About

Provided by Bredin Prat

Bredin Prat’s employment practice covers all facets of employment law including non-contentious and contentious matters.


The firm has extensive experience in the labor aspects of M&A transactions and strategic reorganisations and assists clients from the early stages of the deal or reorganisation to its execution. The firm is regularly asked to advise international groups in connection with complex multi-level employee representative information and consultation procedures, before the European works council and company-level works councils and health and safety committees.


The employment law team assists companies in negotiating and concluding collective bargaining agreements, including framework agreements, renegotiation of collective benefits, strategic workforce planning, working hours, etc… The team also advises on the implementation of employee assessment policies and systems and on issues of equal treatment and non-discrimination. The team also assists companies in devising and implementing job protection plans.


The team has extensive experience in M&A transactions and strategic reorganizationssocial management of M&A operations and transfers of companies and activities. Its intervention covers both the project design and implementation phases.


The firm regularly represents employers before the French courts (employment tribunals, civil courts and criminal courts) and French labor authorities in proceedings involving employees collectively or individually.


Chambers Review

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Employment - France

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Band 1

What the Team is Known For

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

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  • Bredin Prat advised CMA CGM on the employee transfers resulting from its acquisition of Altice Media.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Pascale Lagesse
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Pascale Lagesse
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Band 1

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.

Her relational approach and her skills are extremely appreciated within our organisation.

She combines excellent technical knowledge with extremely practical advice.

Her relevant analysis bring great value to our company.

Pascale is an outstanding leader in the area of French employment law.

Cyril Gaillard
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Cyril Gaillard
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Band 4

Cyril Gaillard advises on a variety of contentious matters within employment law. He is regularly instructed by international clients and also has experience in remote work matters.

Cyril Gaillard is a very good strategist and adviser.

Cyril followed our matter very well and the written work we received from him has been very good.

Laetitia Tombarello
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Laetitia Tombarello
Head of Employment
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Band 4

Laetitia Tombarello is praised highly for her activity in the French employment market. She is well equipped to handle the employment aspects of large-scale corporate transactions and often represents leading domestic clients.

Laetitia brings her perfect technical mastery, as well as a holistic, pragmatic and creative vision of the subjects, which makes her an indispensable trusted partner for our strategic projects.

Laetitia is precise and pragmatic and is an exceptional lawyer and business partner.

Laetitia's advice was great, very commercial, and she was great dealing with clients and opposing counsel.

Laetitia is clearly an expert in her field and has excellent business acumen and gravitas.

Laetitia Tombarello is extremely knowledgeable and was strong, clear and concise.

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Employment

Pascale Lagesse
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Pascale Lagesse
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Band 1
Cyril Gaillard
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Cyril Gaillard
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Band 4
Laetitia Tombarello
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Laetitia Tombarello
Head of Employment
4
Band 4

Members

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Caroline Combes

Geoffrey Gury

Laetitia Tombarello

Laetitia Tombarello

Head of Department