France
Labour & Employment Lionel Paraire
Lionel Paraire was admitted to the Bar in 1997 and is the founder of Galion. Mr Paraire has a DESS de Droit des Affaires and a MagistèreDJCE (Masters in Business and Tax law) from the University of Montpellier. He worked for six years with Jeantet Associés and then worked at Baker & McKenzie, followed by Mayer Brown where he became of-counsel. Mr Paraire has been senior lecturer at the University of Paris XII in Labour Law and European Labour Law. He is currently senior lecturer at the University of Montpellier I (DJCE), where he teaches employment litigation. He is a member of various national and international associations: ANDJCE (Association Nationale des Diplômés Juriste Conseil d’Entreprise); Avosial (Association of French Employment Lawyers Association); EELA (European Employment Lawyers Association); and IBA (International Bar Association). Mr Paraire has developed an acknowledged expertise in the area of individual employment relations and (high risk) litigation and dispute resolution. He regularly assists companies with restructuring and the labour and employment law aspects of corporate transactions. He also develops some activity towards alternative dispute resolution.
GALION Société d’avocats
Mr Paraire advises French and international clients, comprising companies of various sizes (small & medium sized, public companies, subsidiaries of multi-national groups) in the industrial, banking, insurance, luxury, new technologies, telecommunication and medical sectors. He has built close professional ties with lawyers acting in complementary fields of law or in other jurisdictions, which enables him to advise on and manage matters of international dimensions and of high technical complexity. Mr Paraire has written numerous articles for specialised press (Jurisprudence Sociale Lamy, RF Social, l’Entreprise, l’Usine Nouvelle, Entreprise & Carrières) and the national press (La Tribune). He frequently takes part in conferences on varied subjects of labour and employment law and provides training for his clients. Mr Paraire speaks French, English, Spanish and German.
Lionel Paraire Founding & Managing Partner Tel: +33 1 7677 3300 lionel.paraire@galion-avocats.com www.galion-avocats.com
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