WWL: Labour, Employment & Benefits identifies the leading private practice lawyers with a proven track record in representing and advising management, and senior executives and partners, on all aspects of labour, employment and industrial relations law.

These practitioners are experts in team moves; restrictive covenants; collective bargaining and industrial disputes; and employment litigation and arbitration.

We also include a section listing the foremost pensions and benefits lawyers.

We list 1500 practitioners from 931 firms in 81 jurisdictions across this practice area.

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Duncan AW Abate

Mayer Brown

Hong Kong

Thought Leaders - Hong Kong 2020, Thought Leaders Global Elite - Pensions & Benefits - 2021

Christian Arnold

Gleiss Lutz

Germany

Thought Leaders - Germany 2020, Thought Leaders Global Elite - Labour & Employment 2021, Thought Leaders - Labour & Employment 2021

Mercedes Balado Bevilacqua

MBB Balado Bevilacqua Abogados

Argentina

Thought Leaders Global Elite - Labour & Employment 2021, Thought Leaders - Labour & Employment 2021

Silvia Bauzá Hernández

Allen & Overy LLP

Spain

Thought Leaders Global Elite - Labour & Employment 2021, Thought Leaders - Labour & Employment 2021

Patrick L Benaroche

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Canada

Thought Leaders Global Elite - Labour & Employment 2021, Thought Leaders - Labour & Employment 2021

Philip M Berkowitz

Littler Mendelson PC

USA

Thought Leaders Global Elite - Labour & Employment 2021, Thought Leaders - Labour & Employment 2021

Juan Bonilla

Cuatrecasas

Spain

Thought Leaders Global Elite - Labour & Employment 2021, Thought Leaders - Labour & Employment 2021

Samantha Brown

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP

England

Thought Leaders Global Elite - Pensions & Benefits - 2021

Michael Burd

Lewis Silkin LLP

England

Thought Leaders Global Elite - Labour & Employment 2021, Thought Leaders - Labour & Employment 2021

Paul Callaghan

Taylor Wessing LLP

England

Thought Leaders Global Elite - Labour & Employment 2021, Thought Leaders - Labour & Employment 2021

Brendon Carr

Hwang Hong & Co

Korea

Thought Leaders Global Elite - Labour & Employment 2021

Lloyd B Chinn

Proskauer Rose

USA

Thought Leaders Global Elite - Labour & Employment 2021, Thought Leaders - Labour & Employment 2021

Sang Wook Cho

Yulchon

Korea

Thought Leaders Global Elite - Pensions & Benefits - 2021

Cynthia Chung

Deacons

Hong Kong

Thought Leaders - Hong Kong 2020, Thought Leaders Global Elite - Labour & Employment 2021, Thought Leaders Global Elite - Pensions & Benefits - 2021, Thought Leaders - Labour & Employment 2021

Erika C Collins

Epstein Becker & Green PC

USA

Thought Leaders Global Elite - Labour & Employment 2021, Thought Leaders - Labour & Employment 2021

Sólon de Almeida Cunha

Mattos Filho Veiga Filho Marrey Jr e Quiroga Advogados

Brazil

Thought Leaders - Brazil 2020, Thought Leaders Global Elite - Labour & Employment 2021, Thought Leaders - Labour & Employment 2021

Juan Carlos de la Vega G

Santamarina y Steta SC

Mexico

Thought Leaders - Mexico 2020, Thought Leaders Global Elite - Labour & Employment 2021, Thought Leaders Global Elite - Pensions & Benefits - 2021, Thought Leaders - Labour & Employment 2021

Oscar De la Vega Gomez

De la Vega & Martínez Rojas SC

Mexico

Thought Leaders - Mexico 2020, Thought Leaders Global Elite - Labour & Employment 2021, Thought Leaders - Labour & Employment 2021

Jorge G De Presno-Arizpe

Basham Ringe y Correa SC

Mexico

Thought Leaders - Mexico 2020, Thought Leaders Global Elite - Labour & Employment 2021, Thought Leaders - Labour & Employment 2021

Els de Wind

Van Doorne NV

Netherlands

Thought Leaders Global Elite - Labour & Employment 2021, Thought Leaders - Labour & Employment 2021

Michael Delikat

Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

USA

Thought Leaders Global Elite - Labour & Employment 2021, Thought Leaders - Labour & Employment 2021

Martin Diller

Gleiss Lutz

Germany

Thought Leaders - Germany 2020, Thought Leaders Global Elite - Pensions & Benefits - 2021, Thought Leaders - Labour & Employment 2021

Chris Engels

Claeys & Engels

Belgium

Thought Leaders Global Elite - Labour & Employment 2021, Thought Leaders - Labour & Employment 2021

Peter A Gall QC

Gall Legge Grant Zwack LLP

Canada

Thought Leaders Global Elite - Labour & Employment 2021, Thought Leaders - Labour & Employment 2021

Orly Gerbi

Herzog Fox & Neeman

Israel

Thought Leaders Global Elite - Labour & Employment 2021, Thought Leaders - Labour & Employment 2021

Daniel Gerring

Travers Smith LLP

England

Thought Leaders Global Elite - Pensions & Benefits - 2021

Martín Godino

Sagardoy Abogados

Spain

Thought Leaders Global Elite - Pensions & Benefits - 2021, Thought Leaders - Labour & Employment 2021

Jeffrey Goodman

Hicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie LLP

Canada

Thought Leaders Global Elite - Labour & Employment 2021, Thought Leaders - Labour & Employment 2021

Marianne Granhøj

Kromann Reumert

Denmark

Thought Leaders Global Elite - Labour & Employment 2021, Thought Leaders - Labour & Employment 2021

Eric W Hilfers

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP

USA

Thought Leaders Global Elite - Pensions & Benefits - 2021

Joydeep Hor

People + Culture Strategies

Australia

Thought Leaders Global Elite - Labour & Employment 2021, Thought Leaders - Labour & Employment 2021

Kazutoshi Kakuyama

Anderson Mori & Tomotsune

Japan

Thought Leaders Global Elite - Pensions & Benefits - 2021

Danny J Kaufer

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Canada

Thought Leaders Global Elite - Labour & Employment 2021, Thought Leaders - Labour & Employment 2021

Carolyn A Knox

Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC

USA

Thought Leaders Global Elite - Labour & Employment 2021, Thought Leaders - Labour & Employment 2021

Paul Litner

Osler Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Canada

Thought Leaders Global Elite - Pensions & Benefits - 2021

Jingbo (Jason) Lu

River Delta Law Firm

China

Thought Leaders Global Elite - Labour & Employment 2021, Thought Leaders - Labour & Employment 2021

Johan Lubbe

Littler Mendelson PC

USA

Thought Leaders Global Elite - Labour & Employment 2021, Thought Leaders - Labour & Employment 2021

Estêvão Mallet

Mallet Advogados Associados

Brazil

Thought Leaders - Brazil 2020, Thought Leaders Global Elite - Labour & Employment 2021, Thought Leaders - Labour & Employment 2021

Luís Antônio Ferraz Mendes

Pinheiro Neto Advogados

Brazil

Thought Leaders - Brazil 2020, Thought Leaders Global Elite - Labour & Employment 2021, Thought Leaders - Labour & Employment 2021

Paulina Miranda

Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría

Chile

Thought Leaders Global Elite - Labour & Employment 2021, Thought Leaders - Labour & Employment 2021

Jonathan Mort

Jonathan Mort Inc

South Africa

Thought Leaders Global Elite - Pensions & Benefits - 2021

Enrique Munita L

Munita & Olavarría

Chile

Thought Leaders Global Elite - Pensions & Benefits - 2021, Thought Leaders - Labour & Employment 2021

Clare Murray

CM Murray LLP

England

Thought Leaders Global Elite - Labour & Employment 2021, Thought Leaders - Labour & Employment 2021

Susan Nickerson

Torys LLP

Canada

Thought Leaders Global Elite - Pensions & Benefits - 2021

Nataša Randlová

Randl Partners

Czech Republic

Thought Leaders Global Elite - Pensions & Benefits - 2021, Thought Leaders - Labour & Employment 2021

Michael P Royal

Littler Mendelson PC

USA

Thought Leaders Global Elite - Labour & Employment 2021, Thought Leaders - Labour & Employment 2021

Michael G Sherrard

Sherrard Kuzz LLP, Employment & Labour Lawyers

Canada

Thought Leaders Global Elite - Labour & Employment 2021, Thought Leaders - Labour & Employment 2021

Vikram Shroff

Nishith Desai Associates

India

Thought Leaders - India 2020, Thought Leaders Global Elite - Labour & Employment 2021, Thought Leaders - Labour & Employment 2021

Philip Smith

Arthur Cox

Ireland

Thought Leaders Global Elite - Pensions & Benefits - 2021

Enrique M Stile

Marval O'Farrell Mairal

Argentina

Thought Leaders Global Elite - Labour & Employment 2021, Thought Leaders - Labour & Employment 2021

Patrick Thiébart

Franklin

France

Thought Leaders Global Elite - Labour & Employment 2021, Thought Leaders - France - Labour & Employment 2021, Thought Leaders - Labour & Employment 2021

Jenny Tsin

WongPartnership LLP

Singapore

Thought Leaders Global Elite - Labour & Employment 2021, Thought Leaders - Labour & Employment 2021

John Tuck

Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Australia

Thought Leaders Global Elite - Labour & Employment 2021, Thought Leaders - Labour & Employment 2021

Anu Waaralinna

Roschier Attorneys Ltd

Finland

Thought Leaders Global Elite - Pensions & Benefits - 2021, Thought Leaders - Labour & Employment 2021

Zheng Xie

Fangda Partners

China

Thought Leaders Global Elite - Pensions & Benefits - 2021

Labour Employment & Benefits

Argentina

Mercedes Balado Bevilacqua

MBB Balado Bevilacqua Abogados

Enrique M Stile

Marval O'Farrell Mairal

Australia

Joydeep Hor

People + Culture Strategies

John Tuck

Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Belgium

Chris Engels

Claeys & Engels

Brazil

Sólon de Almeida Cunha

Mattos Filho Veiga Filho Marrey Jr e Quiroga Advogados

Estêvão Mallet

Mallet Advogados Associados

Luís Antônio Ferraz Mendes

Pinheiro Neto Advogados

Canada

Patrick L Benaroche

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Peter A Gall QC

Gall Legge Grant Zwack LLP

Jeffrey Goodman

Hicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie LLP

Danny J Kaufer

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Michael G Sherrard

Sherrard Kuzz LLP, Employment & Labour Lawyers

Chile

Paulina Miranda

Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría

Enrique Munita L

Munita & Olavarría

China

Jingbo (Jason) Lu

River Delta Law Firm

Czech Republic

Nataša Randlová

Randl Partners

Denmark

Marianne Granhøj

Kromann Reumert

England

Michael Burd

Lewis Silkin LLP

Paul Callaghan

Taylor Wessing LLP

Clare Murray

CM Murray LLP

Finland

Anu Waaralinna

Roschier Attorneys Ltd

France

Patrick Thiébart

Franklin

Germany

Christian Arnold

Gleiss Lutz

Martin Diller

Gleiss Lutz

Hong Kong

Cynthia Chung

Deacons

India

Vikram Shroff

Nishith Desai Associates

Israel

Orly Gerbi

Herzog Fox & Neeman

Mexico

Juan Carlos de la Vega G

Santamarina y Steta SC

Oscar De la Vega Gomez

De la Vega & Martínez Rojas SC

Jorge G De Presno-Arizpe

Basham Ringe y Correa SC

Netherlands

Els de Wind

Van Doorne NV

Singapore

Jenny Tsin

WongPartnership LLP

Spain

Silvia Bauzá Hernández

Allen & Overy LLP

Juan Bonilla

Cuatrecasas

Martín Godino

Sagardoy Abogados

USA

Philip M Berkowitz

Littler Mendelson PC

Lloyd B Chinn

Proskauer Rose

Erika C Collins

Epstein Becker & Green PC

Michael Delikat

Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Carolyn A Knox

Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC

Johan Lubbe

Littler Mendelson PC

Michael P Royal

Littler Mendelson PC

Addleshaw Goddard LLP

London, England

Allen & Gledhill LLP

Singapore, Singapore

Anderson Mori & Tomotsune

Tokyo, Japan

Basham Ringe y Correa S.C.

Mexico City, Mexico

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Toronto, Canada

Creel García-Cuéllar Aiza y Enríquez SC

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP

Toronto, Canada

De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek NV

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Demarest Advogados

São Paulo, Brazil

DLA Piper

Washington, USA

Flichy Grangé Avocats

Paris, France

Gowling WLG

Toronto, Canada

Greenberg Traurig LLP

McLean, USA

Grimaldi Studio Legale

Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek

Cologne, Germany

Homburger

Switzerland

IUNO

JunHe LLP

Shanghai, China

LABLAW - Studio Legale

Lee & Ko

Seoul, Korea

Legance Avvocati Associati

Lenz & Staehelin

Switzerland

Mannheimer Swartling Advokatbyrå

Mattos Filho Veiga Filho Marrey Jr e Quiroga Advogados

São Paulo, Brazil

Morgan & Morgan

Pestalozzi

Pinheiro Neto Advogados

Robortella e Peres Sociedade de Advogados

Sattar & Co

Schellenberg Wittmer

Geneva, Switzerland

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP

Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie

Veirano Advogados

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Von Wobeser y Sierra SC

Mexico City, Mexico

Walder Wyss Ltd

Zurich, Switzerland

White & Case LLP

London, England

Withers LLP

Genéve, Switzerland

Yulchon

Seoul, Korea

Central America 2021 - Labour, Employment & Immigration

22 Apr 2021by WWL Editorial

In this chapter we highlight 34 impressive lawyers for their outstanding work advising clients on collective and individual labour law issues including collective bargaining agreements, corporate restructurings, work permits and restrictive covenants.

UK Bar 2021 – Labour, Employment & Immigration

24 Mar 2021by WWL Editorial

In this chapter, 133 top-tier barristers are highlighted for their excellent work on labour, employment and immigration matters.

2021 Analysis Corporate Immigration Labour Employment & Benefits UK Bar

Switzerland 2021 - Labour & Employment

08 Mar 2021by WWL Editorial

This year we highlight 44 lawyers who stand out in contentious and non-contentious matters concerning employment litigation, compensation, reorganisations, audits and regulatory issues.

2021 Analysis Labour Employment & Benefits Switzerland

Germany 2021 – Labour & Employment

16 Nov 2020by WWL Editorial

In this chapter, we single out the top 70 labour and employment lawyers in the German market. They have distinguished themselves representing domestic and international clients on a range of matters including collective bargaining issues, pension matters and corporate restructurings.

2021 Analysis Germany Labour Employment & Benefits

Canada 2020 - Labour, Employment & Benefits

23 Oct 2020by WWL Editorial

In this chapter we shed light on 128 outstanding lawyers operating in the Canadian market and covering a range of matters, including labour relations, employment contracts, compensation matters, human rights and human resources.

2020 Analysis Canada Labour Employment & Benefits

Brazil 2020 – Labour & Employment

06 Oct 2020by WWL Editorial

Our research highlights 41 leading labour & employment lawyers who have distinguished themselves across a vast array of complex litigious and consultancy work.

2020 Analysis Brazil Labour Employment & Benefits

China 2020 – Labour, Employment & Benefits

15 Sep 2020by WWL Editorial

We select 18 names in this chapter for being among the leading lights in the labour and employment law market.

2020 Analysis China Labour Employment & Benefits

Nigeria 2020 - Labour & Employment

07 Aug 2020by WWL Editorial

This chapter sees 15 of the country’s top practitioners highlighted for their work in the field of labour and employment. These practitioners excel in a range of areas, including regulatory matters, pension schemes, and M&A integration.

2020 Analysis Labour & Employment Labour Employment & Benefits Nigeria

Australia 2020 – Labour, Employment & Benefits

04 Aug 2020by WWL Editorial

In this chapter, we highlight 41 labour, employment and benefits specialists for their skill and experience representing and advising management, senior executives and partners in contentious and non-contentious issues.

2020 Analysis Australia Labour Employment & Benefits

Florida 2020 – Labour & Employment

14 Jul 2020by WWL Editorial

Here we recognise 14 labour and employment lawyers who demonstrate excellence in a range of matters including discrimination, harassment, pensions and benefits, corporate reorganisationsm and collective actions.

2020 Analysis Florida Labour Employment & Benefits

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