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Régine Goury

Employment & Benefits

"Régine Goury is a great professional who follows a practical and solution-oriented approach."
Legal 500 EMEA

Overview

Companies seek out Régine Goury for guidance on employment law matters, particularly those involving complex litigation. 

Régine advises and represents companies on matters that may involve multiple issues, including shutting down operations, restructuring that may involve the transfer of employees (ARD or otherwise) or collective redundancy procedures, relationships with employee representative bodies and trade unions, negotiation of collective bargaining agreements, setting up incentive plans, and developing internal policies. Clients also look to her for counsel on individual matters such as employment agreements, diversity issues, termination procedures, harassment, and international mobility.

Experience

Advised and represented:

  • An international consumer products and foodservice group on the closure of its site in France.
  • A global leader in financial services on day-to-day employment issues in France including negotiation of in-house collective bargaining agreements, whistleblowing policy, and litigation.
  • An international chemical company on aspects of French employment law including corporate deals, and litigation.
  • A French insurance company on day-to-day matters, litigation and collective relationships with the works council and trade unions.

Recognition

  • “The team co-led by Régine Goury is quoted by clients as ‘They are the best employment team I have worked with in France. Practical, creative, very efficient.’" – Legal 500 EMEA
  • "Régine Goury is a great professional who follows a practical and solution-oriented approach." – Legal 500 EMEA
  • “Compact but robust group advising medium-sized companies and multinational corporations on the employment issues arising out of global mergers and acquisitions. Assists with a range of issues including transfers of staff and reductions in force, working time and employee benefits. Also handles contentious mandates before the civil, criminal and administrative courts. Department head Régine Goury is a key contact for clients.” – Chambers Europe
  • "Good at maintaining privacy and are very quick with the right quality.“ – Chambers Europe
  • "’A great team – it is client-oriented and achieves the right balance between avoiding risk and taking action. It is very knowledgeable and extremely responsive; I have never had to wait for help.’" – Chambers Europe

Education

  • Paris Bar School
  • Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne, Post-graduate degree in European Law (DESS)
  • Université Paris V René Descartes, Post-graduate degree in Private Law (DEA)

Admissions

  • Paris

Languages

  • English
  • French
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