Philippe Danesi
DLA PiperDLA Piper has an impressive roster of longstanding household name and high-value clients, acting in the full range of contentious and non-contentious employment matters, including complex class actions as well as internal investigations and compliance work. Philippe Danesi leads the team, harnessing particular expertise in complex restructuring operations, mergers and acquisitions, and related complex litigation. Bijan Eghbal is a labour law specialist with extensive experience in handling major collective dismissal transactions, whilst Jerôme Halphen is noted for his contentious and non-contentious work, notably in the retail and hospitality sectors. Senior counsel Marine Gicquel is also a key contact. The team was bolstered by the arrival of partner Nicolas Léger, who joined in February 2024.
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‘DLA Piper is an excellent full-service law firm that understands our business very well. Be it employment or technology disputes, they are right among the top. ’
‘Stéphanie Schindler has been a great help in navigating though the complex French legal system. The visibility she gave us on the the future course of action was nothing but stupendous. ’
‘Responsive team, attentive to business issues with great strength of conviction. The DLA team was able to support us throughout a PSE procedure with great flexibility and relevance in the advice. The team intervened in the preparation phases of the procedures and support during implementation.'
‘Philippe Danesi brought his global vision on the project and a transversal experience that helped us on the risk assessment throughout the procedure.'
‘Very good labor law team within the DLA Piper firm. Excellent responsiveness and technicality, both in consulting and litigation. We work with great confidence with this team.'
‘Philippe Danesi is undeniably a legal expert, passionate about his profession. His unfailing commitment and perseverance distinguish him as one of the most brilliant lawyers in his specialty. Danesi knows how to find the best solutions for the company with an extremely solid and constructive technical positioning. Beyond his ability to propose compromise and appeasement solutions, he is a very good litigator, and knows, on contentious cases, how to mobilize all his skills and his power of persuasion to convince judges in favor of the interest of his clients.'
'Philippe Danesi leads a dynamic and talented team, which he manages to develop in stability, which brings real comfort to his clients in terms of long-term follow-up. It is a pleasure to work with Philippe, his sympathy being also inseparable from the quality of his legal diligence.'
Key clients
- Adobe
- Arconic
- Associated Press
- Catalent
- Citibank
- EasyJet
- Sonepar
- FedEx
- Four Seasons globally and Hôtel Georges V (Paris)
- Domino’s
- IHG
- Levi-Strauss
- Microchip
- Niterra France
- OpenGate Capital
- RATP Dev
- SThree
- Pfizer
- Qualcomm
- TMD Friction
- Varian Medical Systems
- Perrigo
Work highlights
- Advised Perrigo on the implementation of several reorganisation projects in France and coordinates legal assistance on employment law aspects of cross-country reorganisation projects in 15 EU jurisdictions.
- Advising a leading US global advisor on consumer behavior (more than 6,500 people globally / 300 employees in France) with the implementation of a global project consisting in the consolidation of corporate legal entities in France and 7 other countries, following the merger of two majors' groups operating as world leading consumer market analysists.
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Philippe Danesi