Laurence Dumure Lambert

She has assisted French and international clients, across a wide range of industry and services sectors, with the day-to-day management of both individual and collective work relations.

She also advises clients on strategic and legal issues in large scale restructuring projects. She has recognized expertise in the implementation of collective redundancies and the resolution of collective disputes. Laurence has also handled litigation relating to joint employers situations within corporate groups.

Her dual experience in Commercial Law and Employment Law has enabled her to develop specific expertise with respect to the employment aspects of mergers and acquisitions and private equity, in particular as concerns acquisition audits, transfer of staff and the information / consultation of employee representative bodies. In addition, Laurence regularly works on various Employment Law issues such as working time, equal pay, compensation plans and employment related data protection.

Laurence is familiar with Compliance work such as implementing business code of ethics, anti-discrimination and anti- harassment policies, disciplinary sanctions and whistleblowing lines.

Laurence and her team have also developed an expertise in the negotiation of the departure of corporate officers, the termination of corporate mandates and the disinvestment of management packages.

Working along with her team, she handles disputes related to all these issues before the employment, administrative and civil courts.

She also provides training sessions on various aspects of Employment Law and teach at the HEAD (Hautes Etudes Appliquées du Droit).

Her educational background includes a Master Degree (DESS) in Tax and Business Law and a Magistère in Business Law from the University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas. Laurence also holds a Human Resources Executive Master from Sciences Po Paris and she passed the Paris Bar in 1989.

Before joining Fieldfisher, Laurence worked at Hughes Hubbard & Reed and created and managed the Employment Law department of Mayer Brown in Paris for 14 years.

She speaks fluent English.