Employment
Europe Guide 2024 : France
Band 3
Contact number
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Clifford Chance boasts proficiency in restructuring mandates, covering collective redundancy procedures and health and safety matters. The department is well versed in negotiations with trade unions and works councils. The team defends clients in litigation stemming from unfair dismissals, with additional experience handling claims relating to discrimination and back pay.
Work Highlights
- Clifford Chance represented Amazon France Transport in numerous court proceedings regarding strikes, professional elections, and litigation initiated by employee representatives.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Clifford Chance are very responsive and available for their clients. The team prioritise our urgent issues and have very significant knowledge, skills and expertise in employment law. The lawyers think outside of the box and bring thoroughness to their work."
"The firm was very business-oriented and very well aware of the constraints. The team has highly skilled and strong partners."
"We appreciate the sharp legal advice. Sometimes we work on sensitive, delicate documents; they can adapt well and we trust their analysis."
"The firm is very knowledgeable, trustworthy, and provides solid advice and strong project management."
"The team were user-friendly, practical and commercial. They also provided focused and client-friendly assistance."
"Clifford Chance are very responsive and available for their clients. The team prioritise our urgent issues and have very significant knowledge, skills and expertise in employment law. The lawyers think outside of the box and bring thoroughness to their work."
"The firm was very business-oriented and very well aware of the constraints. The team has highly skilled and strong partners."
"We appreciate the sharp legal advice. Sometimes we work on sensitive, delicate documents; they can adapt well and we trust their analysis."
"The firm is very knowledgeable, trustworthy, and provides solid advice and strong project management."
"The team were user-friendly, practical and commercial. They also provided focused and client-friendly assistance."
Notable Practitioners
François Farmine regularly handles the employment aspects of corporate reorganisations, including implementing mass redundancy plans and related litigation. He represents an impressive roster of corporate clients from the technology and pharmaceutical sectors.
"François Farmine is good with his clients and in contentious matters. He has a good availability and a lot of expertise, and he thinks outside the box."
"He understands the constraints we face and is pragmatic in discussions too."
Florence Aubonnet draws praise for her solid employment practice and moves up the rankings again this year. She regularly advises on the employment aspects of strategic cross-border M&A transactions. She joined Clifford Chance in December 2023.
"Florence Aubonnet is excellent."