Bredin Prat provides comprehensive advisory and litigation services across the full spectrum of employment law. The practice offers deep expertise in collective bargaining, complex compensation structures, executive management matters, compliance, alternative redeployment mechanisms, employee transfers, large-scale restructurings and redundancy plans. Practice head Laetitia Tombarello focuses on collective bargaining and employment issues arising from mergers and acquisitions. Cyril Gaillard is highly regarded for his litigation practice, including matters involving the criminal aspects of employment law. Caroline Combes excels in business transfers and restructuring projects, including in the context of insolvency prevention or proceedings.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Extremely fast and responsive, even at the highest level. Always finds innovative solutions and approaches to problems.’
- ‘The firm distinguishes itself through its profound expertise in the field, its recognised experience, and its in-depth knowledge of the market as well as the political and social environment. These elements enabled it to adopt a concrete approach to assess the legal and practical risks of each decision and to anticipate the unions' reaction.'
- ‘Potential clients should know that with Bredin Prat they are getting deep subject expertise and a truly collaborative approach to working.'
Key clients
- BW Gestão de Investimentos Ltda
- Booking.com
- Casino
- CCF
- Centerview
- CMA CGM
- Danone
- DS Smith
- Emeis
- General Electric
- Hewlett-Packard
- IN Groupe
Work highlights
Advised Casino on the definition and implementation of their unprecedented transformation plan due to significant financial difficulties.
Assistance to the Ramsay Group in litigation initiated by the “Fédération CFDT” before the Paris Court of Justice against 115 of its establishments and most other players in the sector.
Assistance to the CEO and legal and HR teams of the CCF Group providing strategic and operational support in navigating labour law challenges linked to a major transformation plan in the French banking sector.
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Practice head
Laetitia Tombarello
Other key lawyers
Cyril Gaillard; Caroline Combes