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Emmanuelle Ries
FRENCH VERSION / VERSION FRANÇAISE
Emmanuelle is recognised as a specialist of employment issues arising in cross border situations. She provides support to corporate clients with day-to-day employment law advice from recruitment, contractual and secondment documentation to issues arising at the end of the employment relationship. Emmanuelle is bilingual in English and French.
Emmanuelle advises employers and employees in relation to High Court disputes on post termination restrictions.
For her employer clients, Emmanuelle often advises on risk and strategy relating to workplace or Board conflicts, exits and restructuring exercises, and data protection and data confidentiality, including in a multi-jurisdictional context.
For her senior executive clients, Emmanuelle advises on employment contract terms at the recruitment stage and on exit terms with a view to achieving a negotiated settlement package, advising on maximising financial remuneration, including bonuses and deferred compensation as well as on confidentiality and post termination restrictions.
Emmanuelle sits on the Advisory Council of the French Chamber of Commerce in Great Britain and also counsels British and overseas clients with the employment aspects of setting up operations or acquiring a business in France and handling workforce and HR issues in France.
PUBLICATIONS & PRESS HIGHLIGHTS
- Tackling the snail's pace progress in addressing sexism in the City, People Management, March 2024
- Occupational hazards - Quoted in Law Society Gazette, March 2024
- EHRC guidance: taking anger out of menopause symptoms in the workplace, Solicitors Journal, March 2024
- Menopause guidance emphasises need for reasonable adjustments - Quoted in Personnel Today, February 2024
- Do’s and Don’ts of Redundancies in the UK - Quoted in SHRM, October 2023
Professional societies and memberships
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Discrimination Law Association (DLA)
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Industrial Law Society (ILS)
- Employment Lawyers Association
- Association of Partnership Practitioners
What clients and directories say
I have worked mainly with Emmanuelle Ries as my solicitor on my discrimination case. She was very helpful throughout the whole process, responsive to my emails, and provided good advice. It always felt like a two-way relationship where Emmanuelle was an active listener to the issues and provided options as to the best course of action. I would highly recommend her to anyone and already have!'
The Legal 500, 2025
