Harassment and Discrimination
Employment Law
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Our first legal advice
The sooner you consult with a Lawyer, the more powerful you will be to negotiate an amicable settlement (« rupture conventionnelle », « transaction », PEP - Prompt Exit Package …).
Do not sign any document (convocation, PIP, negative annual appraisal …) without having taken advice from a Lawyer.
Do not complain about harassment or discrimination without seeking advice from a Lawyer.
Do not wait to receive a convocation to the dismissal interview to consult with a lawyer
Lawyers to win against your employer
Our law firm has obtained court rulings against large companies, among others, Natixis and Caisse d'Epargne banks, companies from groups such as LVMH, L'Oréal, Essilor, Abercrombie, Amazon, Eiffage, Veolia, Atos, Auchan, Cyrillus, etc.
managers and executives advised and defended
From amicable negotiation to litigation
Years of experiences
Avi Bitton Avocats Associés
Employment law
Avi Bitton Law Firm – 12 lawyers – 22 years of experience – Over 6,000 managers, executives, and directors advised.
High-profile cases : Renault (Carlos Ghosn), Altice (BFM), Natixis, LVMH, Eiffage, HSBC, Essilor, L'Oréal, Amazon, Valeo…
Media appearances on national television (TF1, France 2, France 24, BFM TV…), in the national press (Le Monde, Le Figaro, Libération, Les Echos, ...), regional press (Ouest France, Nice Matin, ...) and in international outlets (Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, The Lawyer, Bloomberg…) covering high-profile criminal and civil cases : Nicolas Sarkozy, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Cédric Jubillar, Karim Benzema, Ary Abittan, Pierre Palmade, Benjamin Mendy...
– Former Member of the Paris Bar Disciplinary Council (2013, 2018 to 2023).
– Former Member of the Paris Bar Council (2010–2015)
– Former Member of the National Bar Council (2012–2015).
– Author of Le procès au Conseil de Prud'hommes (LGDJ, 2018).
Avi Bitton is regularly consulted by the Government (Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Labour, National Assembly, Senate...) on employment law and criminal law reform.
International activity for expatriate executives and managers with implications in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, the European Union (Portugal, Italy, Germany...), Russia, Brazil, Morocco or Africa.
Firm recommended by the French and international rankings Best Lawyers, Décideurs and Legal 500.
Collaboration with former judges, magistrates and conseillers prudhommaux (labour court judges), private investigators (evidence gathering, witness identification...), experts (handwriting experts, scientific experts, medical experts...) and bailiffs (bank account seizures...).
International partner law firms:
– United States (Washington DC, New York, California)
– Canada (Quebec)
– United Kingdom (London)
– Brazil (São Paulo)
– Italy (Milan)
– Latvia (Riga)
– Ukraine (Kyiv)
– Romania (Bucharest)
– Bulgaria (Sofia).
French partner law firms: Lyon, Toulon and Rouen.
Languages spoken: English and Portuguese.
Recent cases & Press review
Avi Bitton Lawyers & Partners
Employment Law
- Discrimination and harassment: sentencing a computering company to pay damages for discrimination on return of maternity leave, psychological harassment and unfair dismissal (ruling of 25th April 2013, Cour of appeal of Versailles).
- Sexual harassment: sentencing a public company to pay damages for unfair dismissal to a manager accused of sexual harassment by several colleagues (judgement of the Employment Tribunal of Créteil, 23rd December 2014).
- Dismissal: sentencing of a famous TV production company for late delivery of legal documents
- Sexual harassment: suing a major pharmaceuticals company whom a manager has sexually abused an employee
- Amicable settlement: negotiating an amicable settlement between a major franchising group and a union representative
- Work hours: negotiating an amicable settlement between a large law firm and a lawyer associate in relation to breach of work hours rules
- “Former Allen Overy associate files harassment and discrimination complaint against firm“, The Lawyer, 8 octobre 2019.
- « Herbies faces court action from former associate in Paris », The Lawyer, 8 December 2009
- « Plainte pénale d’un collaborateur contre un cabinet d’avocat pour travail dissimulé », Actuel Avocat, 4 December 2009
- « Des avocats au ban des accusés », L’Express, 3 December 2009
- « Le cabinet Taj condamné pour délit social de travail dissimulé », Actuel Avocat, 8 July 2009
- « Bras de fer entre Karl Zéro et un ex-salarié », Le Figaro, 6 March 2009
Harassment and Discrimination
Avi Bitton Lawyers & Partners
Are you a manager or executive? Are you subject to harassment or discrimination based on age or gender (return from maternity leave, unequal pay between men and women …)?
Our team of 12 lawyers have been assisting managers and executives in such situations for 22 years.
We settle most of our cases amicably, because large companies know our reputation: we regularly on TV and in the press, in France (Libération, BFM TV, Le Monde, Le Figaro, etc.) and abroad (Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, …) and we have already obtained court sentencing against companies such as L’Oréal, Amazon, Auchan, LVMH, Atos, Natixis, Caisse d’Epargne, Véolia, Eiffage, Essilor …