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Guillaume Coeurdevey

Partner / Paris Bar

A specialist in employment law, Guillaume advises French and foreign companies in all areas of labor law, covering both individual and collective aspects.

He has developed particular expertise in collective bargaining, notably in relation to working hours and the implementation of innovative work organization (hybrid work, 4-day week, conventional parental leave, etc.).

Guillaume also handles a large number of cases relating to the management of employee representative bodies (structuring, information-consultation, expertise), and is regularly called upon to represent companies in disputes on this subject.

Guillaume also offers his clients thematic and practical training courses on the various aspects of employment law.

2023: Abari avocats, partner, co-founder

2017 – 2023: LPA CGR avocats, lawyer

2016 – 2017: Fromont Briens, lawyer

2023: Certificate of specialization in labor law

2016: Oath taking

2014: Master 2 – DJCE, Lyon III Law School – Specialization in Labor Law – Major

French, English

Recognised by his peers in the “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch 2025” ranking in the Labor and Employment law category.

· Lamy Droit social 2015 contributor “profit-sharing bonus”, “insolvency proceedings and insolvency insurance” and “employee savings plan and allocation of bonus shares“;

· “Employment law – Macron ordinances and teleworking“, La Semaine Juridique Notariale et Immobilière No. 11, March 16, 2018, 1128 (co-author);

· Intervention 2023 for the Manufactory incubator at the University of Lyon – “Employment law – Good HR practices“;

· Interview “Climate law: has genuine environmental social dialogue been born in companies?” Liaisons sociales quotidien (LSQ) November 3, 2023;

· “Welcome clarification of when a company ceases trading” Jurisprudence Sociale Lamy n°573, November 7, 2023 (co-author);

· “Redundancy within a group of companies – Distinction between the scope of redeployment and the scope of assessment of the economic motive” Jurisprudence Sociale Lamy n°575-576, December 21, 2023 (co-author);

· “One year of employment law for companies in difficulty” Semaine Sociale Lamy n°2084, March 18, 2024 (co-author);

· “The agreement revising a UES: a sui generis agreement?” Jurisprudence Sociale Lamy n°583, April 23, 2024 (co-author);

· “Voluntary departure of a protected employee under a PSE: the labour inspector does not have to check the economic reason for the termination” Semaine sociale Lamy n°2094, May 27, 2024 (co-author).

Rudy Jourdan

Partner / Paris Bar

A specialist in labor law, Rudy devotes his entire professional activity to employment law, advising and litigating on behalf of companies of all sizes and in a wide variety of sectors.

He has developed specific expertise in managing the employment aspects of corporate growth operations (mergers, acquisitions), as well as in managing restructurings (whether or not involving downsizing) for both companies in good standing and those in difficulty (safeguarding, judicial settlement, liquidation).

He also handles a large number of health and safety cases, and regularly pleads on this subject before courts.

At the same time, Rudy is active in inter-and intra-company training, and regularly contributes to articles and publications in his field.

2023: Abari avocats, partner, co-founder

2016 – 2023: LPA CGR avocats, avocat counsel

2009 – 2016: Fromont Briens, lawyer

2016: Certificate of specialization in labor law

2009: Oath taking

2007: Master 2 – DJCE, Aix-en-Provence Law School

French, English

  • Legal 500 EMEA 2022 : Employment (Tier 3)

  • Chambers Europe 2022 : Employment (Band 4)

  • « Resumption visit – failure to send proof of absence » Jurisprudence sociale Lamy n°345 du June 11, 2013;
  • « Attempt to recognize a situation of co-employment in the context of inexcusable fault litigation » Jurisprudence sociale Lamy n°358 du 27 janvier 2014;
  • «Proven harassment does not alter the employee’s consent» Jurisprudence sociale Lamy n°386 of March 26, 2015 (co-author);
  • « Penalties for imprecise information on periods worked and not worked – the intermittent employment contract» Jurisprudence sociale Lamy n°411 du June 10, 2016 (co-auteur);
  • Contributor Lamy Droit social 2013, 2014 and 2015 «profit-sharing bonus», «collective proceedings and insolvency insurance» et «employee savings plan and allocation of free shares»;
  • Teacher 2016 Haute Ecole des Avocats Conseils (HEDAC) Versailles – « The employment contract», «psychosocial risks»;
  • « Employment preservation or development agreements » Semaine Juridique Social (JCP S) n°8 of February 28, 2017 (co-author);
  • Intervention 2020 Master 2 Law and practice of labor relations, Université Paris Saclay – « legal and jurisprudential updates »;
  • Presentations 2019 and 2020 Restructuring Camp; Transformation Summit – «Alternative methods of corporate reorganization»;
  • Intervention 2023 Restructuring & Transformation Summit – «Anticipating company difficulties to better overcome them: labor law and restructuring tools »;

· “Welcome clarification of when a company ceases trading” Jurisprudence Sociale Lamy n°573, November 7, 2023 (co-author);

· “Redundancy within a group of companies – Distinction between the scope of redeployment and the scope of assessment of the economic motive” Jurisprudence Sociale Lamy n°575-576, December 21, 2023 (co-author);

· “One year of employment law for companies in difficulty” Semaine Sociale Lamy n°2084, March 18, 2024 (co-author);

· “The agreement revising a UES: a sui generis agreement?” Jurisprudence Sociale Lamy n°583, April 23, 2024 (co-author);

 

· “Voluntary departure of a protected employee under a PSE: the labour inspector does not have to check the economic reason for the termination” Semaine sociale Lamy n°2094, May 27, 2024 (co-author).

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