Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP
Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP, which is able to draw on its international network, has a strong track record handling cross-border employment matters. The team is also well-versed in advising on internal investigations, corporate reorganisations and high-stakes employment-related litigation. The team also works closely with the firm's M&A and insolvency departments to advise French and international companies on all employment-related matters of large-scale M&A. Leadership is shared between experienced practitioner Thierry Meillat and Marion Guertault, who is a specialist in restructurings, plant closures and redeployments of industrial sites as well as the employment aspects of transactions.
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Testimonials
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‘Excellent expertise and responsiveness in the different areas where we were able to consult them. The team systematically offers us clear choices with an excellent analysis of the situation. Our main contact is constantly listening and ensures that the means put in place correspond to our requests, without being excessive. ’
‘Marion Guertault for her availability, responsiveness, listening and excellent advice. She is our main contact and ensures the coordination of our legal issues.'
‘Hogan Lovells is a partner for us on our complex social issues. Excellent advice with an operational vision and understanding of our business activity which makes a real difference.’
‘Marion Guerthault: Very good advice, strong responsiveness and understanding of the business and operational issues. Very good advice, securing our approaches and our litigation management. A true partner.’
‘We had a great experience with the Hogan Lovells team in France. Any service is well prepared and easy to use in practice, always reflecting the business needs and practical life. ’
‘We especially are fans of Marion's advice in legal and practical matters which is outstanding and always given in a way that even if coming from another jurisdiction we could easily understand.’
‘Extremely good international awareness and competencies, ability to find information through their international network and capacity to explain and translate local complex legislations into easy to understand legal English language. Very professional team.’
‘Marion Guertault is very professional, highly knowledgeable, reactive and reliable. She is able to explain complex legislations to people who don't know a country-specific legislation and the habits or customs on top of the law. This is a real strength compared to lawyers I've worked with in the past.’
Key clients
- PerkinElmer
- Labcorp/Fortrea
- ZF
Work highlights
- Advising PerkinElmer on the employment-related aspects (both individual and collective) of the sale of its worldwide applied food and enterprise businesses to New Mountain Capital.
- Assisting Labcorp in the context of the global spin-off of its clinical development activities which are being operated by the newly created Fortrea Group since July 2023.
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Thierry Meillat, Marion Guertault