Olivier Kress

Practice Areas

>> Labor aspects of Business Restructuring, Mergers & Acquisitions

>> ​International Mobility and Expatriation

>> Compliance – Diversity – CSR

Career

With a professional career spanning over several decades, Olivier has been providing comprehensive assistance to both domestic and international clients on various aspects of employment and labour law. His expertise is particularly sought after in matters concerning acquisition operations, outsourcing, carve-out transactions, transfer of undertakings, and restructuring operations.

Clients turn to him for advice on a wide range of topics within the realm of employment law, including international employment regulations, individual employment relations, executive management, working time regulations, collective bargaining, social security, health and safety standards, code of conduct, and international mobility and immigration matters. Collaborating with a team fluent in English and Italian, a significant portion of his advisory and litigation work is dedicated to serving international clients.

Olivier collaborates with clients from diverse industries and is often relied upon as an experienced employment lawyer to represent them in high-stakes collective or individual disputes before both civil and criminal courts.

In addition to his legal practice, he actively participates in L&E Global, an international alliance consisting of 32 renowned employment and labour law firms co-founded by Flichy Grangé Avocats in 2011.

Furthermore, Olivier has been recognized by the Lexology Index as a Global Leader, National Leader, and Thought Leader in Labour and Employment. Since 2010, he has also been acknowledged by Best Lawyers for his expertise in Labour and Employment law in France.

Professional Memberships

Olivier is currently an active member of the European Employment Law Association (EELA) and the Officer of the International Bar Association's employment and industrial committee (IBA).

Languages Spoken

French, English, Italian.