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Claudia Jonath

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Legal 500 Europe, Middle East and Africa, 2025

Employment - ‘Taylor Wessing provides good counsel at a fair rate. They are very responsive and are able to overcome the challenges presented by different time zones and tight deadlines.'; ‘Claudia Jonath and her team provide excellent and efficient service. We are very pleased with their work product.’; 'The team's candor and deep follow through is second to none. They treat each case as an owner would and it makes all the difference. Plus, as our main clients are in NY, we appreciated how they made an effort to make themselves available at times that worked for us.’

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Claudia is the head of Employment law practice in Paris.

Claudia is one of the founding partners of Taylor Wessing in France more than 20 years ago. 

Former PwC partner (Landwell) in charge of the Employment Law practice (50 lawyers specialized in Employment Law, social security and immigration), she has built up the Employment law practice for TW in France since 2003.

Claudia notably handles complex restructurings (M&A Employment related consequences, sales, carve outs, close downs and all sorts of transfer of undertakings) in amicable and litigious contexts, including judicial liquidations.

She is used to lead negotiations with international consultative bodies as well as French employees representatives such as unions and works councils. She handels relationships with external experts (i.e. chartered accountants in restructurings) and government bodies, optimizing chances for avoiding/ limiting costly strikes and/or litigation.

Her team acts as « project managers « to secure the clients’ General Management as well as international and local HR  teams with regards to motivation, timing, cost and risks of the contemplated restructurings.

Moreover,  the team anticipates restructuring related consequences on the collective status of employees, employee representatives and-if the case may be - integration related HR consequences.

PhD in international private law and business law Claudia is of German origin,  trilingual and qualified  in France, specialized in French and International employment law, member of the Paris bar.

Expertise

Services and Groups

Employment, pensions & mobility
Multi-service
Immigration & mobility
Employment
Pensions
Trade secrets
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Sectors

Consumer & retail
Fashion & luxury

CV

Since 2011 Deputy Managing Partner, Taylor Wessing
2003 - 2001 Partner, Taylor Wessing
2001 - 2003 Partner, PwC (ex-Landwell)
1991 - 2001 Lawyer, PwC (ex-Landwell)
1991 Admitted to the bar, Paris

Career

Since 2011 Deputy Managing Partner, Taylor Wessing
2003 - 2001 Partner, Taylor Wessing
2001 - 2003 Partner, PwC (ex-Landwell)
1991 - 2001 Lawyer, PwC (ex-Landwell)

Education

1991 Admitted to the bar, Paris

Additional languages

English German

Awards

Legal 500 Europe, Middle East and Africa, 2025

Featured

Employment - ‘Taylor Wessing provides good counsel at a fair rate. They are very responsive and are able to overcome the challenges presented by different time zones and tight deadlines.'; ‘Claudia Jonath and her team provide excellent and efficient service. We are very pleased with their work product.’; 'The team's candor and deep follow through is second to none. They treat each case as an owner would and it makes all the difference. Plus, as our main clients are in NY, we appreciated how they made an effort to make themselves available at times that worked for us.’

Experience

Corcentric acquires SaaS platform

Corcentric, a fast-growing provider of procurement and financial process automation solutions, on its USD32m acquisition of Determine, Inc, a global SaaS solutions provider in Source to Pay and Enterprise Contract Lifecycle Management.

Mark Barron
Gilles Amsallem
Claudia Jonath
Marc Schuler
Christophe Flaicher
Anne-Juliette De Zaluski
Sarah Cole

Ongoing employment law advice

An international car rental company on providing comprehensive employment law advisory in M&A-projects as well as regarding ongoing matters in recruitment and HR management

Sean Nesbitt
Claudia Jonath
Dr. Kilian Friemel

Employment litigation and immigration advice

A large European airline on providing ongoing and comprehensive employment law advice in several European countries, including in contentious matters as well as immigration.

Claudia Jonath

Preparations on ceasing activities in France in light of Brexit

A major Asian bank on its plans to cease its money service activities in France, due to increasing stringent banking regulations and in view of the forthcoming Brexit. Our expertise included advising and guiding the company with respect to economic elements, the implementation of redundancy procedures, and in mitigating the risks of litigation.

Claudia Jonath

Individual and collective labour law advice

A Korean OEM on providing comprehensive employment law advice in Germany and France, also regarding the reformation of a European works council and several workers agreements.

Jörg Bausch
Claudia Jonath

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