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Céline Lelièvre

Céline Lelièvre
  • Member of the Bar
    Partner
  • Adresse
    MCE Avocats (Lausanne)
    Rue du Grand-Chêne 1
    Case postale 1106
    1001 Lausanne
  • Language(s)
    FR / EN

Me Céline Lelièvre pursued her law studies in France, in Nancy. She obtained her DEA (Diplôme de droit approfondi) in private law in 1995 and then worked as a teaching assistant at the same university.

In 2001, she decided to continue her studies in Luxembourg, where she was admitted to the Bar. That same year, she joined a law firm specializing in new technologies. In 2009, she established her own law firm, DCL Avocats, in Luxembourg.

After moving to Switzerland in 2012, Me Céline Lelièvre was admitted to the Vaud Bar Association as an EU/EFTA lawyer in 2015.

For the past 24 years, whether in Luxembourg or Switzerland, Me Céline Lelièvre has been assisting her clients, primarily businesses, in their daily operations. She supports them from their creation, drafting articles of association and shareholders’ agreements, and setting up their commercial contracts (general terms and conditions of sale, distribution agreements, franchise agreements, etc.). She also advises them on managing their employees throughout the employment relationship, covering labor law matters (drafting, amending, terminating contracts, and handling disputes), as well as work and/or residence permits. Additionally, she helps navigate the coordination of social security systems when transnational issues arise within the EU.

Me Céline Lelièvre holds a DEA in Private Law from Nancy II University (France). She then worked as a teaching assistant at the same university for six years. She has been a member of the Luxembourg Bar since 2001, where she continues to practice both as a legal advisor and a litigation lawyer.

Furthermore, she holds a mediation diploma from the University of Geneva and is trained in collaborative law.

Before joining MCE Avocats, Céline Lelièvre practiced and continues to practice in Luxembourg. As a legal advisor to telecom operators, she developed a specific expertise in public procurement law. Since 2015, in addition to her Luxembourg practice, she has expanded her expertise in Switzerland and is a member of the OAV (Vaud Bar Association) and the FSA (Swiss Bar Association).

Professional activities

  • Partner at MCE Avocat
    Since 2005

  • Attorney at MERCURIS AVOCATS, Lausanne (formerly Lexartis Avocats)
    2015 – 2025

  • Avocat à la Cour in Luxembourg (Omilia Avocats)

    2013 to date

  • Partner and founder of DCL Avocats, Luxembourg
    2009 – 2013 

  • Associate, LE GOUEFF Avocats, Luxembourg
    2001 – 2009

  • Lecturer in private law and notarial law (4th year) – University of Nancy II (France) Subjects taught: inheritance law, liberalities and matrimonial regimes
    1995 -2001

Education

  • Collaborative Law Training
    2019

  • Training in Principled Negotiation
    2018

  • CAS in Mediation – University of Geneva
    2015 – 2017

  • Admission to the Bar as an EU/EFTA Lawyer
    2015

  • Admission to the Luxembourg Bar as a Court Lawyer (List I)
    2003

  • Admission to the Luxembourg Bar (List II)
    2001

  • DEA in Private Law (Equivalent to a Master’s Degree – Master 2)
    1995

  • French Baccalaureate
    1990

Area of expertise

droit des sociétés

Commercial law

droit des contrats

Contract law

Droit du travail

Employment law

Droit du travail

Coordination of social security systems EU

Droit du travail

Tenancy law

Public procurement law

Public procurement law

    Publication

    Céline Lelièvre is the author of numerous articles published in Luxembourg journals and has contributed to several books on French and Luxembourg law.

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