About
Key Points
Over 25 years of experienceEmployment & labour law lawyerRecommended in Best Lawyers, Legal 500, etc.Pragmatic & solution orientedWorking languages: Dutch, French & English
AW LAW - Ann Witters
Ann has over 25 years of experience as a labor and employment lawyer. She advises both domestic and international companies on all legal aspects related to their Human Resources. This includes daily legal HR advice, from hiring to firing, including all employment law implications in case of organizational changes, such as collective dismissal, closure or transfer of undertaking.
A brief history
AW LAW – Ann Witters Advocaat is an employment law firm. Ann hase more than 25 years of experience. She formerly was Partner Employment at Loeff Claeys Verbeke (now Allen & Overy) and Claeys & Engels. She created her own law firm in 2021.
From advice toassistance
Ann advises in all legal aspects of employment law. She assists clients from a wide range of industries. She is very dedicated to her clients. Ann has published extensively and spoken at numerous seminars.
Recommended for employment matters in
“(…) handles a full range of issues for national and international companies in the private sector, and also acts for public sector bodies. Recent non-contentious work includes advising clients on large-scale restructurings, stock options and setting up pension funds. Contentious mandates included litigation arising from workplace incidents. Chris Engels, Jan Van Gysegem and Ann Witters are names to note.”
Source: The Legal 500
In the 2021-2022 Edition of The Best Lawyers™, Ann is Lawyer of the Year Recipient in the practice area Labor and Employment Law in Belgium.
This 2021-2022 Edition of The Best Lawyers™ in Belgium recognizes the professional excellence of 575 lawyers in 50 practice areas, including 36 Lawyer of the Year recipients. Lawyer of the Year honors are awarded annually to only one lawyer per practice area in each region with extremely high overall feedback from their peers, making it an exceptional distinction.
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The 2021-2022 Edition of The Best Lawyers™ in Belgium recognizes the professional excellence of 575 lawyers in 50 practice areas, including 36 Lawyer of the Year recipients. Lawyer of the Year honors are awarded annually to only one lawyer per practice area in each region with extremely high overall feedback from their peers, making it an exceptional distinction.
In Who is Who Legal she is a recommended lawyer for both Labour & Employment and Pension & Benefits.