About

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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.




Chambers Review

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Employment - France

3
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.

Work Highlights

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  • Racine advised Sidenor on the employment aspects of its acquisition of two companies from the Ascometal group.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Frédéric Broud
4
Frédéric Broud
4
Band 4

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.

We very much appreciate Frédéric's global vision on complex subjects.

He has very good expertise, and very good reactivity and communication.

Frédéric Broud is an excellent, to-the-point and intelligent lawyer.

Philippe Rogez
5
Philippe Rogez
5
Band 5

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

He is a very good lawyer and is responsive and available.

Philippe is a very good lawyer. He goes beyond legal issues to give a pragmatic vision and defends the interests of his clients with courage and loyalty.

Sarah Usunier
5
Sarah Usunier
5
Band 5

Sarah Usunier enters the rankings this year on the back of positive market feedback. She has experience in handling employment aspects related to restructurings and M&A, as well as remuneration policy matters and disputes.

She is truly a quality lawyer.

Sarah is efficient and accurate.

Ranked Lawyers at
Racine

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France

Employment

Frédéric Broud
4
Frédéric Broud
4
Band 4
Philippe Rogez
5
Philippe Rogez
5
Band 5
Sarah Usunier
5
Sarah Usunier
5
Band 5

Members

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Carla Di Fazio-Perrin

Philippe Rogez

Sarah Usunier