The Joffe & Associés employment team provides both advisory and litigation services, tailored to each client’s needs. The firm has notable experience in reorganisations and redundancy plans, collective agreements, transactional employment support, internal investigations, incentive and compensation schemes, dispute resolution and occupational health and safety. Practice head Géraldine LEPEYTRE advises corporate clients on collective bargaining, executive employment arrangements and related M&A transactions. Blaise DELTOMBE co-leads the team, focusing on employee departures and data protection matters.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘A team specialising in employment law that provides invaluable advice and attentive listening, with proactive and useful monitoring that allows us to manage our risks effectively. The advice they offer is perfectly tailored and personalised to our specific context, favouring approaches based on dialogue and negotiation rather than litigation.’
  • ‘We work with Blaise Deltombe and Caroline Vital, who is our main point of contact on a daily basis. She is attentive, responsive, and has a knack for explaining things clearly. She consistently helps us assess the best option for the cases entrusted to us. Her assistance is highly valued by both the HR and general management teams.’
  • ‘The Joffe & Associates team distinguishes itself through its in-depth expertise in employment law, combined with exceptional responsiveness and a pragmatic approach. Their capacity for innovation, both in working methods and client support, makes them a modern and reliable partner. Compared to their competitors, they offer a truly superior level of availability, rigour, and quality of advice.’
  • ‘Within the team, several partners stand out for their availability, technical expertise and strategic acumen. Their human and pragmatic approach clearly distinguishes them from their peers, particularly in their ability to translate legal complexities into operational solutions for the company. Their commitment and responsiveness are highly valued assets compared to market standards.’
  • ‘The team stands out for their exemplary availability and responsiveness. They position themselves as true business partners, taking into account not only the legal issues but also the operational and human dimensions of our cases.'
  • ‘Géraldine Lepeytre combines unwavering availability with remarkable responsiveness, essential qualities in the day-to-day management of our HR and litigation issues. She brings sharp technical expertise in employment law, always considered alongside the company's operational and human challenges.'

Work highlights

Advised a global player in the distribution of electrical supplies and services for the energy sector on health and safety regulations and criminal cases arising from the workplace.
Advised a specialist in the production and distribution of garden timber and garden houses, on the departure of the French GM and implementation of a new organisation.
Advised a digital media company on the implementation of a collective redundancy plan, collective bargaining and an internal investigation.
Practice head

Blaise Deltombe; Géraldine Lepeytre \n \n 

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