Aerige Avocats > Paris, France > Firm Profile
Aerige Avocats Offices
11 - 13 AVENUE DE FRIEDLAND
75008 PARIS
France
Aerige Avocats > The Legal 500 Rankings
France > Employment Tier 3
A boutique employment law firm with an impressive network of offices, Aerige Avocats is skilled at handling employment issues arising from corporate restructurings. The group is led by Nicolas Czernichow, who has particular expertise in the agrifood and manufacturing industries. Jean d’Aleman and Thomas Godey are other key figures in the team.Practice head(s):
Nicolas Czernichow
Other key lawyers:
Jean d’Aleman; Thomas Godey; Saïd Sadaoui; Thomas Humbert; Véronique Martin-Bozzi; Henri Guyot; Hugo-Bernard Pouillaude; Suzanne Gal; Camille Brès
Testimonials
‘A team with which it is a pleasure to work, particularly because of its availability and responsiveness.’
‘Saïd Sadaoui is particularly appreciated for his ability to very quickly identify the company’s challenges, adapt his speech, and propose flexible and innovative solutions that are nevertheless legally secure, adapted to the company’s constraints.’
‘Team with a wide range of skills to meet all needs ’
‘Very responsive and available contacts. Excellent follow-up of files.’
‘Available team for rapid response to emergency situations. The team offers solutions adapted to the company’s challenges thanks to its good knowledge of the organization. The team frequently offers innovative solutions, particularly in terms of training HR populations.’
‘Proximity. Fast and adaptable to the skill level of the interlocutors on the topics covered.’
‘Suzanne Gal is undoubtedly the perfect example of the lawyer who does not see a simple client in front of her but a real collaboration and who is in a real collaboration! She supports, advises, adapts!’
Aerige Avocats > Firm Profile
The firm: ærige (ex brl Avocats) is an independent firm that specialises in French labour and employment law. The firm was founded in 2001 in Paris. ærige has regional offices that enable it to cover the entire French territory. ærige currently has 12 partners and about 60 lawyers in total who provide counsel, litigation and training services to French and international corporate clients.
The firm advises on all aspects of collective and individual employment relationships. ærige can scale its services to provide quality, timely assistance with individual cases, day-to-day compliance matters and major workforce changes. The firm’s experienced litigators represent clients before all the French labour, employment and social security courts, including for appeals.
ærige provides pragmatic, risk-sensitive solutions based on in-depth knowledge of its clients and of the business environments in which they operate. The firm can also meet the specific requirements of international clients, and offers fluent services in English, German and Spanish.
ærige offers a variety of bespoke training programmes to companies and hosts monthly webinars on current legal affairs. The firm is a Qualiopi certified training services provider.
Areas of practice: ærige provides advice, litigation and training services to French and foreign corporate clients, ranging from French SMEs to multinational groups.
Assistance with the employment-related consequences of restructurings: ærige advises on all stages of employee transfers, mass layoffs, voluntary redundancies and site closures. Clients benefit from comprehensive legal services, starting with a risk analysis of the rationale for the project and continuing through to assistance with implementation and representation in post-restructuring disputes.
Collective bargaining: the firm advises clients on all aspects of collective bargaining. brl’s lawyers design agreements and advise on negotiations in areas such as working time compliance, mobility and competitiveness. For recurring bargaining obligations, such as annual wage negotiations, brl assists its clients in defining short-term negotiating targets and implementing long-term strategies.
Compensation and benefits: ærige advises clients on matters ranging from workforce-wide compliance with social security regulations to tailored compensation packages for senior executives. The firm assists in implementing and optimising the mandatory schemes required by French law for death and disability benefits, pensions and healthcare, as well as profit-sharing and incentive schemes.
Relations with employee representatives: the firm advises on all aspects of employee representation obligations (obligations to provide information and consultation on a regular basis or in connection with specific projects such as reorganisation).
Individual employment relationships: ærige advises on hiring and retaining employees, particularly key executives, through contracts, bonus packages and incentive schemes, and on employee mobility (secondment and expatriation). For individual employee disputes, the firm provides advice during the severance process and represents the employer in the event of litigation.
Occupational health and safety: the firm assists clients in ensuring legal compliance, including with the prevention of harassment in its various forms. ærige advises on claims against employers involving occupational health and safety, and provides representation services during the pre-litigation and litigation phases.
Employment relationships governed by public law: ærige advises on civil service law for public sector employees as well as matters involving private sector employees who are protected from dismissal by the labour inspectorate.
Litigation: ærige represents its clients before all the French lower and appeal courts that have jurisdiction over labour, employment and social security disputes.
Main Contacts
| Department | Name | Telephone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assistance with the employment-related consequences of restructurings | Nicolas Czernichow | ||
| Compensation and benefits | Bastien Nicolini | ||
| Collective bargaining | Nicolas Czernichow | ||
| Relations with employee representatives | Nicolas Czernichow | ||
| Individual employment relationships, variable remuneration and mobility | Nicolas Czernichow | ||
| Occupational health and safety, employers’ criminal liability | Thomas Humbert | ||
| Employment relationships governed by public law | Hugo-Bernard Pouillaude | ||
| Litigation | Nicolas Czernichow |
Lawyer Profiles
| Photo | Name | Position | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|
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Sophie-Anaïs PAPAFILIPPOU | Sophie-Anaïs has been nominated as a partner of the firm since 1st… | View Profile |
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Saïd Sadaoui | Restructuring Large-scale redundancies Collective relations Litigation | View Profile |
Staff Figures
Number of lawyers : 60Languages
English French German Greek Spanish Persian Italian turkishMemberships
European Employment Lawyers Association (EELA) American Bar AssociationOther
Other offices : Lyon Other offices : Montpellier Other offices : Lille Other offices : NantesClient Testimonials
CLIENT: Mathieu PROD’HOMME – Responsable juridique & social
COMPANY/FIRM: SAUR
TESTIMONIAL: Bastien Nicolini is very professional, friendly and responsive. His team is versatile and also very professional and responsive. Their availability, responsiveness a make them partners of very high quality and trust.
CLIENT: Marie GODARD – Directrice Générale Adjointe
COMPANY/FIRM: PARIS HABITAT
TESTIMONIAL: ærige (ex brl) est un cabinet qui, au-delà d’un large spectre d’expertises juridiques, appréhende le contexte de l’entreprise et les enjeux des situations dans leurs diversités afin d’apporter des conseils sur-mesure et adaptés. Lorsque le contentieux ne peut être évité, le cabinet est présent et force de proposition, les plaidoiries sont préparées et de qualité pour défendre au mieux les intérêts de leur client. Le suivi des dossiers est rigoureux et proactif.
Traduction: ærige (ex brl) is a firm which, beyond a broad spectrum of legal expertise, understands the context of the company and the stakes of the situations in their diversity in order to provide tailor-made and adapted advice. When litigation cannot be avoided, the firm is present and makes proposals, the pleadings are prepared and of high quality to defend the interests of their clients. The follow-up of cases is rigorous and proactive.
CLIENT: Thomas SALLOT – PDG
COMPANY/FIRM: ALHENA
TESTIMONIAL: Je travaille avec le cabinet ærige (ex brl avocats) depuis 2015 sur tous les sujets qui touchent le droit social, le droit public ainsi que le droit de la sécurité sociale. A ce jour, je peux dire sans retenue que ærige a su non seulement défendre mon entreprise au tribunal mais m’a aussi apporté des conseils pertinents pour assurer l’avenir de mon groupe dans des contextes très complexes tels que le COVID ou de conflits sociaux. Je recommande chaudement ce cabinet à toutes les entreprises soucieuses de trouver un partenaire de qualité pour les accompagner dans leur développement.
Traduction: I have been working with ærige (ex brl avocats) since 2015 on all matters relating to employment law, public law and social security law. To date, I can say without reservation that ærige has not only defended my company in court but has also provided me with relevant advice to ensure the future of my group in very complex contexts such as COVID or social conflicts. I highly recommend this firm to all companies that want to find a quality partner to accompany them in their development.
CLIENT: Tiphaine LEOST
COMPANY/FIRM: FNAC DARTY
TESTIMONIAL: ærige (ex brl avocats) sait utiliser sa technicité au service des clients, en adaptant ses conseils au regard de l’activité de ces derniers et des enjeux business.
Traudction: ærige (ex brl avocats) knows how to use its technical expertise to serve its clients, adapting its advice to their activities and business challenges.
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