MGG Legal is pleased to announce the arrival of Loïc Héron and his team – associates Anne-Sophie Wafo-Tapa, Margaux Chaigneau, and Coline Gruat. Loic and his team provide employment and labour law advice to both French and international companies, most notably in the areas of transport, logistics, retail, industry, financial software and medical equipment
A NEW DIMENSION FOR MGG LEGAL
Loic Héron and his team join MGG Legal, the niche firm specialised in employment law, founded by Marijke Granier-Guillemarre. MGG Legal reinforces its capacities, particularly with regards to transnational matters and assisting foreign companies in France.
After 15 years spent with full service firms, Loïc Héron has chosen to join MGG Legal, as a partner with his team of three associates : Anne-Sophie Wafo-Tapa, Margaux Chaigneau et Coline Gruat.
He seeks to provide his clients with a wider range of services in employment law.
The arrival of these four lawyers enables MGG Legal to offer clients a specialised team of 10 lawyers entirely devoted to employment and labor issues. The firm has an upmarket positioning, dealing with complex matters for a client base ranging from small to medium sized companies to large national and multinational groups.
MGG Legal is now one of the few employment law niche firms able to provide a genuine cultural proximity with foreign clients with a team of lawyers fluent in foreign languages (French, English, German and Spanish) and with combined French and international studies.
“Assisting foreign companies who are often confused by the complexity of French Law, represents the opportunity for us to expand our practice”, says Loïc Héron.
Loïc Héron advises French and international companies, notably in the areas of transport, logistics, retail, industry, financial software and medical equipment.
The international approach is part of the DNA of MGG Legal, founded in 2010. The firm was one of the founders of the ELLINT network (www.ellint.net), which counts 120 lawyers, all specialised in employment law throughout Europe (Italy, Spain, UK, Holland, Germany).
With the help of this network, Loic Héron and Marijke Granier-Guillemarre will propose creative and innovative solutions for their clients, other law firms, auditors and accountants.
MGG Legal, with its strong emphasis on a qualitative approach, already provides its clients with high added value advice and plans, through this new step in its development to confirm its position as a key partner in the success of its clients’ projects.
Marijke Granier-Guillemarre explains : “Our firm is now the combination of our shared values : reactivity, proximity. Our shared goals : developing a strong practice on international matters. And a shared strive for excellence : a tailored service for our clients”.
As a result of these changes, the firm has moved into larger offices at 63, boulevard Haussmann 75008 Paris.
About Loïc Héron :
Loïc Héron has been a member of the Paris Bar since 2000. He advises and litigates in all aspects of employement law. He has a Law degrees from the Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne, King’s College London and graduated with honors from the Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris.
Loïc worked with Baker & McKenzie, Denton Wilde Sapte (where he met Marijke GranierGuillemarre), before spending 7 years as part of the Employment Pensions & Benefits team of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. He then spent 5 years as partner in the Employement Law department of Lexcom.
With his three bilingual associates, Loïc advises companies in the daily management of their human resources (collective and individual relations), but also with regards to large transactions and projects (ex. Mergers, sales of companies, relocation, collective redundancies, etc.) or high stake individual matters (management, protected employees, etc.). Loïc and his associates also litigate in these matters before all jurisdictions.
About MGG Legal :
Founded in April 2010 by Marijke Granier-Guillemarre, MGG Legal is a niche employement law firm dedicated to companies. Its teams advise and litigate, assisting their clients, companies and managers, in their collective and individual employement issues.
Expertise, creativity et proactivity are the key values of MGG Legal. These values are at the heart of the relationships between the firm and its clients, many of which are international corporations.
MGG Legal approaches its employment law practice in close coordination with all the other areas of business law. It has close ties with other lawyers and experts (tax, HR consultants, accountants, strategy, communication, outplacement, compensation plans, immigration) of which it coordinates its work.
MGG Legal is a founding member of the Ellint network www.ellint.net
The firm also shares its expertise by organizing tailored training sessions for managers and heads of HR.
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