Philippe Danesi helps national and multinational clients with all aspects of employment law, particularly the employment aspects of complex restructuring operations and related litigation.
He has in-depth knowledge of issues that arise with working time and work-related psychological risks, and particular experience in the IT, aviation, life sciences and transport sectors.
Philippe has specific experience in negotiating and implementing social plans, outsourcing, transfer of undertakings, post-merger/acquisition integration, collective departure plans, and collective performance agreements. He also focuses on the negotiation and implementation of working time strategies and collective bargaining agreements, and the negotiation and establishment of European works councils.
He assists clients with crisis situations and related collective litigation, and with monitoring collective and strategic negotiation with employee-union representatives and governmental authorities on major collective topics. He represents clients before labour, civil, criminal and administrative courts in France.
He also advises clients on structuring complex staff representation organizations, data protection issues, whistleblowing and internal investigations, and on the exit negotiation of top-tier managers and corporate officers, either on a collective or individual basis.
Philippe recently advised a leading global express delivery, courier and shipping company on several significant restructurings of its functions and operations, which involved transformation and collective dismissals aimed at safeguarding competitiveness. He accompanied the group in France through every stage of the restructures, including preparation for and announcement of the projects, internal and external communications, relations with the French Labor Administration, procedures with employee representatives, negotiation with trade unions, and implementation.
He also recently supported a key player in the e-mobility and gig economy sector in France on a range of matters, from guidance on its initial set-up to growth and expansion in the EU market, including advice on tax, corporate and regulatory issues.
Philippe led DLA Piper’s employment team in France from 2015 to 2024. He was elected member of the International Board in 2020 and was a member until he became Managing Partner for France in November 2021. He has a particular interest in ESG matters and assists an increasing number of clients in this area, particularly the social aspects.
Philippe regularly speaks at conferences and seminars on employment issues.
