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.

Prior to joining the firm, in 2014, he worked for 2 years in an independent business law firm in Luxembourg.

Maurice 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.

Expertise

Industries

Experience

Pro bono

  • Advising several charities on all their day-to-day labour law questions.

Published Work

  • "The implications and challenges of the Luxembourg law on Whistleblowing from an employment and data protection law perspective", Pin Code, December 2023 "New law on moral harassment – Are you ready?", Agefi, April 2023 
  • "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 

Speaking Engagements

  • Speaker at HR Community Webinar on ""How to manage a successful employment investigation"", June 2024 
  • Speaker at HRCommunity Webinar on “how to deal with personal data in the workplace”, October 2023 
  • Speaker at HRCommunity Webinar on “Comment gérer les données personnelles dans le monde du travail ?”, October 2023 
  • Speaker at IFE Webinar on ""10 points clés en droit du travail"", October 2020 
  • Speaker at POG Webinar on ""Retour au travail post-confinement – quel cadre juridique"", May 2020 
  • Speaker at LHoft Webinar on ""Employer's rights and obligations in the Covid-19 context"", April 2020 
  • Speaker at AMCHAM conference on “Workplace Culture“, February 2020 
  • Speaker at IFE conference on “Harcèlement moral : prévention et gestion d’une plainte”, November 2019 

Recognition

Maurice Macchi provides ‘very pragmatic advice’ including on highly strategic matters for international banks
Rising star in employment Law - Legal 500 (EMEA), 2023
Recently promoted counsel Maurice Macchi displays a 'service-minded approach' on behalf of financial institutions on day-to-day matters, as well as strategic projects and litigation
Rising star in employment Law - Legal 500 (EMEA), 2023

Qualifications

Admissions

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

Languages

English, French, German
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.