Employment
Europe Guide 2024 : France
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CMS houses a strong practice group drawing valuable multidisciplinary support from the firm's extensive network to advise on a range of employment matters. The team frequently assists with mass dismissals, remuneration disputes and social security issues, with additional expertise in M&A-related advice, including employee transfer. The department brings further experience in litigation and employment-related criminal law.
Work Highlights
- CMS advised the founders and investors of InstaDeep on aspects of employees’ compensation in relation to the EUR562 million sale of InstaDeep to BioNTech.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"CMS are very good quality. The team are very serious and rigorous, and their advice is pragmatic, practical and concrete."
"The speed of work is very strong and the lawyers give clear responses. There is a good balance between following regulations and adapting to the reality. The evaluation of risks is well done and very pragmatic."
"CMS has the ability to mobilise multidisciplinary teams."
"I have always been happy with the responsiveness."
"There is always someone available to get back to us as soon as possible."
"CMS are very good quality. The team are very serious and rigorous, and their advice is pragmatic, practical and concrete."
"The speed of work is very strong and the lawyers give clear responses. There is a good balance between following regulations and adapting to the reality. The evaluation of risks is well done and very pragmatic."
"CMS has the ability to mobilise multidisciplinary teams."
"I have always been happy with the responsiveness."
"There is always someone available to get back to us as soon as possible."
Notable Practitioners
Laurent Marquet de Vasselot acts for an impressive roster of leading French corporates on a range of employment mandates, including collective disputes and working hours issues.
"Laurent Marquet de Vasselot is a very good, intelligent lawyer. He understands everything, and takes the time to speak with us and give us all the information we need. He expresses his position well, and is very pedagogical and structured."
"He is a very good technician and a charming person."
Caroline Froger-Michon boasts a broad expertise in French employment law. In particular, she advises on the implementation of social security schemes, employee transfers and compensation, and redundancies following restructurings.
"Caroline Froger-Michon is a very good and strong practitioner."
Pierre Bonneau is noted for his advice on the employment aspects of corporate M&A transactions, as well as related disputes. He is often instructed by clients active in the construction, media and transportation industries.
"Pierre Bonneau is responsive and he can find good ways to adapt to our way of working."
"He is good and a very solid lawyer."
Ranked Lawyers at
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