With an extensive understanding of the employment landscape in Algeria and North Africa, ADNA focuses on assisting clients with the employment aspects of M&A and restructurings, including employment disputes, settlement agreements and due diligence. The offering is led by Valérie Veaux-Muller, who brings experience spanning the spectrum of advisory and contentious aspects of employment law. Veaux-Muller and the team advise on employment issues across a broad range of industries, from telecoms to pharmaceuticals to private equity.
Employment in Algeria
ADNA
Practice head(s):
Valérie Veaux-Muller
Key clients
Air Products
BNP Paribas
Emerging Capital Partners
The Carlyle Group
DP World
Edison
Development Partners International (DPI)
Fruital (Coca-Cola)
Cevital
Occidental Petroleum
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Honaine/Aguas de Skikda (Abengoa)
Myah Bahr
Danieli
FMO
OPIC (now DFC)
Samsung C&T
Suez
Jamjoom Pharmaceuticals
Numidis
Neptune Energy
Procter & Gamble
CVC Capital Partners
China Investment Corporation
Nestlé
Azadea
Fruital (Coca-Cola)
Volotea
Airbus
Oracle
Geodis
Lenovo
Jotun
Lactalis
Al Ghurair Group
WTW-Lewis Silkin
Work highlights
- Advising Webuild on the merger with Astaldi on employment law questions such as the consultation of employees’ representatives and the transfer of employment contracts.
- Advising a client on the employment and HR issues arising from the acquisition of a major oil and gas company’s subsidiaries.
- Advising Occidental Petroleum Corporation on immigration issues.
Bennani & Associés LLP
Bennani & Associés LLP has established a market-leading employment practice in Algeria, renowned for the breadth of its contentious and non-contentious expertise. Overseen by managing partner and New York-qualified lawyer Mourad Seghir, the practice covers employment disputes, downsizing exercises and layoffs, contracts and policy matters, work permits and legislation compliance among its key areas of strength.
Practice head(s):
Mourad Seghir
Testimonials
‘Mourad Seghir is an excellent professional: his advice is as expected, short and practical.’
‘I found this firm competent and effective in framing the issue and providing the requested advice within the established timeframes.’
‘I interacted with Mourad Seghir who I found to be very competent, reliable and effective. My report was simple and my questions were answered appropriately.’
Key clients
ABB
Abbott
Airbus
Aramex
BP
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Daimler AG
Elekta
ENI
Firmenich
IQVIA (formerly Quintiles and IMS Health)
ING
Lincoln Electric
Luxury Motors Works
Motorola Solutions
Paul Wurth International
Phillips
Simalga
Smollan
Stream Flo
Work highlights
- Advised Bristol-Myers Squibb in relation to its disinvestment in Algeria, including advice on the layoff of employees and subsequent labour litigation.
- Assisted IQVIA in the review of its internal regulations and applicable health and safety rules.
- Acting for metal-processing multinational Paul Wurth in order to obtain work permits and visas for its foreign employees working on a major steel plant project.