Ries, Emmanuelle
Ries, Emmanuelle - Partner, Solicitor

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Location: London

Specialism: Employment

Ries, Emmanuelle

Introduction

Emmanuelle is the Head of the Employment Team and of the French Desk at Miller Rosenfalck. She specialises in all aspects of contentious and non contentious employment law advice to employers and employees including contract and policy drafting, drafting and enforcing post termination restrictions, cross border dispute resolution, fighting discrimination and unfair dismissal claims in the Employment Tribunals, executive severance arrangements, planning and implementation of large-scale restructuring and/or redundancy programmes and employees’ issues on the sale of businesses (TUPE).

Emmanuelle “heads the employment team and French desk at international specialists Miller Rosenfalck LLP. The majority of her practice is focused on assisting non-UK clients with employment issues in the UK, and she has developed a particular specialism in handling discrimination cases.” (Chambers Global 2012 directory)

Education
  • Law Society Finals, College of Law, London, 1993
  • Diploma in English Law, University of Kent, 1991
  • Maitrise de droit international privé et de droit des affaires, Faculté de Droit de Sceaux, Paris X I, 1991
Industry sectors
  • Financial services (City of London)
  • Retail
  • ICT
  • Events
  • PR
Recent work
  • Secondment and dual contracts arrangements for directors and key staff, including consideration of tax and social security aspects
  • Cross border employment litigation involving jurisdiction issues with France, Germany and Denmark
  • Employment aspects of the acquisition of an ICT company in the UK by a French competitor
Previous employment
  • Jones Day
  • Hammonds
  • Clifford Chance
Professional memberships and committees
Languages
  • French, mother tongue
  • English, fluent