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Chassany Watrelot & Associés

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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

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Employment - France

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.

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Work Highlights

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  • 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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  • The team has an excellent consideration of client issues and needs.

    Employment respondentFrance

  • The lawyers are very open and curious. They have a global vision and not just limited to the legal prism, which gives them real added value.

    Employment respondentFrance

  • The lawyers' rigor is particularly valuable in the most delicate situations. Their ability to thoroughly analyse issues and anticipate risks is a major asset.

    Employment respondentFrance

  • The partners have a quick understanding of issues and challenges, and provide quality analysis within often very tight deadlines.

    Employment respondentFrance

  • The law firm has a very broad and in-depth understanding of our business and our commercial environment.

    Employment respondentFrance

  • Les avocats sont très ouverts et curieux. Ils ont une vision globale et ne se limitent pas au seul prisme juridique, ce qui apporte une réelle valeur ajoutée.

    Employment respondentFrance

Notable Practitioners

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  • Elisabeth Graujeman
    Elisabeth Graujeman

    Elisabeth Graujeman

    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.

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  • Jérôme Watrelot
    Jérôme Watrelot

    Jérôme Watrelot

    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.

    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.

    • He provides a clear vision of the issues.

      Employment respondentFrance

    • He is very responsive and attentive.

      Employment respondentFrance

    • Il est très réactif et attentif.

      Employment respondentFrance

    • Il a une vision claire des enjeux.

      Employment respondentFrance
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  • Virgile Zeimet
    Virgile Zeimet

    Virgile Zeimet

    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 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.

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

      Employment respondentFrance

    • 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.

      Employment respondentFrance

    • 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.

      Employment respondentFrance

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

      Employment respondentFrance

    • 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.

      Employment respondentFrance

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

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