Maurice Macchi
Counsel
Luxembourg
Maurice Macchi
Counsel
Luxembourg
Contact details
Maurice specialises in employment law matters. He advises financial institutions, funds/private equity players, insurance companies, multinationals and other corporate clients on the full spectrum of employment law topics.
He has an extensive experience in a wide range of subjects, notably in advising on strategic restructuring matters, such as collective redundancy procedures (social plan) and transfer of undertakings (notably in M&A and outsourcing transactions), on particularly sensitive cases, such as investigations on moral or sexual harassment, gender or racial discrimination, or data breaches, as well as representing clients in high-scale litigations in front of Luxembourg Labour Courts.
He joined Allen & Overy in 2014. He holds a Master 1 Droit de l’entreprise and a Master 2 Droit du travail et de la protection sociale, both obtained at the Université Nancy 2. He also holds a Licence en Droit from the same University. Prior to joining Allen & Overy, he worked for 2 years in an independent business law firm in Luxembourg.
Qualifications
Professional
Admitted as avocat à la Cour, Luxembourg, 2014
Admitted as avocat, Luxembourg, 2012
Academic
Master 2 Droit du travail et de la protection sociale, Université Nancy 2, France, 2011
Master 1 Droit de l’entreprise, Université Nancy 2, France, 2010
Licence en Droit, Université Nancy 2, France, 2009
Related articles
Publications: 16 January 2024
Luxembourg Employment Law: Top 10 Topics for 2024
Please find below a concise summary of our top 10 topics to watch out for in 2024, with some practical tips and recommendations on how to prepare and respond effectively to these challenges and…
Publications: 28 September 2023
Hiring third-country nationals in Luxembourg: the new law of 7 August 2023 in a nutshell
Publications: 17 July 2023
Qualifications
Professional
Admitted as avocat à la Cour, Luxembourg, 2014
Admitted as avocat, Luxembourg, 2012
Academic
Master 2 Droit du travail et de la protection sociale, Université Nancy 2, France, 2011
Master 1 Droit de l’entreprise, Université Nancy 2, France, 2010
Licence en Droit, Université Nancy 2, France, 2009
Pro-bono experience
- Advising several charities on all their day-to-day labour law questions
Recognition
Recently promoted to counsel, Maurice Macchi is ‘very knowledgeable‘ across a range of employment issues affecting global banks with operations in Luxembourg and is one of a number of more junior practitioners at the firm who are receiving superb market recognition
Legal500 EMEA 2022
Published work
- "20 years after Sarbanes-Oxley: what will be Luxembourg employer's obligations to protect whistleblowers?", Agefi Luxembourg, April 2022, co-author
- "Atypical staff sharing solutions in the financial sector", Agefi Luxembourg, April 2019, co-author
- "Doing Business in Luxembourg - 4th edition", AMCHAM Luxembourg - American Chamber of Commerce in Luxembourg, January 2016, Contributor - Chapter 25: Labour Law Overview
- "Les erreurs à éviter lors de la rédaction d'un contrat de travail à durée déterminée", Entreprises magazine, January 2016, co-author
- "Reclassement interne : les points saillants de la réforme", Entreprises magazine, November 2015, co-author
- "La réforme du dialogue social : principaux changements", Entreprises magazine, September 2015, co-author
- "Les différentes possibilités de recours à de la main-d'oeuvre externe", Entreprises magazine, September 2015, co-author
- "La maladie du salarié à l'épreuve des dernières évolutions jurisprudentielles", Entreprises magazine, June 2015, co-author
- "Quel contrat pour occuper un élève ou un étudiant?", Entreprises magazine, May 2015, co-author
- "Renaissance de la clause de non-concurrence?", Entreprises magazine, March 2015, co-author
- "Quel arsenal disciplinaire pour l'employeur: souplesse ou rigidité?", Entreprises magazine , January 2015, co-author
- "La gratification: simple faculté pour l'employeur ou droit acquis pour le salarié?", Entreprises magazine, November 2014, co-author
