About
Jérôme Watrelot is Managing partner at Chassany Watrelot & Associés (CWA) and an attorney registered with the Paris Bar Association; he founded CWA in 1987 after serving as a partner at Fidal in Lyon. He has more than 30 years’ experience advising French and international companies on employment law, particularly in transformations, restructuring and mergers & acquisitions, and is regularly involved in collective negotiations; he is a member of the International Bar Association (IBA), AvoSial and the European Employment Lawyer Association (EELA).
Practice areas
Employment & LaborCollective BargainingCorporate / M&ARestructuring
Office
Expertise
Employment lawRestructuring & transformationsMergers & acquisitionsCollective negotiation / labour relations
Education
- Certificate of Specialization in Employment Law and Social Security Law (Certificat de spécialisation en Droit du Travail et de la Sécurité Sociale), Bar Association of Lyon (1985)
- Postgraduate degree (DESS) in Tax and Business Law (DESS Droit des Affaires et Fiscalité), University of Lyon III (1982)
- Corporate lawyer degree (DJCE, Diplôme de Juriste Conseil d’Entreprise), University of Lyon III (1982)
- Postgraduate degree (DEA) in History of Law (DEA Histoire du Droit), University of Lyon III (1979)
- Master’s degree in Judicial Careers (Maîtrise Carrières Judiciaires), University of Lyon III (1978)
Admissions
- Bar Association of Lyon (1985)
- Attorney registered with the Paris Bar Association
Languages
FrenchEnglish