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August Debouzy
7 rue de Téhéran
75008 Paris
France

Work Department

Employment

Position

Partner

Career

Marie-Hélène Bensadoun, a partner at August Debouzy since 1999 within the Labour and Employment Law department provides advisory and litigation support on restructuring, companies transfer and collective bargaining issues, both before civil and criminal jurisdictions.

She was director of the association Joséphine pour la Beauté des Femmes and is currently director of the association Toutes à l’Ecole to which she provides pro bono legal services.

From 2016 to 2022, she was vice-president of Avosial, a network of over 400 corporate lawyers specializing in labour and employment law.

Marie-Hélène Bensadoun was a member of the Social Committee of La Fondation Abbé Pierre until 2018.

She is a regular participant in cultural, economic, scientific, and political debates such as the Cité de la Réussite.

She is a member of the Executive Committee of the Fondation pour la Comédie Française.

Marie-Hélène Bensadoun is an active participant in the Start You Up program launched by August Debouzy.

Languages

French | English | Spanish

Memberships

Admitted to the Paris (1990) and Madrid (1991) bars

Education

  • Master’s degree (Maîtrise) in Tax, Corporate and Business Law, University of Paris XI, 1988
  • Bachelor’s degree (Licence)/licenciatura en derecho, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 1987

Lawyer Rankings

France > Employment

(Leading individuals)

Marie-Hélène BensadounAugust Debouzy

August Debouzy maintains its strong reputation as a leading firm in the market, assisting French and international clients in the real estate, pharmaceutical, media, hospitality, financial institutions and travel industries. The team routinely advises on the full spectrum of employment mandates, including day-to-day management issues, employment litigation and restructuring projects, along with sensitive sexual harassment matters. Emmanuelle Barbara leads the team and is noted for her extensive expertise in employment, compensation and benefits law, regularly advising on social security issues. Other key partners include Marie-Hélène Bensadoun, Catherine Le Manchec, Virginie Devos, Anaïs Qureshi, Fabienne Haas and Eric Manca. Counsels Diane Reboursier, Sonia Moreau, Laure Hosni, Isabelle Hadoux-Vallier, Kathy Azevedo and Boris Léone-Robin are also noted.