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Ogletree Deakins, the best of employment law


Ogletree Deakins continues to grow and becomes a major player in the practice of employment law for French companies and large groups. The excellent performance of its French team allowed the firm to win the golden award “Trophée d’Or 2023” in employment reorganizations at “Sommet du Droit” event in Paris and to climb on the podium of “Palmarès du Droit” ranking as one of the top three French firms in Collective Labour Relations in 2023 and in Individual Labour Relations in 2024.


Main Areas of Practice


A wide range of interventions:


  • Restructuring plans
  • Individual employment relationships
  • Collective relationships
  • Health and safety at work
  • Litigation and discrimination
  • Corporate operations
  • GDPR & HR Data Protection
  • Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Diversity
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • International Mobility
  • Compensation and Benefits / Executive Status
  • Social Security and URSSAF Inspection
  • Retirement and pensions
  • Share ownership, employee savings plans
  • Labour relations in the public sector
  • Criminal Labour Law
  • Sports Employment Law
  • Vocational training

Chambers Review

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Employment - France

4
Band 4

What the Team is Known For

Ogletree Deakins advises across the range of employment mandates, with particular expertise in individual and collective litigation. The group handles internal investigations following harassment claims, with further experience in working hours policies and transfers of employees cases. The firm assists both French and international clients.

Strengths

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"Ogletree are adept at managing sensitive employment issues and contentious negotiations. They provide practical guidance and I am very impressed with their responsiveness, generally answering emails on the same day despite time zone differences. The service level is also excellent: they follow through, providing detailed advice summaries that are very useful and facilitate business decisions."

Employment respondent
Europe

"The firm has the ability to come up with original and ingenious solutions."

Employment respondent
Europe

"Ogletree Deakins can conduct very fine analysis."

Employment respondent
Europe

"The firm provides appropriate solutions."

Employment respondent
Europe

Notable Practitioners

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Cécile Martin
4
Cécile Martin
Head of Employment
4
Band 4
Cécile Martin displays strengths in executive litigation, discrimination cases and relations with employee representative bodies. She is adept at handling restructuring matters.
"Cécile Martin has lots of qualities that are very complementary. She does impeccable work."
"She is an excellent lawyer with a deep knowledge of employment and labour law."
"She has a deep understanding of our issues."
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Jean-Marc Albiol
4
Jean-Marc Albiol
Head of Employment
4
Band 4
Jean-Marc Albiol is adept at handling both contentious and non-contentious employment mandates. He has expertise in harassment claims, executive dismissals and site closures.
"Jean-Marc Albiol is excellent. He delivers excellent client service and practical advice. I appreciate his responsiveness and his ability to explain complex legal issues in a clear and direct way. He is a trusted adviser."
"He combines unparalleled technical skills with a remarkable sense of humanity."
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Employment
Cécile Martin
4
Cécile Martin
Head of Employment
4
Band 4
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Jean-Marc Albiol
4
Jean-Marc Albiol
Head of Employment
4
Band 4
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Members

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Alexandre Abitbol

Alexis Borestel

Anne-Sophie Cepoi-Demouzon

Cécile Martin

Cécile Martin

Head of Department

Jean-Marc Albiol

Jean-Marc Albiol

Head of Department

Karin Dulac

Nicolas Peixoto

Pascale Ernst

Paul Clair

Rafaël Dezelee Roque

Stéphane Bloch

Head of Department

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