. Georgiou & Associates LLC
Czech RepublicRandl Partners
DenmarkNorrbom & Vinding
EstoniaCOBALT
FinlandDittmar & Indrenius
FranceCapstan Avocats
GermanyKliemt.HR Lawyers
GreeceKremalis Law Firm
Hong Kong Lewis Silkin
HungaryCLV Partners
IndiaKochhar & Co.
Ireland Lewis Silkin
IsraelHerzog Fox & Neeman
ItalyToffoletto De Luca Tamajo e Soci
JapanAnderson Mori & Tomotsune
KazakhstanAEQUITAS Law Firm
LatviaCOBALT
LithuaniaCOBALT
LuxembourgCASTEGNARO
MaltaGanado Advocates
MexicoBasham, Ringe y Correa S.C.
New ZealandKiely Thompson Caisley
NorwayHjort
Papua New Guinea Corrs Chambers Westgarth
PeruEstudio Olaechea
PolandRaczkowski
Portugalpbbr
RomaniaNestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen
RussiaALRUD Law Firm
Saudi ArabiaAl Tamimi & Co.
SerbiaKaranovic & Partners
Singapore Rajah & Tann
SlovakiaNitschneider and Partners
SloveniaSelih & Partners
South KoreaYulchon
SpainSagardoy Abogados
SwedenElmzell
SwitzerlandSchneider & Troillet, Blesi & Papa
Thailand Rajah & Tann
The NetherlandsBronsgeest Deur Advocaten, Blom Veugelers Zuiderman  
TurkeyBener Law Office
UAEAl Tamimi & Co.
UK Lewis Silkin, Sackers
UkraineVasil Kisil & Partners
USAFordHarrison LLP
VenezuelaD’Empaire

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References

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