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Baker McKenzie

Employment

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Our Employment & Compensation Group offers its vast expertise and experience in complex multinational operations to clients both in France and abroad. The 19 lawyers of our Employment & Compensation Group in Paris provide clients with full service in all areas of employment.

The team's wide range of individual skills and experience, including two lawyers specialized in employment litigation, allows us to offer our clients continued assistance covering all issues from upstream advice to protecting client interests in litigation involving both individual and collective disputes. Our expertise ensures that our clients - general counsel and human resources directors - benefit from technical support from specialists that take into account the human dimension in a field that is continually evolving.

Our Employment & Compensation Group works on a day-to-day basis with the other Baker McKenzie in-house multidisciplinary teams, in particular on employment issues and consequences that arise in the context of mergers and acquisitions and general corporate restructurings

Industries (7)

  • pharmaceuticals
  • biotech
  • aerospace & defence
  • IT
  • media & communications
  • sports good retail
  • engineering & industrial companies

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Employment - France

Band 3

Band 3


What the Team is Known For

Baker McKenzie's employment law team demonstrates extensive experience in transaction-related employment advice, supporting clients with employee transfers and post-M&A integration, as well as the implementation of social plans. With additional strength in the redundancy aspects of restructuring mandates, the department's expertise also covers disciplinary measures. The practice has a strong track record of representing clients from the pharmaceutical sector.

À propos de l’équipe

L’équipe de droit social de Baker McKenzie possède une vaste expérience dans le conseil lié aux transactions, l’accompagnement des clients dans le cadre de transferts d’employés et d’intégration post-M&A, ainsi que dans la mise en œuvre de plans sociaux. Le cabinet est également capable d'intervenir dans de dossiers de licenciement dans le cadre de restructuration, le département dispose également d’une expertise qui couvre les mesures disciplinaires. Le cabinet a une solide expérience dans la représentation de clients du secteur pharmaceutique.

Work Highlights

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  • Baker McKenzie assisted Lyft with the acquisition of Freenow from BMW Group and Mercedes-Benz Mobility.

  • Le cabinet Baker McKenzie a accompagné Lyft dans l'acquisition de Freenow auprès de BMW Group et de Mercedes-Benz Mobility.

Strengths

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  • The team respect deadlines and has the ability to propose new solutions.

    Employment respondentFrance
  • The lawyers are pragmatic and attentive to needs while taking business constraints into account.

    Employment respondentFrance
  • The lawyers are trusted partners, have good commercial sense and are very nice people to deal with. Their client service is great and they are very reliable.

    Employment respondentFrance
  • The quality of the follow-up and advice remains constant, regardless of the lawyer.

    Employment respondentFrance
  • Les avocats sont des partenaires de confiance, dotés d'un excellent sens des affaires et très agréables. Leur service à la clientèle est remarquable et ils sont très fiables.

    Employment respondentFrance
  • La qualité du suivi et des conseils reste constante, quel que soit l'avocat.

    Employment respondentFrance

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 5Nadège Dallais
    Band 5Nadège Dallais

    Nadège Dallais

    Nadège Dallais is highly regarded for her experience in representing employers in reorganisations, as well as harassment and discrimination claims, among other day-to-day employment advice.

    Nadège Dallais est réputée pour son expérience en matière de représentation des employeurs lors de restructurations, ainsi que pour son expertise dans les dossiers de harcèlement et de discrimination, entre autres conseils généraux en droit du travail.

    • I love dealing with Nadège Dallais, she is absolutely brilliant.

      Employment respondentFrance
    • Nadège is remarkable, she is fantastic on matters. She is a very strong partner for us.

      Employment respondentFrance
    • Nadège leads her team by fully embodying the values she advocates for: clarity, benevolence and quality.

      Employment respondentFrance
    • Nadège dirige son équipe en incarnant pleinement les valeurs qu'elle défend : clarté, bienveillance et qualité.
      Employment respondentFrance
    • Nadège est remarquable, elle est fantastique sur tous les sujets. C'est une partenaire très solide pour nous.
      Employment respondentFrance
    • J'adore travailler avec Nadège Dallais, elle est absolument brillante.

      Employment respondentFrance

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