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Racine

Employment

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Racine’Employment law department works with large and mid-sized companies, national and international, for various sectors of activity, and in particular in the insurance, energy, transport, distribution and telecommunication sectors.

Racine’s Employment law team provides assistance and defense to companies and executives in all the areas of employment law and social security law, such as:Individual working relationship

  • Mobility and expatriation
  • Social impact of the restructuring of companies: due diligence, transfer of activities, collective redundancy
  • Social aspects of companies in difficulties (safeguarding, judicial restructuring or judicial liquidation proceedings)
  • Relationship with the social partners and conflict management
  • Employee Representative Institutions
  • Collective bargaining
  • Reorganization and reduction of working time
  • Optimization of remuneration systems: employee savings, shareholding, option plan, etc.
  • Health and safety at work: work-related accident, work-related illness, loss of working capacity, harassment


Racine’s Employment law department regularly intervenes in complex litigation cases with major stakes before all the administrative, civil and criminal courts.

All the departments of the firm operate autonomously, which is the case for the Employment law department. However, the organization of the firm is designed to create permanent and natural interactions among the various departments.



Industries (7)

  • Banking & Finance
  • Insurance
  • Logistics
  • Retail
  • Energy
  • Telecoms
  • Distribution

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Employment - France

Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Racine is a well-recognised French firm assisting clients with the negotiation of collective agreements and the implementation of redundancy plans, including in the context of insolvency proceedings. The team also handles individual litigation. The practice is particularly proficient in advising on social security mandates as well as health and safety issues.

À propos de l’équipe

Racine est un cabinet français reconnu qui assiste ses clients dans la négociation d’accords collectifs et la mise en œuvre de plans sociaux, y compris dans le cadre de procédures collectives. L’équipe traite également les contentieux individuels. Le cabinet est particulièrement compétent pour donner des conseils sur les mandats de sécurité sociale ainsi que sur les questions de santé et de sécurité.

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Work Highlights

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  • Racine assisted GXO with the closure of a logistics plant, and the termination of 197 job roles.

  • Racine a conseillé GXO sur la fermetire d'un centre logistique et la suppression de 197 emplois.

Strengths

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  • The law firm's advisers know how to mobilise, when necessary, a multidisciplinary team to address cross-functional issues.

    Employment respondentFrance

  • The size of the team is adapted to our needs. It is large enough to handle our requests with expertise and responsiveness.

    Employment respondentFrance

  • The team has a good understanding of complex issues.

    Employment respondentFrance

  • I can call the lawyers and they make themselves available to deal with issues within the given timeframes, including very short deadlines.

    Employment respondentFrance

  • The law firm has the ability to manage cases with significant international stakes.

    Employment respondentFrance

  • L'équipe a une bonne compréhension des problématiques complexes.

    Employment respondentFrance

Notable Practitioners

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  • Frédéric Broud
    Frédéric Broud

    Frédéric Broud

    Frédéric Broud is experienced in handling the employment aspects of M&A transactions and insolvency-related cases. He boasts additional expertise in individual employment matters.

    Frédéric Broud a de l’expérience dans le traitement des aspects de droit social des opérations de M&A et des dossiers liés à l’insolvabilité. Il a une expertise supplémentaire en matière de dossiers individuel de droit social.

    • Frédéric Broud is always impressive on matters.

      Employment respondentFrance

    • Frédéric has always been present during complex consultations and this is very much appreciated.

      Employment respondentFrance

    • He is creative and pragmatic in handling complex cases. Frédéric is always very responsive and attentive. Every subject is always intelligently addressed to resolve difficulties.

      Employment respondentFrance

    • He is very fast, very dedicated and open to new ideas.

      Employment respondentFrance

    • He is very strong and replies always on time. He provides a premium service.

      Employment respondentFrance

    • Frédéric Broud est toujours impressionnant sur tous les sujets.

      Employment respondentFrance

    • Il fait preuve de créativité et de pragmatisme dans la gestion des dossiers complexes. Frédéric est toujours très réactif et attentif. Chaque sujet est abordé avec intelligence afin de résoudre les difficultés.

      Employment respondentFrance

    • Frédéric a toujours été présent lors des consultations complexes et c'est très apréciable.

      Employment respondentFrance

    • Il est très rapide, très dévoué et ouvert aux nouvelles idées.

      Employment respondentFrance

    • Il est très compétent et répond toujours rapidement. Il offre un service de qualité supérieure.

      Employment respondentFrance
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  • Philippe Rogez
    Philippe Rogez

    Philippe Rogez

    Philippe Rogez advises clients on social plans and mass redundancies. He also has experience in employment litigation.

    Philippe Rogez conseille ses clients dans le cadre de plans sociaux et de licenciements collectifs. Il a également de l’expérience en matière de contentieux.

    • His vision and the commercial awareness he develops provide a quick, pragmatic and highly reliable approach, which is highly appreciated.

      Employment respondentFrance

    • I would like to highlight the consistency and quality of his support, both through his availability and the clarity of his analyses, always adapted to our strategic and operational challenges.

      Employment respondentFrance

    • He is a trusted partner to prepare meaningful negotiations and decisions.

      Employment respondentFrance

    • Philippe is an excellent lawyer. He is available and pragmatic.

      Employment respondentFrance

    • Je tiens à souligner la constance, la qualité de son accompagnement tant par sa disponibilité que par la clarté de ses analyses toujours adaptées à nos enjeux stratégiques et opérationnels.

      Employment respondentFrance

    • Sa vision et la conscience commerciale qu'il développe apporte une vision rapide, pragmatique et d'une grande fiabilité, fortement appréciée.

      Employment respondentFrance

    • C'est un partenaire de confiance pour préparer des négociations et des décisions significatives.

      Employment respondentFrance
    • Philippe est un excellent avocat. Il est disponible et pragmatique.
      Employment respondentFrance
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  • Sarah Usunier
    Sarah Usunier

    Sarah Usunier

    Sarah Usunier has experience in handling employment aspects related to restructurings and M&A, as well as remuneration policy matters and disputes.

    Sarah Usunier a de l’expérience dans le traitement des aspects de droit social liés aux restructurations et au M&A, ainsi que des dossiers de rémunération et des litiges.

    • Sarah is key on matters. She always makes us feel heard.

      Employment respondentFrance

    • She is very commercially aware and knows us inside and out.

      Employment respondentFrance

    • Sarah est importante pour nous. Elle nous fait toujours nous sentir écoutés.

      Employment respondentFrance

    • Elle a un excellent sens commercial et nous connaît parfaitement.

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