Practice areas

Employment law

Preventing and resolving employment disputes

• Support at the pre-litigation stage (termination by mutual agreement, dismissal, resignation, etc.)
• Setting up amicable resolution strategies
• Advice on managing employment risks
• Negotiating settlement agreements and drafting settlement protocols

Handling employment disputes and litigation

• Assistance and representation before the Employment Tribunals (Conseils de prud’hommes)
• Handling disputes relating to workplace accidents and occupational diseases
• Support in litigation involving protected employees
• Defending the company’s interests before the criminal courts

Advice on and management of employment relationships

• Drafting and monitoring employment contracts
• Setting up and renewing employee representative bodies (CSE)
• Drafting collective agreements, internal regulations and company charters, setting up profit-sharing schemes
• Employment audits in restructurings (business transfers, mergers and acquisitions)

Commercial law

Contracts and commercial relationships

• Drafting and negotiating commercial contracts, both domestic and international
• Drafting contractual documents (terms of sale, terms of use, service agreements, distribution agreements, etc.)
• Advice and support on the sale of a business (fonds de commerce)
• Negotiating and drafting commercial leases

Handling commercial disputes

• Advice and assistance in preventing and amicably resolving disputes
• Handling commercial disputes (non-performance and termination of contracts, unfair competition, counterfeiting, etc.)
• Debt recovery
• Commercial lease litigation
• Implementing protective measures and enforcement proceedings

Corporate law

Corporate law and corporate governance

• Guidance on choosing the right legal structure, incorporating and structuring companies (articles of association, shareholders’ agreements, legal formalities)
• Organising and running general meetings (amendments to the articles, capital transactions, etc.)
• Support in share transfer transactions
• Handling disputes between shareholders
• Managing intellectual property assets (trademark filing, licence agreements, assignments)

Construction law

• Drafting and negotiating construction contracts, works contracts and subcontracting agreements
• Pre-emptive summary proceedings, amicable and court-appointed expert assessments
• Handling disputes during works: defects, poor workmanship, delays, abandoned sites
• Assistance at handover of the works: reservations, incomplete works and disputes relating to delivery
• Advice and representation before the civil, commercial and administrative courts
• Construction insurance: ten-year liability cover (garantie décennale), property damage insurance (dommages-ouvrage), professional liability insurance

Insurance law

• Analysis of insurance policies and cover (personal, property, liability, borrower insurance)
• Claim notification, challenging refusals of cover, nullity and forfeiture
• Insurance litigation, for policyholders and insurers alike
• Advice to insurers and intermediaries: policies, general conditions, cover analysis

Personal injury

• Assisting accident victims (road accidents, everyday accidents) in asserting their rights
• Assessment of and compensation for physical, material and non-pecuniary losses
• Assistance during medical assessments and negotiation with insurers
• Acting for insurers: analysis of claims, case management and defence before the courts