Eversheds Sutherland

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Eversheds Sutherland brings significant strength across a wide range of employment matters, offering support that is particularly well suited to international corporate groups operating in France. The practice is especially recognised for its work in reorganisations and strategic litigation. Practice head Déborah Attali has notable expertise in collective negotiations, compensation and working-time issues, senior executive departures, internal investigations and employee savings plans. New arrivals include Benjamine Fiedler, Chris Ivey  and Caroline Mouriquand, who joined the team from Bird & Bird in November 2025.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘The Eversheds employment team is highly commercial and practical. They are responsive and are able to explain and help us navigate the complexities of French employment law with skill. Their strategic insight is invaluable. Highly collaborative.’
  • ‘Manon Lamotte is a standout partner. Manon is fantastic with global clients and translates complex legal matters into clear and practical next steps. She is a great negotiator and a valued partner, always willing to help us work through the alternatives and the options, even where these might initially seem a bit unusual from a French perspective!’

Work highlights

Advising a US-based industrial and retail client on the reorganisation of its France-based entities. This includes social plans for four of its legal entities in France, as well as smaller collective redundancies and advising on the preparation of a strategic merger of its France-based entities.