FTMS Avocats is praised for its approach to managing the employment matters of French and international companies and works across a diversity of sectors from media to luxury goods. Litigation specialist Jean Néret leads the department alongside Olivier Angotti, whose practice focuses on redundancy plans and HR management issues. Sabrina Kemel completes the leadership team.
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Testimonials
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‘FTMS is a firm with a solid reputation in employment law. Their ability to handle technical cases and their expertise reassure me.’
‘Isabelle Pontal is a great professional with whom I really enjoy working. She is efficient and very available. She has a healthy courage and always presents the risks and opportunities.’
‘The particular trait of this team is their attentiveness, their availability, their clear approach.'
‘Dynamic, available team, very focused on operational aspects and solutions. Easy to approach, it is very pleasant to work with the FTMS social law team’
‘The FTMS team is very flexible and responsive: they can be reached in the event of an emergency via all means of communication, SMS, WhatsApp, Teams and at all times, including weekends. Their responses are quick, complete and punctual.’
‘Isabelle Pontal is is a trusted and valuable lawyer. My colleagues and I have complete confidence in her.’
‘Personally I work with Sabrina Kemel who is very knowledgeable on social law subjects and above all very operational. Pragmatic, accessible and responsive are her great qualities in addition to her technical skills. ’
‘Olivier Angotti: very good speaker and great knowledge of criminal labor law.'
Key clients
- Valeo
- Christian Dior
- BALMAIN
- STELLANTIS
- Linamar
- FRICHTI
- ISS
- Marriott
- CA Auto Bank
- SMRC Automotive Modules France
- SMR Automotive France
- CEA (commissariat à l’énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives)
- Sodexo
- SGS France
- Accorinvest
Work highlights
- Assisting VALEO in the implementation of a major redundancy exercise.
- Assisting RFM and VIRGIN RADIO in the drafting, negotiation and implementation of a collective mutual termination.
- Advising CA Auto Bank in connection with the labour law issues raised by its carve out from FIAT.
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Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Jean Neret, Olivier Angotti, Sabrina Kemel