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Luke is a partner in King & Spalding’s Global Human Capital and Compliance practice. Luke specializes in international employment law and understands the unique challenges of managing a global workforce. Multinational corporations need solutions to workforce matters in each country in which they operate. Legal frameworks—both the risks and opportunities—are broad and varied. Luke works collaboratively with clients to navigate these frameworks and deliver successful outcomes.
Luke supports organisations to manage their cross-border workforces globally and has a regional focus in the Asia-Pacific. He works daily with various Asia-Pacific countries, and understands the particular challenges faced by clients seeking to navigate cross-border matters.
Luke advises clients in relation to day-to-day matters faced by global employers, together with multijurisdictional projects such as compliance reviews, cross border mergers and acquisitions and outsourcings, privacy and data protection, investigations, restructures and reductions in force and employee integration issues. Clients regularly comment that Luke always ensures that their needs across the Asia-Pacific region, whether on a single jurisdiction or multijurisdiction basis, can be met quickly and effectively.
QLTT, BPP Law School London
LL.B., University of Sydney, Australia, First Class Honours
B.A., University of Sydney, Australia
England and Wales
New South Wales
The Law Society of New South Wales
June 28, 2023
Best Lawyers Recognizes International King & Spalding Lawyers in its 2024 Guides
June 23, 2022
Best Lawyers Recognizes International King & Spalding Lawyers in its 2023 Guides
Acted for a multinational company in relation to their acquisition of a business across 11 countries in the Asia Pacific, together with all employment aspects of the post-acquisition integration.
Acted for a multinational company in relation to its launch in various jurisdictions in the Asia Pacific, including the Philippines, Indonesia, and Vietnam.
Advised a US-based multinational in relation to a global restructure impacting employees in 10 countries.
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September 4, 2024
The Right to Disconnect: A Comparative Analysis
February 12, 2024
Return to Attender: Getting Back to the Office
February 22, 2022
"Gig" Economy - Emerging Themes and Global Perspectives
June 28, 2023
Best Lawyers Recognizes International King & Spalding Lawyers in its 2024 Guides
June 23, 2022
Best Lawyers Recognizes International King & Spalding Lawyers in its 2023 Guides
Acted for a multinational company in relation to their acquisition of a business across 11 countries in the Asia Pacific, together with all employment aspects of the post-acquisition integration.
Acted for a multinational company in relation to its launch in various jurisdictions in the Asia Pacific, including the Philippines, Indonesia, and Vietnam.
Advised a US-based multinational in relation to a global restructure impacting employees in 10 countries.
See more
September 4, 2024
The Right to Disconnect: A Comparative Analysis
February 12, 2024
Return to Attender: Getting Back to the Office
February 22, 2022
"Gig" Economy - Emerging Themes and Global Perspectives
June 28, 2023
Best Lawyers Recognizes International King & Spalding Lawyers in its 2024 Guides
June 23, 2022
Best Lawyers Recognizes International King & Spalding Lawyers in its 2023 Guides
QLTT, BPP Law School London
LL.B., University of Sydney, Australia, First Class Honours
B.A., University of Sydney, Australia
England and Wales
New South Wales
The Law Society of New South Wales