Overview
Following 15 years’ experience in the Luxembourg employment market, Marie joined Linklaters in October 2023 as Luxembourg’s Head of Employment.
She brings specialist expertise in Mergers & Acquisitions along with extensive professional experience in both contentious and non-contentious employment matters. Marie advises on all aspects of employment law from drafting and terminating contracts to cross-border issues, collective bargaining, social audits and remuneration and incentive plans.
Marie possesses extensive expertise in pay transparency, bolstered by her deep market understanding through active involvement in trade associations. As a member of Luxembourg’s Bankers’ Association (ABBL) and its Social Affairs Committee, as well as her role in the ABBL working group on the Pay Transparency Directive, she provides valuable insights and strategic guidance in her advisory role.
Other areas of expertise include collective and individual dismissals, implementation of codes of conduct and internal policies. Marie also represents employers in a wide range of employment law disputes.
Experience
Marie's most notable transactions include:
- A multinational financial services company: advising on the acquisition of digital insurance companies, including legal due diligence and identifying material employment law issues at the target companies.
- Waystone: advising on the acquisition of BIL Manage Invest, a Luxembourg based management company, from Banque Internationale à Luxembourg (BIL). Our employment team led due diligence process and played a central role in negotiating the employment and pension provisions of the share purchase agreement, focusing on complex employment and pension law issues. The transaction demanded robust negotiation skills and prompt problem-solving to meet tight deadlines.
- A fund management company: advising on employment implications of selling a Munich-based real estate fund manager group, including employee movements in Luxembourg and France, destination options, transfer methods, and information and consultation requirements.
- A Belgium-based financial services company: advising on the significant restructuring of a leading global digital fund distribution platform operating across multiple countries, including EU and non-EU jurisdictions. Guidance focused on employment-related aspects amid evolving restructuring options and adherence to a pre-established social plan.
- A specialised fixed income investment manager: advising on remuneration policy, implementing a remuneration committee, and the payout process, including deferral of payments, payment in instruments, and clawback provisions.
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