As part of its policy of internal promotion, Cornet Vincent Ségurel announces the appointment of Delphine Monnier, in employment law, and Nicolas Palos, in tax, as partners.

Delphine Monnier and Nicolas Palos become the 48th and 49th partners of the firm. These appointments follow the arrival, on January 1st, of Stéphanie Gérard as partner in Bordeaux. In total, Cornet Vincent Ségurel now has a team of 270 people, including 190 lawyers and legal counsels.

"These promotions validate the remarkable career paths of Delphine and Nicolas and their development within our teams," emphasizes Alban Pousset-Bougère, partner at Cornet Vincent Ségurel. "Their appointments illustrate our development strategy based on internal promotion: we rely on promising senior lawyers, in line with our firm's model and values, and we accompany them towards the partnership in order to strengthen our various areas of expertise".

About Delphine Monnier

Delphine Monnier assists numerous clients, including large groups, SMEs, start-ups and financial institutions, in all areas of employment law and social protection. Her practice covers both the day-to-day management of human resources and more exceptional complex operations (restructuring, collective disputes), as well as the management of litigation before the social courts (industrial tribunal litigation, litigation relating to work-related accidents, occupational diseases, litigation relating to inexcusable fault, litigation following an URSSAF audit, etc.).

Her career has allowed her to develop a particular expertise in handling the social issues of complex legal operations (mergers, transfers of businesses, contributions of branches). She also regularly works with the firm's M&A teams on compliance audits to ensure the security of refinancing or acquisition operations.

Delphine Monnier started her career in Lyon in 2009 by joining a niche employment law firm. She then moved on to several large business law firms in Lyon and Paris, before moving on to a senior employment law position with an Anglo-American firm in Paris. She joined Cornet Vincent Ségurel in Lyon in 2019 before becoming a partner in 2022.

Delphine Monnier works in both French and English.

She is a member of various professional associations such as Avosial, an association composed of labor lawyers for the defense of companies, or Re-LyoNous and Bouge ta Boite (communities of entrepreneurs in Lyon).

About Nicolas Palos

Nicolas Palos dedicates his expertise to the taxation of private and public organizations as well as individuals.

He assists his clients in their day-to-day tax issues and provides advice in their relations with the French tax authorities, in the context of tax audits or tax litigation, as well as in the context of tax ruling. He also has extensive experience in the taxation of executives, shareholders and managers and thus devotes a large part of his practice to individual taxation and management package.

He also regularly advises on the tax structuring of corporate M&A and LBO transactions. Nicolas has also developed an expertise in real estate taxation.

After having worked in the International Department of Fidal in Paris, between 2009 and 2015, he continued his activity with PwC Société d'Avocats in Nantes. He joined Cornet Vincent Ségurel in 2019 where he practices as a partner. He is a member of the Institut des Avocats Conseils Fiscaux and regularly leads training sessions on current topics.

Nicolas is fluent in English.