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The firm enjoys a strong expertise in business law and employment related issues, assists some of the highest-level companies in public and private entities such as major banks, large French groups, as well as international groups present in France, etc.


The three words which best qualify our employment law team are responsiveness, creativeness and professionalism.


Our approach consists not only in answering the client’s questions but also in building the most appropriate strategy with our client as well as providing outstanding services, whether contentious or advisory. 


Our practice covers all the labor aspects of:

  • Corporate restructurings;
  • Transfer of businesses;
  • Due diligence;
  • Relationship with the Work Council;
  • Negotiation as well as litigation with the unions;
  • Dismissal and redundancy processes / social plans;
  • Amicable terminations negotiations;
  • Stock-options and profit-sharing plans;
  • Employment contracts (including international aspects, expatriation and secondment);
  • Implementation and management of the working time legislation;
  • Day-to-day labor issues;
  • Complex individual and collective employment litigation.

 

UGGC Avocats favors the creation of teams whose size and composition are directly related to the needs of the client, with absolute flexibility in the evolution of their size depending on the transaction. The experience, organization and size of our team, guarantee the full availability of its members at all times.

Chambers Review

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Employment - France

5
Band 5

What the Team is Known For

UGGC Avocats is sought after by clients for its strong capabilities and knowledge in the French employment market. The team is particularly active in implementing social protection plans and policies, and in negotiating with trade unions and works councils. The firm is also adept at handling labour disputes and harassment cases.

À propos de l’équipe

UGGC Avocats est recherché pour ses capacités et sa connaissance du marché français de droit social. L’équipe assiste régulièrement dans la mise en œuvre des plans et des politiques de protection sociale, ainsi que dans les négociations avec les syndicats et les comités d’entreprise. Le cabinet est également apte à traiter les conflits de travail et les dossiers de harcèlement.

Work Highlights

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  • UGGC Avocats assisted IKKS with its restructuring plan, involving redundancies and store closures.

  • UGGC Avocats a accompagné IKKS dans son plan de restructuration, impliquant des licenciements et des fermetures de magasins.

Strengths

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They offer personalised support and are available when requested, especially with complex ongoing cases.

Employment respondent
France

They have very good expertise on complex subjects and very good commercial vision.

Employment respondent
France

Their key strengths are their responsiveness, understanding of our business challenges, clarity of analysis and the clarity of their recommendations.

Employment respondent
France

Their high availability and responsiveness go hand in hand with their technical competence.

Employment respondent
France

Ils offrent un soutien personnalisé et sont disponibles sur demande, en particulier pour les dossiers complexes.

Employment respondent
France

Leurs points forts sont leur réactivité, leur compréhension de nos enjeux, la clarté de leurs analyses et la clarté de leurs recommandations.

Employment respondent
France

Leur grande disponibilité et leur réactivité vont de pair avec leur compétence technique.

Employment respondent
France

Ils ont une très bonne expertise sur des sujets complexes et une très bonne vision commerciale.

Employment respondent
France

Notable Practitioners

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Sophie Uettwiller
5
Sophie Uettwiller
5
Band 5

Sophie Uettwiller joins the rankings this year in recognition of her growing practice. She advises clients on restructurings, mass redundancies and working time agreement.

She has excellent knowledge of the employment side and she is proactive, responsive and open to discussion and to exchanging views in order to find a suitable solution.

She was able to provide solutions to complex subjects and remained attentive to our needs.

Sophie Uettwiller est classée cette année en reconnaissance de sa pratique. Elle conseille ses clients dans le cadre de restructurations, de licenciements collectifs et d’accords sur le temps de travail.

Elle a une excellente connaissance du droit social et elle est proactive, réactive et ouverte à la discussion et à l’échange afin de trouver une solution appropriée.

Elle a su apporter des solutions à des sujets complexes et est restée à l’écoute de nos besoins.

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Sophie Uettwiller
5
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