Employment

Chassany Watrelot & Associés (CWA)

Client Satisfaction

Boutique employment and labour firm CHASSANY WATRELOT & ASSOCIES leverages a global network and cross-functional expertise to advise a stellar roster of clients on complex collective relations, M&A, social security and health and safety matters. Based in Lyon, co-founder Philippe Chassany offers extensive litigation experience in collective and individual matters, notably concerning employment relations, restructurings and social plans. In Paris, Jérôme Watrelot and Elisabeth Graujeman lead the team, advising leading domestic and international companies, as well as industrial groups and law firms. Hélène Guillot , Abdelkader Hamida and Virgile Zeimet are also key contacts.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

'The CWA team stands out for its high level of expertise and in-depth knowledge of employment law, combined with a pragmatic and results-oriented approach. Their responsiveness and ability to adapt to complex situations, often within tight deadlines, make them a trusted partner. When it comes to innovation, the team demonstrates great openness, whether through the use of new technologies or flexible and fluid collaboration, adapted to the specific needs of each client.'
‘Among the team members, Abdelkader Hamida particularly stands out. His expertise in labor law is remarkable, and he combines exemplary legal rigor with a human and pragmatic approach. His attentive listening, his responsiveness, and his ability to anticipate the needs of his clients make him a leading lawyer.'
'Very good team that exudes a collective and caring state of mind. An interesting complementarity in the different profiles.'
‘Jérôme Watrelot, Elisabeth Graujeman and Virgile Zeimet particularly stand out. Indeed, the way of approaching the files makes it possible to prevent risks while preserving operational interests.'
'Reliability and availability.'
‘The CWA team is available, attentive and complementary to respond to our requests. It gives us peace of mind by systematically proposing different courses of action without favouring litigation, the medium and long-term effects of which are less obvious to measure.'
‘Hélène Guillot demonstrates an excellent understanding of complex labour implications. She is pragmatic and extremely efficient.’
‘Quality of advice and discussions, availability, responsiveness. Training programs provided in line with needs.'

Key clients

Decathlon
Chateau Angelus
Recipharm
Pai Partner
Shiseido
Carrefour
Eutelsat
Thales
La Croix Rouge
Imperial Brands
Soitec
Securitas
Hexcel Composites
Transdev
KPMG
Intersport
Solocal
Colisee
NXO France
Expleo
AT&T Global
H&M
Bolt Services
Castorama
Caprari France
Egis

Work highlights

Advised Carrefour in dealing with all labor issues concerning the closing of Cora acquisition.
Advised Recipharm throughout the search for a buyer for its drug manufacturing plant in order to avoid its closure.
Advised Maerks on setting up a new activity and a logistics warehouse for Amazon.

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