Employment & labour law

Employment & labour law

Our teams handle both litigation and advisory services, assisting French and international businesses, as well as their executives, in all areas of labor law, labor criminal law, executive liability, and occupational risks.

In a field where advice and defense are inseparable, the team relies on comprehensive expertise to provide an integrated, responsive, and effective approach. We ensure that our clients receive optimal, tailored solutions.

Olivier Bluche has built extensive litigation experience and primarily focuses on business labor law, handling both individual and collective disputes with significant financial or reputational stakes. He also specializes in labor criminal law, defending legal entities and business leaders. He advises French and foreign companies before all civil and criminal courts, as well as administrative authorities. He also defends top executives and company officers, particularly those of listed companies, during personal accusations, appointments, or departures.

Catherine Broussot-Morin specializes in advising and litigating on social law matters. Working alongside businesses and their executives, Catherine helps them manage strategic operations, including post-acquisition reorganizations, restructurings, and collective redundancies. She also represents clients before various labor law jurisdictions in both individual and collective labor disputes.

Agathe Moreau, in charge of the Occupational Risks and Industrial Liability Department, Product and Service Liability, also handles issues related to civil and criminal liability for legal entities and executives, particularly in cases of workplace accidents, occupational diseases, employer’s fault, and related investigations and litigation. She also assists with crisis management and the implementation of power delegation strategies.

Individual Labor Relations

Status of company Directors (validity of cumulative positions, implementation of appropriate protections, etc.)

Management of employment contract terminations (dismissals, departures or retirements, mutually agreed terminations)

Protected employees

Support for HR departments in managing and monitoring individual labor relations and anticipating risks

Restructuring & Acquisitions

Social and risk audit

Information and consultation of employee representatives, works council, group committee, European committee

Harmonization of collective agreements and employee statuses

Management of social representatives

Implementation of collective dismissals, employment protection plans, voluntary departure plans

Professional risks

Management and litigation of workplace accidents and occupational diseases

Litigation of gross negligence and related criminal procedures

Management of costs in relation to “third-party payers”

Training and raising awareness of management regarding risk management

Implementation and deployment of power delegations

Collective Labor Relations

Management of collective relations

Collective agreements on working hours, employment of seniors, and workforce planning

Establishment and monitoring of employee representative bodies

Ethical charter, internal control procedures, and implementation of power delegations

International employment contracts (fiscal and social optimization for secondments or expatriations)

Awards