Ogletree Deakins Recommended in The Legal 500 France 2018

PARIS – April 17, 2018 – Ogletree Deakins, one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, is pleased to announce that the firm is recommended in the employment category of The Legal 500 France 2018, which is part of The Legal 500 EMEA 2018 report. Paris shareholders Karine Audouze and Jean-Marc Albiol are recommended in the publication, and Cécile Martin is ranked as a “Next Generation Lawyer.”  

Martin, who joined the firm in March from Proskauer Rose, has practiced law in Paris for nearly 18 years. She began her career as in-house counsel for the French Data Protection Regulator (CNIL), where she advised on data protection law, inspected companies to ensure compliance with the law, conducted seminars on data protection law, and more. Martin regularly advises clients and litigates issues related to employee monitoring, social media, compliance of global personal data policies, IT policies, whistleblowing systems, implementing international data transfers, data leaks from employees, and many other issues arising around privacy law. She also advises and litigates on behalf of her clients on various labor and employment matters, such as terminations and negotiations of settlement agreements, discrimination and harassment claims, restrictive covenants, mass redundancies plans and restructurings.

The Legal 500 EMEA is a detailed listing of the leading law firms and lawyers in countries throughout Europe, the Middle East, and Africa based on annual research. The research measures various factors including work conducted by law firms over the past 12 months and historically; experience and depth of teams; specialisms and ancillary services; and opinions of law firms’ clients. The Legal 500 researchers have contacted more than 300,000 clients globally to obtain feedback on which law firms meet the criteria required by today’s in-house counsel and business leaders, wherever in the world their work takes them.

About Ogletree Deakins
Ogletree Deakins is one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management in all types of employment-related legal matters. Premier client service, as outlined in the firm’s Client Pledge, is one of the firm’s top priorities and a cornerstone of its core values. U.S. News – Best Lawyers^® “Best Law Firms” has named Ogletree Deakins a “Law Firm of the Year” for seven consecutive years. In 2018, the publication named Ogletree Deakins its “Law Firm of the Year” in the Litigation – Labor & Employment category. Ogletree Deakins has more than 850 attorneys located in 52 offices across the United States and in Europe, Canada, and Mexico. The firm represents a diverse range of clients, from small businesses to Fortune 50 companies. www.ogletree.com