France

Capstan

Pascal Lagoutte Jean-Michel Mir  83 rue La Boétie  75008 Paris Tél : +33 (0)1 44 95 48 00 Fax : +33 (0)1 45 63 99 62 www.capstan.fr

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Capstan is "the leader in the French market" (Legal 500, 2007) Capstan's key statistics are:

• 35 partners
• 250 employees, including 150 lawyers
• 9 locations : Lille, Lyon, Marseille, Saint Etienne, Toulouse, Paris, Sophia-Antipolis, Nantes, Montpellier
• 40 years of experience

Capstan is a group of French employment law experts who: - benefit from privileged exchanges with more than 1200 attorneys specialised in local labour and employment law practices in 44 countries (the European Union, the United States, Canada, Latin America, Eastern Europe, Japan); - accompany their corporate clients in implementing cross-border projects, most notably throughout the European Union, and in optimising human resources management on an international basis; - offer a worldwide, consistently exemplary quality of service.

The attorneys at Capstan hold masters degrees from the most highly-respected French universities. They benefit from ongoing training programs and are kept up to date on new legislation, essential case law developments, and best business practices through regular conferences and training sessions.

Capstan advises a significant number of French and foreign companies accross a range of industry sectors, including most of the CAC 40 companies.

The leading French labour and employment law specialist, Capstan offers global coverage of these services by actively participating in the Ius Laboris alliance.

Capstan Offices
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Paris	5 rue d'Athènes 75009 Paris Tél : +33 (0)1 44 95 48 00 Fax : +33 (0)1 45 63 99 62 Pierre-André Dubus Pierre Le Cohu Alain Sauret Anne-Bénédicte Voloir Guillaume Bordier Sandrine Losi Bruno Serizay
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Lille	Euralliance - Porte A 2, Avenue de Kaarst 59777 Lille Tél : +33 (0)3 20 13 01 07 Fax : +33 (0)3 20 31 47 48 Patricia Pouillart Bruno Platel
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Lyon	Le Capitole 97 cours Gambetta 69481 Lyon Cedex 03 Tél : +33 (0)4 72 84 12 12 Fax : +33 (0)4 72 84 12 00 Philippe Gautier Daniel Palfroy Eric Ravier Philippe Richard
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Montpellier	Stratégie Concept - Bât 4 1300, avenue Albert Einstein 34000 Montpellier Tél : +33 (0)4 67 15 90 90 Fax : +33 (0)4 67 15 90 91 Olivier Bonijoly Philippe Garcia Anne-Laure Périès
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Toulouse	La passerelle Saint-Aubin 17, boulevard de la Gare 31500 Toulouse Tél : +33 (0)5 62 47 89 00 Fax : +33 (0)5 61 34 26 32 Stéphane Leplaideur Thierry Viala Paul Henri Bernard Delphine Stella Bernad
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Marseille	509, avenue du Prado 13008 Marseille Tél : +33 (0)4 91 29 03 90 Fax : +33 (0)4 91 29 03 99 Laurent Deschaud Luc Alemany
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Nantes	2 rue Michaël Faraday Immeuble Ampère 44822 Saint Herblain Cedex Tél : + 33 (0)2 51 80 49 41 Fax : + 33 (0)2 51 80 49 40 Olivier Chénedé Jean-Luc Amour
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Saint Etienne	Immeuble Europa 9, bd Lieutenant Knoblauch 42048 Saint-Etienne Cedex Tél : +33 (0)4 77 74 30 82 Fax : +33 (0)4 77 79 21 27 Pascal Garcia
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Sophia Antipolis	Le Carat Les Bouillides 200, chemin du Vallon 06560 Sophia Antipolis Tél : 04 92 38 87 87 Fax : 04 92 38 87 88 André Charbin Cécile Schwal

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