Gide Loyrette Nouel is delighted to announce the strengthening of its Employment Law practice group, with Anne Boileau, partner, and Alain Coeuret, senior counsel, joining the 25-strong practice group in Paris.

A specialist in employment law, Anne Boileau joins Gide Loyrette Nouel to assist the Firm's clients in both the day-to-day management of employment relationships and the social aspects of large projects, on national and international scales alike. Her experience will assist in reinforcing such activities with our international client base, namely in English-speaking countries.

Anne Boileau advises French and non-French clients on their individual and collective employment relationships. To this end, she acts in very diverse fields, including employment agreements, executive compensation plans, expatriation and secondment, workforce restructuring, employee representation, management of relations with employee representatives and unions, and collective agreements.

Anne Boileau lived and studied in the United States, where she obtained a Master in Comparative Law from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. After establishing the Labour & Employment Practice in the Jones Day Paris office and managing that practice for thirteen years, she was European Business Coordinator in employment law within the same firm. Thanks to her extensive experience in M&A acquired over nearly 17 years (from 1977 to 1994), including ten years as partner, Anne Boileau is a recognised professional in dealing with the social aspects of major M&A transactions. Anne is cited yearly as one of the best employment lawyers in France in the major international legal guides (Chambers Europe, PLC Which Lawyer?, and The Legal 500 EMEA).

Alain Coeuret is a professor at the Cergy-Pontoise University and the Sorbonne's Ecole de Droit (Law School), and joined Gide Loyrette Nouel's Employment Law practice as senior counsel on 2 November 2011. Professor (Agrégé) at the Faculty of Law and former extraordinary Counsel to the Supreme Court of Appeal, Alain Coeuret is in charge of the Employment Law Master's Degree (Master de Droit Social) at the Cergy-Pontoise University. He also acts as mediator in employment-related collective conflicts. Specialised in employment law, criminal law in business and European employment law, he has published several books and academic articles including a criminal labour law manual republished in 2012 and two books on labour law.

Baudouin de Moucheron, GLN's Senior Partner, commented "I am very pleased to welcome Anne Boileau and Alain Coeuret to the firm. With 50 lawyers and legal consultants, our Employment Law practice is now even better placed to advise our clients in all aspects of employment law disputes and protection, both in France and abroad. The team had already been strengthened in January by the appointment of Foulques de Rostolan as partner, and now totals six partners".

Anne Boileau stated, "I am delighted to join Gide Loyrette Nouel and bring my contribution to the development of this large team that is a reference in the market".

"I wish to be as close as possible to the teams to bring them my expertise and help keep knowledge up to speed with the latest law changes", added Alain Coeuret.