Amélie d'Heilly joins the Employment Law department as partner
Géraldine Malfait co-opted as partner in Corporate M&A team
Alexandre Véran appointed Counsel in the Employment Law team
Amélie d'Heilly advises French and international companies and groups on all aspects of employment law. She assists her clients in matters of individual and collective labor relations, whether in the context of day-to-day management of labor relations or in restructuring operations that may affect their development (acquisitions, mergers, business transfers, audits, etc.).
Trained in the techniques of mediation and collaborative law, she is also able to bring a different perspective to cases, calming and resolving conflictual situations.
Admitted to the Paris Bar in 2004, she is a graduate of the University Paris Cité, the University of Antwerp and the École des Hautes Études Commerciales (HEC) in Paris, and holds a specialisation certificate in labor law.
As President of AvoSial, she lobbies the public authorities in all areas of employment law.
Amélie d'Heilly started her career at Hogan Lovells, Vivien & Associés and Linklaters before becoming a founding partner at 5QB Avocats. Prior to joining ADVANT Altana, Amélie was a partner at Latournerie Wolfrom Avocats.
Member of the Paris and New York Bars, Géraldine Malfait has been appointed partner in the Corporate M&A team.
She regularly represents French and international corporate clients and private equity funds on their acquisitions and sales of companies and groups, particularly in the information technology and energy sectors.
She also advises clients on strategic partnerships, joint-venture agreements and asset disposals, with a strong international dimension.
Géraldine holds a Master 2 in French and Anglo-American business law (Université Paris Nanterre) and an LL.M. (Washington College of Law).
Alexandre Véran has been appointed Counsel in the Employment Law team. He advises French and international clients on all aspects of labor law, both collective and individual, and represents them before the various jurisdictions. In particular, he is involved in all aspects of reorganization (with or without redundancies), collective negotiations, management of staff representatives and health and safety issues. Alexandre has also developed solid experience in social security law.
Admitted to the Paris Bar in 2017, he holds a Master 1 in labor law (University of Auvergne) and a Master 2 professional degree in labor law and corporate labor relations (University of Paris-Nord).
Before joining the firm, Alexandra worked at Cabinets Calinaud David Avocats and Chassany Watrelot & Associés.