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Ogletree Deakins Offices

Ogletree Deakins
Ogletree Deakins, cabinet dédié au droit social
58 bis rue la boétie
75008 Paris
France
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Ogletree Deakins > The Legal 500 Rankings

France > Employment Tier 2

Employment specialist Ogletree Deakins represents some of the country’s leading institutions and public bodies and is a key port of call for high-stakes employment matters. Jean-Marc Albiol has longstanding experience in sensitive litigation and strategic reorganisation cases. Cécile Martin is the go-to expert for the social management of operations and discrimination and harassment cases. Nicolas Peixoto, Stéphane Bloch, Karin Dulac and Alexandre Abitbol are other key names to note.

Practice head(s):

Jean-Marc Albiol; Cécile Martin; Nicolas Peixoto; Stéphane Bloch; Karin Dulac; Alexandre Abitbol

Other key lawyers:

Bérengère Lubineau; Pascale Ernst

Testimonials

‘Good knowledge, strong technique, great responsiveness, availability, global vision of subjects, ability to project themselves into the client’s world.’

‘Ability to handle international files. Expertise in social law. Ability to mobilize large teams.’

‘Nicolas Peixoto and Bérengère Lubineau are invested and know how to mobilize to ensure the defense of our interests. It’s a real pleasure to work with them. The pedagogy they show towards us in the explanations they give is very appreciable. Thus, the decisions and directions to be taken are facilitated.’

‘A strong entrepreneurial.’

‘We particularly appreciate the responsiveness of the Ogletree Paris team, they are always available. Their keen advice on the themes entrusted to them.’

‘In my opinion, the main strengths of the team of lawyers with whom I had the opportunity to work lie, beyond their great competence, on their agility, their flexibility and responsiveness and their great availability as well as the complementarity of lawyers among themselves. ’

‘Jean-Marc Albiol plays a driving role in the operation of the firm. His dynamism and experience allow him to be a remarkably effective lawyer.’

‘Pascale Ernst has developed particularly advanced skills in social protection and can thus intervene in cases with high added value that few professionals master where the financial stakes are exceptionally high.’

Key clients

SNCF Group

Air France

Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations

Groupe ADP

CNOSF

Atlas Opco (opérateur de compétences)

CIPAV

SOLIDEO

SEMSAMAR

Work highlights

  • Advising France’s second largest cooperative banking institution on strategic matters: senior executives’ departure, collective negotiation of new staff regulations and sensitive internal investigations.
  • Representing a CAC 40 airport company in high stakes litigations, collective bargaining agreement, and complex employment protection plan.
  • Advising a major player of Paris 2024 Olympic Games in France on whistleblowing procedures, departure of managers and labour relations key issues.

Ogletree Deakins > Firm Profile

Ogletree Deakins, the best of employment law

 
Ogletree Deakins was created in France in 2017 by lawyers from prestigious French and Anglo-Saxon law firms in Paris who wanted to combine the best French skills in employment law and to provide excellent counsel in a firm dedicated exclusively to the practice of employment law in France, as well as in Europe and in America.

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.
The French employment law firm, driven by steady growth, is composed of a close-knit team of 36 lawyers and professionals bound together by strong human values. Collective culture is part of Ogletree’s DNA.

The firm’s principal value, client satisfaction, is demonstrated through Ogletree’s lawyers and employees’ commitment to ensure the quality of their work and the relationships they build with their clients daily. Each case, for each client, is approached in a unique way with the constitution of a dedicated and tailor-made team, bringing together the firm’s knowledge and different areas of expertise required to provide the best solutions to complex issues.
With offices in Paris, Nantes and Lyon, the firm has expanded to New Aquitaine in 2023 with the opening of a new office in Bordeaux. Ogletree Deakins confirms its local presence in order to be as close as possible to its clients and to assist them everywhere in France and overseas, in providing advice and in handling complex labor disputes, on strategic and high value-added cases, alongside employers in the private and public sectors.
Ogletree Deakins’ French lawyers share the same commitment to excellence and quality as the historic firm which was founded in 1977 and is a recognized world leader in employment law for employers, with more than 950 lawyers throughout North America, Mexico and Europe (France, Germany and the United Kingdom).
  • Individual employment relationships (employment contracts, termination of employees)
  • Collective agreements (negotiations including works councils and trade unions)
  • Individual and collective litigations (harassment, discrimination, individual dismissal, economic dismissal)
  • Restructuring plans (mass redundancies, voluntary departure)
  • Remuneration, profit sharing (compensation and benefits)
  • Social security (occupational accidents, professional diseases, disability)
  • Ethics, internal investigations (compliance, whistleblowing)
  • HR data protection (GDPR, cybersecurity)
  • Public sector labor relations (stated-owned companies, public service)
  • Criminal labor law (offenses to work council operations, illegal work loan, hidden work)
  • International mobility (expatriation, secondment and inpatriation)
  • Training (employment law updates, regulations and legal news, training program to meet clients’ needs
Launched in March 2022, Ogletree Deakins has formed a circle called in French “Club du Droit Social” bringing together human resources directors, legal directors and employment lawyers for thematic seminars and case law update sessions led by prominent university professors and firm lawyers. A spirit of sharing with its clients, making Ogletree a partner that encourages constant reflection on current and future issues
Paris – 58 bis rue la Boétie 75008 Paris
Nantes – 14 boulevard de Launay 44100 Nantes
Lyon – 2 place Gailleton 69002 Lyon
Bordeaux – 45 rue des Ayres 33000 Bordeaux
https://ogletree.fr

 

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