FIDAL offers comprehensive expertise across both contentious and non-contentious employment matters. The practice is particularly recognised for its capabilities in health and safety, human resources, retirement and benefits, occupational accidents and diseases, payroll, employee savings schemes and criminal labour law. Practice head Stéphane Béal combines expertise in employment and social security law. The department was strengthened by the arrival of Béatrice Pola, Léa Duhamel and Estelle Coulombel from DS Avocats in January 2026.
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Testimonials
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- ‘They understand international tax and employment law very well. They are approachable and reliable.’
Key clients
- TITANOBEL (Groupe Dyno Nobel)
- SICAME GROUP
- RHESO / SELARL DE SAINT RAPT & BERTHOLET
Work highlights
Advised TITANOBEL on a merger between two companies which each had social and economic committees and union representation, but with different collective bargaining agreements.
Served as French counsel for SICAME GROUP in collective negotiations. Advised on how to integrate a new company into the economic and social unit, the benefits of collective agreements concluded within the UES and the benefits of the voluntary profit-sharing agreement concluded within the group.
Practice head
Stéphane Beal
Other key lawyers
Béatrice Pola, Lea Duhamel, Elstelle Coulombel