Anny Morlot

A specialist in labour law, Anny Morlot practices in our Nancy office. Her expertise covers labour law and social protection, with solid experience before the labour courts and the social divisions of the ordinary courts. Anny has also been a member of the Council of the Bar, which brings an engaged vision to her practice. Currently a member of BNI, she remains in close contact with the sector’s professionals to provide high-quality advice to her clients.

Areas of intervention

  • Labour court
  • Ordinary court – Social division
  • Representation – district of the Court of Appeal of Nancy

Alexia Cadix

After joining ACD as a legal expert in 1997, Alexia evolved within the firm by becoming a lawyer in 2008 in corporate law, and then a partner in 2013.

Alexia assists companies in their day-to-day dealings, giving them helpful guidance in corporate law and drafting corporate deeds related to various legal operations, such as company incorporations, the minutes of collective partners’ or directors’ decisions, and various reports. She has also developed strong abilities in the transfer of companies, business assets and/or company shares.

Areas of intervention

  • Structuring / Creation
  • Sales / Transfers
  • Governance
  • Capital increases / fundraising / bond issues
  • Commercial and professional leases
  • Business assets
  • Disputes between partners
  • Liability guarantee

Olivier Colnat

With ACD Avocats since 1994, Olivier has developed strong expertise in the different areas of corporate law. He primarily works with company directors on their plans to incorporate, sell or acquire companies (sales of shares or businesses, in particular in the context of the sale or purchase of pharmacies), as well as with healthcare professionals’ legal follow-up. He also has a special interest in the field of companies in difficulty (prevention and collective insolvency procedures).

Areas of intervention

  • Structuring / Creation
  • Mergers / Acquisitions
  • Sales / Transfers
  • Governance
  • Capital increases / fundraising / bond issues
  • Commercial and professional leases
  • Business assets
  • Disputes between partners
  • Prevention of difficulties
  • Collective insolvency procedures

Hervé Renoux

A lawyer specialising in business litigation, Hervé Renoux practices in Metz. He works in a variety of fields ranging from disputes between partners to unfair competition, as well as debt recovery and banking law. His experience also covers collective insolvency procedures and business criminal law. Hervé offers strategic advice to companies on complex questions related to contracts and the sudden termination of commercial relationships.

Areas of intervention

  • Commercial contracts
  • Commercial and professional leases
  • Pre-litigation / Settlements
  • Debt recovery
  • Disputes between partners
  • Trade disputes
  • Real estate disputes

Alice Marchal

Areas of intervention

  • Individual labour relations
  • Relations with employee representatives and employee representative bodies
  • Collective labour relations
  • Functioning of the Employee Representative Committee
  • Social security
  • Working time
  • Professional training
  • Workplace health
  • Labour-related disputes
  • URSSAF disputes
  • Restructuring / Job preservation plans
  • Compensation
  • Value sharing
  • Pre-litigation / Settlements

Nathalie Bailly

Fully specialised in social law since 2004, Alexandra is a lawyer specialising in labour law. She works for companies in an advisory capacity, more specifically in the management of labour relations, whether collective (implementation of collective agreements, employee representative committees, etc.) or individual (including dispute prevention and resolution, employment contract terminations, psychological harassment alerts and psycho-social risks, etc.), as well as providing support for restructuring projects and social audits.

Areas of intervention

  • Individual labour relations
  • Relations with employee representatives and employee representative bodies
  • Collective labour relations
  • Functioning of the Employee Representative Committee
  • Working time
  • Professional training
  • Structuring of the social model
  • Restructuring / Job preservation plans
  • Compensation
  • Value sharing
  • Pre-litigation / Settlements
  • Alternative dispute resolution / Mediation
  • Other

Géraldine Emonet

Géraldine Emonet is a partner who acts in an advisory and dispute resolution capacity in the Workplace Health and Safety and Social Law departments. She sets herself apart through her assistance to companies and their directors regarding social security matters.
In this context, she has developed specific expertise in advising companies on the law pertaining to workplace accidents and occupational illnesses in all activity sectors. In fact, she holds a specialist qualification in this area.

She regularly advises companies regarding claims for recognition of occupational illnesses, with special technical knowledge concerning psychological illnesses (burnout, depression and anxiety) and illnesses relating to asbestos or pesticide exposure.

In the interest of optimising their workplace accident statistics, companies entrust her with representing them before the courts to invalidate recognised workplace accident or occupational illness claims.

She provides immediate support to employers faced with a serious workplace accident within the company, assisting them both in their interactions with workplace inspection bodies and CARSAT [the French retirement insurance and workplace health organisation] and during the director’s criminal hearings.

Her assistance also extends before the civil courts, as she works throughout France in disputes concerning employer liability, and before the criminal courts in the event of criminal proceedings for accidental injuries.

With over 10 years of experience as a lawyer providing advice in the field of labour law, she helps her clients make decisions regarding everyday challenges as well as the social law implications of the company’s strategic orientations.
She also has extensive knowledge of social contributions and URSSAF auditing procedures.

Areas of intervention

  • Individual labour relations
  • Relations with employee representatives and employee representative bodies
  • Collective labour relations
  • Functioning of the Employee Representative Committee
  • Social security
  • Working time
  • Labour-related disputes
  • URSSAF disputes
  • Directors’ compensation
  • Pre-litigation / Settlements
  • Business criminal law
  • Directors’ liability

Thibaut Cuny

Me Thibaut CUNY assists his clients with their legal procedures and disputes in the fields of public procurement and contracts, civil service law, urban planning and development, general public law, public business law, public intervention in the economy, electoral law, legal assistance for project owners, the institutional law of territorial collectivities and intercommunal structures, energy law (wind, biomass, methanisation, etc.), sustainable development law (district heating, waste management, ICPE [registered environmental protection facilities], etc.), taxation and local taxes, and more.

Areas of intervention

  • Due diligence (social, tax, intellectual property, environmental)
  • Civil service
  • Public contracts
  • GDPR compliance
  • Renewable energy law
  • Waste law
  • Polluted sites and soils
  • Authorisations and classified facilities
  • Administrative and environmental authorisations
  • Social and solidarity economy
  • Pre-litigation / Settlements
  • Debt recovery
  • Alternative dispute resolution / Mediation
  • Real estate disputes
  • Disputes before professional orders
  • Public criminal law

Alexandra Duquesne-Theobald

Fully specialised in social law since 2004, Alexandra is a lawyer specialising in labour law. Her area of expertise also covers social protection and workplace health and safety. She works with employers in an advisory capacity and in the context of litigation (labour court, the social division of the ordinary court, criminal employment law, court of appeals).

She has developed expertise in assisting companies with managing their individual employment relations, from hiring to the termination of employment contracts, their relations with employee representative bodies, their work schedule development projects, the negotiation of collective agreements, company restructuring, execution of their workplace prevention and safety obligations, psychosocial risks, the management of workplace accidents and occupational illnesses, assistance with URSSAF audits, etc.

Areas of intervention

  • Due diligence (social, tax, intellectual property, environmental)
  • Individual labour relations
  • Relations with employee representatives and employee representative bodies
  • Collective labour relations
  • Functioning of the Employee Representative Committee
  • Social security
  • Working time
  • Professional training
  • Workplace health
  • Labour-related disputes
  • URSSAF disputes
  • Directors’ compensation
  • Management package
  • Structuring of the social model
  • Restructuring / Job preservation plans
  • Compensation
  • Value sharing
  • Pre-litigation / Settlements
  • Complex / specialised disputes (labour court)
  • Directors’ liability

Maryline Buhl

Maryline primarily focuses on assisting employers with the management of their human resources. Her expertise covers a wide range of issues relating to social law: conflict management, collective negotiation, HR strategy, etc.

Her goal is to provide appropriate, pragmatic legal solutions to meet each company’s specific needs, regardless of its size (very small, small-to-medium or medium-sized businesses) or field of activity. She helps her clients anticipate risks and effectively handle complex situations, while ensuring compliance with current legislation.

With over 18 years of experience, she acts as a true partner for companies, supporting them in their everyday development and allowing them to comfortably evolve within a secure legal framework.

Areas of intervention

  • Individual labour relations
  • Relations with employee representatives and employee representative bodies
  • Collective labour relations
  • Functioning of the Employee Representative Committee
  • Working time
  • Professional training
  • Workplace health
  • Labour-related disputes
  • URSSAF disputes
  • Structuring of the social model
  • Restructuring / Job preservation plans
  • Compensation
  • Value sharing
  • Complex / specialised disputes (labour court)

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