Addleshaw Goddard provides employment advisory and litigation support, with particular expertise in compliance, internal investigations, training, redundancy schemes, reorganisations and negotiations with unions and works councils. The practice is co-led by Anna-Christina Chaves and François Alambret. Chaves is recognised for advising corporate groups, SMEs, financial institutions and investment funds on strategic employment matters including audits and due diligence. Alambret focuses on labour relations and internal investigations, guiding clients through sensitive and complex employment issues.
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Testimonials
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- ‘This team is distinguished by the quality of its partner Anna-Christina Chavez who is fully committed to developing the practice and supporting her clients, with the constant objective of offering them the best possible service. Her technical skills, total commitment, rigorous adherence to deadlines, and excellent negotiation abilities make her a professional who is equally comfortable and effective in sales, acquisitions, and leveraged buyouts (LBOs) as she is in managing complex cases such as redundancy plans.'
- ‘Technical expertise. Customer commitment. Excellent interpersonal skills. Availability.’
- ‘Adapting to the client's needs, understanding the need, proposing diverse deliverables.’
Key clients
- LANVIN (FOSUN)
- JOUE CLUB
- DJULA (YUYUAN JEWELRY and FOSUN JV)
- INVUS
- ITV GROUP
- DRIIVEME
- NEOCASE SOFTWARE
- FIDEAS CAPITAL
- MAMMOTH SCREEN
- DELIFRANCE
- TOTALENERGIES
- COGNIZANT
- HDI
- SGD
- TSG
- Nextlane
- CCI
- PMU
- Toughbuilt
- Air Transat
Work highlights
Advising McCain on a global reorganisation project over Europe. In France, roughly 50 job suppressions are anticipated.
Advised the group JouéClub on the implementation of a redundancy plan (PSE) involving 95 persons pursuant to the closure of the Paris area headquarters.
Assisted Prosol in several acquisitions over the year, including the due diligence reports and anticipation of the collective status harmonisation.
Practice head
Anna-Christina Chaves; François Alambret