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A FULL-EXPERTISE HUMAN RESOURCES LAWFIRM

Founded  in 1987, Chassany Watrelot & Associés (CWA) is one of the main French law firms whose activity is exclusively dedicated to employment law and all other legal areas related to human resources management.

Located in France, Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia, Chassany Watrelot & Associés brings together over 60 specialised lawyers providing legal advice and representation during litigation before all courts of justice.  Chassany Watrelot &  Associés also develops and conducts professional training tailored to its clients’ needs.

Whether major national and international groups or SMEs, Chassany Watrelot & Associés’ clients benefit both from the very personalised  follow-up of a lawyer specifically dedicated to them, and from the expertise of the entire law firm through its highly technical hubs:

  • Employment collective relations
  • Restructuring
  • Mergers & acquisitions
  • Compensation & profit sharing
  • Pensions & welfare protection
  • Social security
  • Health & safety at work
  • International mobility

Chambers Review

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Employment - France

2
Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Chassany Watrelot & Associés is a well-regarded employment boutique handling litigation, collective agreements and reorganisations, including employee transfers. The practice also handles mass redundancy and employment protection plans. The firm's client roster includes French blue-chip corporates and financial institutions.

À propos de l’équipe

Chassany Watrelot & Associés est une boutique de droit du travail reconnue qui conseille sur des litiges, des conventions collectives et des réorganisations, y compris les transferts de salariés. Le cabinet s’occupe également des licenciements collectifs et des plans de sauvegarde de l’emploi. Le cabinet agit pour des entreprises françaises de premier plan et des institutions financières.

Work Highlights

  • Chassany Watrelot & Associés assisted Carrefour with litigations concerning the leasing out of hypermarkets.

  • Chassany Watrelot & Associés a assisté Carrefour dans des litiges relatifs à des contrats de location d'hypermarchés.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Elisabeth Graujeman
3
Elisabeth Graujeman
3
Band 3

Elisabeth Graujeman acts for an impressive roster of leading domestic clients and handles the negotiation of collective agreements, disputes and crisis management matters. She also stands out for her specialist knowledge of pensions and social security issues.

Elisabeth Graujeman agit pour un nombre impressionnant de clients nationaux de premier plan et conseille sur la négociation de conventions collectives, de contentieux et de dossiers de gestion de crise. Elle se distingue également par ses connaissances spécialisées en matière de retraites et de sécurité sociale.

Jérôme Watrelot
4
Jérôme Watrelot
4
Band 4

Jérôme Watrelot advises clients hailing from the retail, food and drink, and transportation sectors on contentious and non-contentious employment law mandates. He also regularly assists with trade union and works council relations, and provides M&A-related employment advice to clients.

He provides a clear vision of the issues.

He is very responsive and attentive.

Jérôme Watrelot conseille des clients issus des secteurs de la distribution, de l’agroalimentaire et des transports en conseil comme en contentieux en droit social. Il conseille également sur les dossier de relations syndicales et avec les comités d’entreprise, et fournit à ses clients des conseils en matière de droit social liés au M&A.

Il est très réactif et attentif.

Il a une vision claire des enjeux.

U
Virgile Zeimet
U
Up and Coming

Virgile Zeimet advises both French and international companies on contentious and non-contentious employment law issues, such as transformation plans and collective bargaining strategies.

Virgile is highly responsive and attentive. He has a quick understanding of the challenges of complex and emerging issues.

We have been particularly satisfied with the advice he has given us in all the cases handled and we will continue to work with him.

Virgile has always been attentive and responsive, with a very good level of advice. I particularly appreciate the fact that he is pragmatic in resolving disputes.

Virgile Zeimet conseille des entreprises françaises et internationales sur des questions contentieuses et non contentieuses de droit du travail, telles que les plans de réorganisation et les stratégies en terme de convention collective.

Nous avons été particulièrement satisfaits des conseils qu'il nous a donnés dans tous les dossiers traités, et nous continueront à travailler avec lui.

Virgile a toujours été attentif et réactif, avec un très bon niveau de conseils, j'apprécie particulièrement le fait qu'il soit pragmatique dans la résolution des litiges.

Virgile est très réactif et à l'écoute. Il a une compréhension rapide des enjeux sur des problématiques complexes et nouvelles.

Ranked Lawyers at
Chassany Watrelot & Associés

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France

Employment

Elisabeth Graujeman
3
Elisabeth Graujeman
3
Band 3
Jérôme Watrelot
4
Jérôme Watrelot
4
Band 4
U
Virgile Zeimet
U
Up and Coming

Members

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Benoît Dubessay

Bruno Briatta

Franck Janin

Hélène Guillot

Laurence Cohen

Magali Provençal

Mohamed Oulkhouir

Philippe Chassany

Sébastien Cellier

Sébastien Poncet

Xavier de Jerphanion

Yves Merle