Saturday 10 June 2017

Littler Combines With 170-Lawyer Firm in France

PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Littler, the world's largest employment and labor law practice

representing management, has combined with Fromont Briens, one of the

largest labor and employment law firms in Europe. With offices in Paris

and Lyon, France, the Fromont Briens team consists of 170 lawyers that

focus on all areas of labor and employment law. The combination follows

Littler's expansion into Germany and Canada last year, and its

development of a labor and employment practice of unparalleled scope

across Latin America.





"We are excited to welcome Fromont Briens to Littler Global and to

connect our extensive global platform with a firm highly regarded for

counseling multinational and French companies on complex labor and

employment matters," said Tom Bender and Jeremy Roth, co-managing

directors of Littler, in a joint statement. "Alongside our team of

nearly 30 lawyers across four offices in Germany, adding a major

presence in France will significantly expand our footprint in

Continental Europe and further enhance our ability to provide

comprehensive counsel on the myriad employment law issues facing global

employers."

Fromont Briens represents multinational companies based in the United

States, France and throughout Europe in a wide variety of industries,

including energy, technology, retail, manufacturing, financial services,

pharmaceuticals and medical devices. The firm's attorneys counsel and

defend employers in a range of areas, including individual and

collective labor relations, business restructurings, employee benefits

and compensation policies, employee retirement and savings plans, and

social security and pension matters. Fromont Briens also conducts

compliance audits, due diligence reviews and training seminars to help

clients mitigate risk.

"With numerous Fortune Global 500 companies maintaining their

headquarters in France, and Germany and the U.S. serving as major

trading partners to the country, establishing a French presence was an

ideal next step in our continued global expansion," said Peter Susser,

Littler's Global Practice Leader and chair of the firm's International

Employment Law practice. "All Littler Global members have been v ery

impressed with the top-notch services Fromont Briens provides to

clients," added Stephan Swinkels, who served as executive director of

L&E Global, an international alliance of labor and employment law firms,

prior to joining Littler as a shareholder last June. "The https://www.law.csuohio.edu/ firm also

shares our commitment to innovation and using technology to drive

greater efficiency in the delivery of legal services."

Fromont Briens' international team is led by Guillaume Desmoulin and

Sophie Pelicier-Loevenbruck, who counsel national and multinational

companies on such matters as labor relations, social security law and

business restructurings. Grgory Chastagnol, a member of Fromont Briens'

management committee, has been involved in discussions with Littler from

the outset. Additional members of the Fromont Briens management

commi ttee include Cdric Guillon, Gilles Briens, David Calvayrac and

Philippe Clment.

"Littler Global offers an unparalleled ability to help companies

navigate the challenges and considerations that come with managing

employees in various global markets," Guillaume Desmoulin said. "We have

developed strong working relationships with Littler attorneys,

particularly those in Germany, and feel the firm's strategy for global

expansion and client service model is a perfect fit for our practice."

"We are thrilled to join forces with Littler and look forward to

collaborating with our new colleagues across the globe," added Grgory

Chastagnol. "Considering our complex legal environment and major

evolutions over the past few years, operating in France presents unique

issues for employers. Fromont Briens' extensive knowledge of labor and

employment law in France and Littler's position as the world's leading

employment law firm is a powerful combination to service multinational

companies."

Littler's international operations span three continents - North

America, South America and Europe - and include Canada, Colombia, Costa

Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, France, Germany, Guatemala,

Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico and Venezuela.

The firm's global capabilities also include U.S.-based lawyers with

exceptional international experience, who are dually licensed

practitioners in Australia, Brazil, China, the United Kingdom and South

Africa, among other countries.

"Fromont Briens has developed a well-deserved reputation in France and

throughout Europe for providing counseling, litigation, auditing and

training to employers based on the deep subject matter knowledge of its

attorneys," said Dr. Thomas Griebe, one of the founding partners of

Littler Global member firm vangard. "Having worked with Guillaume and

his colleagues over the years, we are excited to add a strong

neighboring partner that will bring significant value to our global

clients."

As part of the firm's commitment to keeping global companies informed of

labor and employment developments impacting their operations, Littler

will host its inaugural Europe Conference on November 10, 2016 in

Berlin. For more information and to register for the event, please visit http://www.littler.com/events/inaugural-europe-conference-germany.

About Fromont Briens

Founded in 1993, Fromont Briens has grown to 170 lawyers practicing

in Paris and Lyon and representing French and multinational companies in

all areas of labor and employment law. The firm and its attorneys have

been recognized as leaders in labor and employment law in Chambers &

Partners and Legal 500, and has received ISO 9001 certification from the

International Organization of Standardization for developing a strong

quality management system.

About Littler

Littler is the largest global employment and labor law practice, with

more than 1,000 attorneys in over 70 offices worldwide. Littler

represents management in all aspects of employment and labor law and

serves as a single-source solution provider to the global employer

community. Consistently recognized in the industry as a leading and

innovative law practice, Littler has been litigating, mediating and

negotiating some of the most influential employment law cases and labor

contracts on record for over 70 years. Littler Global is the collective

trade name for an international legal practice, the practicing entities

of which are separate and distinct professional firms. For more

information visit: www.littler.c om.

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