Dagan Doucet Avocats
The architect of your employment law successes
Our SpecialitiesExpertise, Proximity, Custom-made
Experts in employment law
DDA is a law firm dedicated exclusively to employment law. The quality of our services is guaranteed by the daily practice of this field by each partner, in both advisory and litigation roles, and by the regular follow-up of an ongoing training program.
The experience of international firms witha close relationship
DDA's partners each worked for several years in international law firms before setting up their own. They pass on this experience to their customers, while maintaining the individualized approach typical of a human-scale firm. They are committed to responding rapidly to their clients' needs, while offering reasonable and appropriate billing.
Listening, efficiency and commitment
DDA's partners are committed to their effectiveness in the particularly complex and fast-changing field of employment law, and their guiding principle is to provide all their clients, whatever their size or needs, with a relationship based on listening, sincerity and total involvement to guarantee the quality of the service provided.
A network of partners toanswer related questions
DDA's expertise in employment law is backed up by a global, multidisciplinary approach. Thanks to a solid network of trusted partners built up over the years, DDA can provide coordinated advice and call on lawyers and service providers specialized in other areas (corporate law, tax law, intellectual property, commercial law, criminal law, immigration, etc.).
Our customers
From SMEs to international groups
The companies
Cabinet DDA provides day-to-day support to French SMEs, national groups and subsidiaries of foreign groups established in France. We are able to respond to all legal issues relating to human resources management, from one-off questions to assistance with reorganizations or complex projects. The firm's legal offering is tailored to the specific needs of the companies concerned, depending on their size, structure and field of activity. Our clients operate in a wide variety of sectors, and our firm is fully conversant with the relevant collective bargaining agreements (Syntec, Metallurgy, Pharmaceutical Industries, Private Education, Advertising, Hotels Cafés Restaurants, Service Providers, etc.):
- DDA provides comprehensive assistance to national groups, adapting to their internal organization and sometimes complex decision-making processes.
- For SMEs, it guarantees a highly responsive, flexible service and practical, pragmatic solutions, often in direct contact with the company's CEO.
- For the French subsidiaries of foreign companies, we are able to explain the specific features of French labor law, while respecting the working methods specific to international groups. In this context, we work in English, both orally and in writing.
Company managers
Fully involved in the running of their business, managers often neglect their personal situation. Cabinet DDA helps them organize crucial issues such as :
- the validity of combining their corporate office with their employment contract
- their rights and protection in the event of termination of their employment contract or loss of their corporate office
- the manager's criminal liability
- the validity of delegated powers
- support during the sale of the company
Frameworks
The assistance of a specialist lawyer is an invaluable asset at every stage of your professional life, particularly :
- at the time of hiring, to negotiate the employment contract and validate that its clauses comply with labor law, while respecting their professional priorities
- to prepare for or return from international mobility
- in anticipation of the liquidation of their pension rights
- in the event of disputes with the company or as part of severance negotiations.
Our activitiesLabor law consultingand litigation
DDA handles all employment law issues, both advisory and litigation.
Litigation
Cabinet DDA defends the interests of its clients throughout France:
- before the administrative authorities : Inspections du travail, DREETS, URSSAF, etc.
- before the competent courts: Councils of Prud'hommes, Courts of Appeal, Judicial Tribunals
The extensive experience of our associates enables us to make the best use of all available means of defense, and to win complex and difficult cases, both as plaintiffs and defendants.
He also knows how to assess a case's chances of success, and how to foster rapid, effective reconciliation in the interests of his clients.
Consulting activities
Cabinet DDA is there to help its customers develop their projects and strategies, particularly in the following areas:
Individual labor relations
Corporate reorganizations
Collective labor relations
Relations with employee representatives
Health at work
International mobility
Expertise in secondment and expatriation situations
The firm's partners
Gaëlle DOUCET
Gaëlle Doucet is a member of the Paris Bar and has been practicing employment law since 1997.
With experience in Parisian law firms and the international firm Deloitte, she set up her own firm before founding Dagan Doucet Avocats with Véronique Dagan in 2014.
Gaëlle DOUCET holds a Magistère in Business Law from the University of Dijon and a DEA in Private International Law and International Trade from the University of Paris Panthéon-Assas. She furthered her specialization at The Hague Academy of International Law.
She works fluently in English with customers of all nationalities.
Véronique DAGAN
Véronique Dagan has been a member of the Paris Bar since 1995, specializing in labor law.
After many years with DS Avocats, she set up her own employment law practice in 2009, before founding Dagan Doucet Avocats with Gaëlle Doucet.
A graduate of the IEP in Paris, with a DEA in Business Law from the University of Paris II Assas and a Certificate of Specialization in Employment Law, she is a regular speaker on employment law issues in partnership with various professional organizations and associations, including ANDRH.
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Terms and conditions
Cabinet DDA offers various billing methods. Fees can be calculated :
- time,
- on a fixed-price basis, with or without a performance fee,
- or on a subscription basis.
In order to establish a relationship of mutual trust, does not charge for the first meeting with a DDA lawyer.
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Address
12/14 Avenue Victor Hugo
75116 PARIS