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Jean-Marc Albiol

Partner || Paris

Jean-Marc Albiol is the co-founding Partner of the Ogletree Deakins Paris office. He provides strategic advice on numerous complex and sensitive matters including mergers & acquisitions and restructurings of French and international groups.

He regularly advises on issues related to employee representative bodies, collective dismissals, staff transfers, and he is also experienced in the setting-up of compensation policies. He has notably developed his expertise in the area of internal investigations of sensitive matters such as corruption and harassment within large French and international structures.

 

Jean-Marc is recognized as an employment law ‘expert’ in Paris and his work was recognized by Chambers Europe 2019 and 2020 and at the Client Choice Awards 2015 and 2016 where he was the exclusive winner in the Employment & Benefits category for France. He also lectures on employment law at Paris II Panthéon Assas University.

Prior to joining the firm in 2017, Jean-Marc was a partner for many years at an international law firm.

Learn more about Jean-Marc Albiol
  • Advising a French telecommunications group on contentious and non-contentious employment issues deriving from an acquisition including information and consultation of the Works Council and on the implementation (and later expansion) of an ESU. This process included the harmonization of employees’ status and a redundancy plan concerning 320 employees;
  • Assisting a U.S. listed company in the implementation of several phases of its reorganization in France;
  • Advising a U.S. international bank on a reorganization and settlement negotiations following various individual terminations;
  • Advising a Japanese company on the acquisition of a company and assistance on the exit of its corporate officers;
  • Advising one of the top worldwide energy companies in its due diligence process prior to the merger with 6 companies;
  • Assisting a French listed company in the review of their remuneration policy, pension liabilities and retention schemes;
  • Carrying out national and international investigations into fraud, compliance and whistleblowers;
  • Advising a Fortune Global 500 company on whistleblowing and data protection issues.

Education

  • DESS de Droit du Travail, Université de Montpellier
  • Maîtrise de droit, Université de Montpellier

Admittance to Practice

  • Paris
  • Court of Appeal of Paris

Professional Activities

  • IBA
  • EELA (European Employment Lawyers Association)
  • Cercle Magellan
  • ANDRH
  • XBHR
  • SHRM
  • IDS

Speeches

  • OD Workshop - "Termination indemnities and executive compensation, social and tax aspects" - 4 June 2020
  • Les Petites Assises - "Can we do without trade unions?" - 30 April 2020
  • OD Workshop - "Internal investigations" - 29 April 2020
  • Matinée UIMM - "Social partnership and business competition" - 11 June 2019
  • IDS Workshop - "From CNIL (National Commission for Data Protection and Liberties) law to GDPR" - 20 May 2019
  • Les Assises du Droit Social - "The faces of tomorrow's workplace" - 12 December 2018
  • IDS Workshop - "Collective Bargaining Agreement" - 30 November 2018
  • IDS Workshop - "Updates on the terms and conditions of termination of employment, remuneration and equal treatment" - La Quinta - 9 November 2018
  • Atelier IDS - "Data and Elections for European Operations" - Boca Raton - 26 September 2018
  • Labor and Employment Counsel Exclusive - "Emerging Issues on Borders, Compliance, Data, and Elections for European Operations" - Boca Raton - 20 September 2018
  • Atelier IDS - "Actualité et mises à jour des conditions de rupture du contrat de travail, rémunération et égalité de traitement " - 29 March 2018
  • "Data and Elections for European Operations" - Boca Raton - 10 November 2017
  • Labor and Employment Counsel Exclusive - "Emerging Issues on Borders, Compliance, Data, and Elections for European Operations" - Boca Raton - 10 November 2017
  • Ranked in Chambers Europe 2019 and 2020
  • Global Law Experts Recommended Attorney (2018)
  • Ranked in the Legal 500 Paris (2017)
  • Listed in Best Lawyers in France – Labor and Employment Law (2014 – Present)
  • Named best lawyer in employment law in 2015 and 2016 by ILO Client Choice

Insights by Jean-Marc Albiol

Le barème Macron conforté : l’orientation donnée par les avis de la Cour de cassation du 17 juillet 2019

En cas d’absence de cause réelle et sérieuse au licenciement prononcé, le juge octroie une indemnité au salarié à la charge de l’employeur. Depuis l’instauration du barème d’indemnisation par l’ordonnance n° 2017-1387 du 22 septembre 2017, le montant de cette indemnité varie en fonction de l’ancienneté du salarié et du franchissement du seuil d’effectifs de 11 salariés dans l’entreprise. Il correspond à un nombre de mois de salaire et bénéficie d’un plancher et d’un plafond. Le juge détermine ainsi le montant compris entre l’indemnité minimale et l’indemnité maximale dues au salarié.

Toutefois, depuis l’entrée en vigueur de ce barème, celui-ci connait de nombreuses contestations et certaines juridictions prud’homales refusent de l’appliquer. Par conséquent, les avis du 17 juillet 2019[1] rendus par la Cour de cassation en la matière étaient fortement attendus.

Loi avenir professionnel : les obligations de l’employeur en matière de formation

La loi n° 2018-771 du 5 septembre 2018 pour la liberté de choisir son avenir professionnel a apporté des modifications substantielles dans les obligations de l’employeur relatives à la formation.

  1. Liste de financements annuels auxquels l’employeur doit concourir
  2. Le plan de développement des compétences
  3. L’entretien professionnel
  4. Le CPF de transition professionnelle

Many Large Employers in France to Pay “Exceptional Purchasing Power Bonus”

In response to the yellow vests movement (mouvement des gilets jaunes), which calls for measures to increase purchasing power of France’s working class, a law adopted on December 24, 2018, which was then clarified in two government circulars (Circ. DSS/5B/2019/29, dated February 6, 2019) recently introduced an “exceptional purchasing power bonus.”

Le Président de la République annonce des « testings » anti-discriminations dans les entreprises du SBF120

Le Président de la République a annoncé le 22 mai dernier, lors d’un discours devant les acteurs de la politique de la ville et des habitants des quartiers prioritaires, la généralisation du testing envers les entreprises du SBF 120 (Société des Bourses Françaises), lesquelles seront toutes soumises à des tests anti-discrimination, à raison de 40 par an, à compter de septembre 2018.

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