Key Contacts

Dan Begbie-Clench

Dan Begbie-Clench is a Partner at Doyle Clayton, a leading specialist firm of Employment and Business Immigration lawyers in the United Kingdom.

His practice focuses on advising multinationals and SMEs on a range of strategic Employment and Labor Law matters, including as part of corporate transactions. He is particularly noted for his counsel on redundancy processes, reorganisations, dismissals, TUPE transfers, discrimination and unfair dismissal claims, in addition to High Court claims to enforce restrictions and prevent employees from using confidential information.

Before qualifying as a lawyer Dan studied at a French university and went on to work at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg.

Specific skills:

• Employment Law
• Employment Litigation
• Human Resources Policies
• Protecting Confidential Information
• Reorganisations & Restructurings
• Transfers of Business

Languages:

• English
• French
• Italian

Professional memberships:

• Employment Lawyers’ Association (UK)

Education:

• University of Sheffield (UK) – J.D. 1999
• Université de Nancy II (France) – J.D. 1998 French Law

Giulietta Bergamaschi

Giulietta Bergamaschi is a Founding Partner of LEXELLENT – an award winning boutique Italian law firm specializing exclusively in Employment and Labor Law.

Her practice focuses on providing counsel to both to both domestic and multinational clients on a range of Employment and Labor Law matters such as diversity and discrimination in the workplace, trade union negotiations, labour litigation as well as human resource management strategy.

Giulietta is recognized both nationally and internationally for her work in the field of Italian Employment and Labour Law:

• Giulietta Bergamaschi is referred to as a “good legal expert” and “fully aware of the needs of the organisation.” Her practice covers reorganisations, trade union negotiations and discrimination.
  –  Chambers Europe 2017
• Clients say Giulietta Bergamaschi “ knows the world of business very well. She is an expert, reactive, available, practical, and meticulous,”
  – LegalCommunity | Labour Report 2016
• Women in Business Law | Italy
  – Expert Guides 2016
• Clients say Giulietta Bergamaschi “is excellent, fast, and available. I am very satisfied”.
  – LegalCommunity | Labour Report 2015
• Women in Business Law | Italy
  – Expert Guides 2015
• Giulietta Bergamaschi has married an attention to discrimination in the workplace, with a commitment to gender balance policies – implementing flexible labour models to reconcile work with private life, and promoting an equal opportunities environment within the firm.”
  – TopLegal 2014 | Female Lawyer of the Year Award
• Women in Business Law | Italy
  – Expert Guides 2014

Giulietta regularly publishes articles on a range of employment and labour law topic as well as speaking at professional conferences and seminars.

Specific skills:

• Discrimination in the Workplace
• Inclusion in the Workplace
• Labour Litigation
• Trade Union Negotiations
• Strategic Workforce Management

Languages:

• Italian
• English

Professional memberships:

• AGI – Italian Employment Lawyers Association
• EELA – European Employment Lawyers Association
• Milan Bar Association

Education:

• State University of Milan – J.D. 1995