With an extensive understanding of the employment landscape in Algeria and North Africa, ADNA focuses on assisting clients with the employment aspects of M&A and restructurings, including employment disputes, settlement agreements and due diligence. The offering is led by Valérie Veaux-Muller, who brings experience spanning the spectrum of advisory and contentious aspects of employment law. Veaux-Muller and the team advise on employment issues across a broad range of industries, from telecoms to pharmaceuticals to private equity.

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Key clients

  • Air Products
  • BNP Paribas
  • Emerging Capital Partners
  • The Carlyle Group
  • DP World
  • Edison
  • Development Partners International (DPI)
  • Fruital (Coca-Cola)
  • Cevital
  • Occidental Petroleum
  • International Finance Corporation (IFC)
  • Honaine/Aguas de Skikda (Abengoa)
  • Myah Bahr
  • Danieli
  • FMO
  • OPIC (now DFC)
  • Samsung C&T
  • Suez
  • Jamjoom Pharmaceuticals
  • Numidis
  • Neptune Energy
  • Procter & Gamble
  • CVC Capital Partners
  • China Investment Corporation
  • Nestlé
  • Azadea
  • Fruital (Coca-Cola)
  • Volotea
  • Airbus
  • Oracle
  • Geodis
  • Lenovo
  • Jotun
  • Lactalis
  • Al Ghurair Group
  • WTW-Lewis Silkin

Work highlights

  • Advising Webuild on the merger with Astaldi on employment law questions such as the consultation of employees’ representatives and the transfer of employment contracts.
  • Advising a client on the employment and HR issues arising from the acquisition of a major oil and gas company’s subsidiaries.
  • Advising Occidental Petroleum Corporation on immigration issues.

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Valérie Veaux-Muller