Issue 9 2023, Acquisition International | 9 A Central Resource for Clients in Global Employment Law olly Silver is the President of Holly A. Silver, P.C., a U.S. and global employment law firm based in New York. She has held senior employment law positions for a number of Fortune 500 companies, including Phillip Morris International, Nestlé USA Inc., Marriott Corporation, and McDonnell Douglas Corporation. In 2010 she launched her own law firm, providing U.S. and global employment law advice. In addition to her U.S. firm, Ms. Silver has also recently joined Quarmans, a Londonbased global legal, people management, and compliance consultancy. She acts as a Senior Consultant supporting Quarmans’ global and cross-border projects, as well as leading their U.S. operations. Ms. Silver is one of the founders of the field of global employment law, and has broad experience handling employment law issues both throughout the United States and internationally for companies of all sizes. She is a member of the New York, California, District of Columbia, and United States Supreme Court Bars. Among other honours, she was chosen as a member of the Fellows of the American Bar Association, a highly selective designation offered to less than 1% of lawyers practicing in each state. Ms. Silver is also a former Chair of the Equal Employment Advisory Council, now the Center for Workplace Compliance, the leading employer association in the United States dedicated to helping its members understand and manage their workplace compliance requirements and risks. When Ms. Silver became interested in global employment law, the concept did not yet exist. Seeing the need, Ms. Silver travelled and networked with lawyers, corporate management, and human resources professionals worldwide to explore the creation of a new field of law. The idea ignited enthusiasm in the employment law community, and the field of global employment law emerged. In 2007, she was offered and accepted a position with Philip Morris International to build a global employment law structure from the foundation upwards, covering 80,000 employees in 160 countries across Asia, EEMA, Europe, Latin America, and the United States. “If you have worked in-house, you know what’s important to your client and you can be much more creative. If you have this in-house background while working as outside counsel, you have a unique skillset to give practical, business-focused ideas and solutions to your corporate clients.” -Holly Silver The dual-perspective experience (of both working in-house and as an outside counsel) is a key component of Ms. Silver’s career, and her current legal and consultancy practices. In addition to her legal representation, the numerous professional presentations she gave throughout her career piqued Ms. Silver’s interest in teaching, so she welcomed the opportunity in 2021 when Fordham University Law School offered her an adjunct professorship in employment law for its Program on Corporate Ethics and Compliance. It is this broad exposure to varied experiences that Ms. Silver credits for her success in global employment law. Also, as someone who has lived and worked abroad and with clients located all over the world, Ms. Silver brings a unique understanding to her practice of law. This background has allowed her to meet people from around the globe and listen to them describe their lives, their laws, and their social norms. She believes this is the best way to truly learn to practice law internationally in this area. Ms. Silver guides clients in resolving employee issues and decisions that cross borders, as well as multi-country investigations and complex acquisitions and reorganizations. She realises that every country has its own laws, but sees the advantage of having someone who can manage the big picture, rather than having a corporate client hire lawyers in multiple countries. Because she has professional contacts in numerous countries, Ms. Silver’s clients do not need to hire individual lawyers in each one. As she is a central resource for the client, she can manage it all for them. In addition, Ms. Silver is able to work with lawyers from outside the United States to obtain the most practical legal advice for her clients, as well as to interpret for her U.S. clients the non-U.S. legal issues and their potential impact on the company. Company: Holly A. Silver, P.C. Web Address: http://www.hollyasilverpc.com U.K. and E.U. Queries: http://quarmans.com Contact Name: Holly Silver The global employment law firm Holly A. Silver, P.C. advises companies on all types of international and U.S. employment law issues. Its President, Holly Silver, has recently been recognised in the AI Global Excellence Awards with the title Most Influential Woman in Employment Law 2023. Following on from this we thought it was high time we caught up with our esteemed winner to find out a little more. H Jul23616
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