About
Provided by Bredin Prat
Our highly regarded Employment law practice specializes in French and multi-jurisdictional employment law issues and comprises 3 partners, 2 counsels, 1 professor and around 10 associates. The team is able to deliver full-service advice on all aspects of employment law, ranging from transactional work to complex litigation and day-to-day employment matters.
Our Employment law team is used to assisting companies with their day-to-day employment matters.
Subjects covered are very diverse: review of the employment contracts, assistance with regards to working time / Sunday work / night work, assistance on profit sharing and remuneration issues, daily advice on the management of individual working relationships and the management of employee representative bodies.
Our Employment law practice has extensive experience assisting multinational clients involved in complex reorganizations, site closures and restructurings. These types of operations raise various legal and HR issues and it is necessary to consult with legal counsel from the outset to determine the best approach in order to reconcile business needs, timing considerations and labour law constraints.
Our team is also well known for handling the employment aspects of mergers and acquisitions or other sensitive operations of this nature.
Lastly, when litigation is unavoidable, clients can count on our team of skilled litigators to defend them in both individual and collective disputes before Civil and Administrative courts.
Chambers Review
Bredin Prat is a highly reputed firm advising on the employment law aspects of high-value M&A transactions. The department offers particular expertise in social security matters as well as representing companies in employee litigation, including collective lawsuits. The practice houses additional strength in internal reorganisations and collective mutual termination agreements.
Work Highlights
- Bredin Prat advised Covéa on the employment law aspects of its EUR7.9 billion acquisition of PartnerRe.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"We have had good experiences in previous years working with Bredin Prat's high-quality team. The lawyers understand the nuances of complex corporate transactions, and are responsive and commercially aware."
"They have a way of working that makes me feel strongly supported. They give very solid operational advice across the board. What I like most about them is that it is a French firm but the partners I worked with managed to have an open-minded, international mindset, which is not that common. They have been able to understand and support us consistently throughout the deal."
"The quality is outstanding. Besides that, it is a huge pleasure to be working with them - they are always available, any request is taken care of in due course, and the analyses are spot on."
"We have had good experiences in previous years working with Bredin Prat's high-quality team. The lawyers understand the nuances of complex corporate transactions, and are responsive and commercially aware."
"They have a way of working that makes me feel strongly supported. They give very solid operational advice across the board. What I like most about them is that it is a French firm but the partners I worked with managed to have an open-minded, international mindset, which is not that common. They have been able to understand and support us consistently throughout the deal."
"The quality is outstanding. Besides that, it is a huge pleasure to be working with them - they are always available, any request is taken care of in due course, and the analyses are spot on."
Notable Practitioners
Pascale Lagesse draws market-wide recognition for her expertise in a broad range of employment matters. She regularly acts on the employment aspects of large-scale M&A transactions as well as reorganisations and employment disputes.
"Pascale is a reference in France and has a huge worldwide network. She is always efficient and relevant and without contest one of the best lawyers in France. She is friendly, always loyal and a fast and strategic thinker."
"Pascale is a highly experienced lawyer with strong commercial acumen. She always sees the bigger picture."
"She has a huge amount of experience and I can't imagine working on a cross-border transaction without her support."
Laetitia Tombarello enters the rankings on the back of positive market feedback. She is well equipped to handle the employment aspects of large-scale corporate transactions. She often represents leading domestic clients.
"Laetitia is our go-to adviser on employment matters in M&A. She is responsive, clear and highly aware of how to balance sensitive issues."
"Not only does Laetitia have broad expertise but she is also a very nice person to work with. She is very passionate and open-minded."
"We regularly consult Laetitia and we do appreciate her excellent technical knowledge on employment law and practices, as well as her listening skills. Moreover, Laetitia is incredibly reactive and understands the issues at stake very quickly."
Ranked Lawyers at
Bredin Prat
France
Members
Provided by Bredin Prat
Cyril Gaillard
Emilie Gatineau
Laetitia Tombarello
Mathilde Paquelier
Head of Department