At the forefront of several groundbreaking deals, Bredin Prat is a dominant force in the employment market specialising in the labour aspects of M&A, litigation and standalone matters. The team has notable expertise in the areas of layoffs, council and union negotiations, employee benefits and collective disputes. Practice head Pascale Lagesse is routinely instructed by corporate clients on all aspects of employment law. Cyril Gaillard is a key contact for employment litigation and criminal issues relating to employment law, and social security law and Laetitia Tombarello focuses on employment matters arising from cross-border M&A as well as corporate transactions.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Professionalism, responsiveness and customer support.’

  • ‘Excellent technical mastery; availability, flexibility; pragmatism’

  • ‘In my working relationship with Bredin Prat, I have particularly appreciated the reactiveness, the solution oriented approach and the quality of the deliverables of the team.’

  • ‘Laetitia Tombarello is an excellent professional, listening, giving advice, easy to reach out and fully reliable.’

  • ‘Excellent strategic approach and support. Fluid and efficient collaboration mode’

  • ‘Quality of listening, understanding of business issues and ability to provide best advice.’

Key clients

  • Banque Fédérative du Crédit Mutuel
  • Casino
  • Covéa
  • Famille Despature
  • Firmenich
  • General Electric
  • KKR
  • SNCF
  • Stellantis
  • Viatris

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Pascale Lagesse

Other key lawyers

Cyril Gaillard, Laetitia Tombarello