Simmons & Simmons

Julia assists French and international clients on all aspects of French employment law both in contentious and non-contentious matters.

Over the last few years Julia has assisted clients on strategic reorganisations such as Brexit relocations, mass redundancies, post-acquisition integrations, etc. She specialises in the Financial institutions / AM&IF and TMT sectors.

Her area of expertise covers collective aspects of employment law (professional elections, relationships with the employee representatives, collective agreements, working time, reorganisations, redundancies, background checks and monitoring) and individual aspects (drafting employment documentation, dismissals, negotiation and settlement agreements, bonus schemes and restrictive covenants).

Julia has been a French-qualified lawyer (Avocat à la Cour) and with Simmons & Simmons since 2010.

In addition, she holds a Master’s Degree in Employment law (with a specialisation in international employment law) from the University of Lyon II (IETL). Julia is also an alumna of the Boston University School of Law and studied in San Francisco, CA (USA).