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Charlotte Guirlet
Counsel

Lawyer

Charlotte Guirlet

Paris, France
Languages
  • French
  • English
  • Norwegian
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Charlotte joined CMS Francis Lefebvre in 2015 after four years as an associate specialized in labor law for Bredin Prat in Paris.

She advices both French and international companies on employment law matters, both on individual work relations (employment contracts, international mobility, termination of employment relations, …) and on collective relations (restructuring, employees representatives, collective bargaining, profit sharing issues, …). She has developed a specific expertise in assisting employers organizations.

Charlotte also assists her clients on employment aspects of M&A transactions, and with litigation in all employment matters (both collective litigations and individual litigations)

Charlotte is fluent in English.

Relevant experience

  • Associate in employment law, Bredin Prat (2011 -2015)
  • Legal practitioner in employment law, EY Lyon (2010)

Publications

  • Restructuration of professional branches : a complex legal mechanism, Béatrice Taillardat Pietri, Semaine sociale Lamy, 2022
  • Counterparts to business travels: the last clarifications from the French Supreme Court, Célia Druelle, 2022 
  • Dismissal for differences of opinion: beware of the nullity of the dismissal for infringement of the employee’s freedom of expression, Célia Druelle, 2022
  • The four-day work week, 2023

Memberships & Roles

  • Resgistration at the Hauts-de-Seine Bar (2015)
  • Registration at the Paris Bar (2012-2015)

Education

  • 2011 : CAPA – Regional School for lawyers of Lyon
  • 2009 : DJCE (corporate and business law Master 2) – Lyon III University – Valedictorian
  • 2009 : Certificate of special studies in Employment law  – Montpellier 1 Universityma
  • 2006 - 2008 : Magistère in business law – Lyon III University  – Valedictorian 
  • 2004 – 2006 : first cycle of law – Lyon III University – Price of the best students of the University
Practice Areas
Employment, Labour & Pensions Individual and collective disputes, criminal employment law Individual employment relationships Restructuring and EPP Duration and organisation of working time Health, safety and psychosocial risk Relationships with employee representatives and collective bargaining Pensions Pay, employee savings and employee shareholding schemes Complex transactions and transfers of undertakings

Insights by Charlotte

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Legal Update France

Beyond disclosure: how the EU Pay Transparency Directive will reshape employer obligations

17 Sep 2025 6 min read
Event International

Webinar on the EU Pay Transparency Directive and the UK gender pay gap reporting

10 Sep 2025
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