August Debouzy est l’un des grands cabinets leaders du marché, offrant un large panel d’expertises à destination de grands clients français et internationaux. L'équipe est sollicitée pour mener à bien des projets de restructuration de grande envergure et de changement de management, assurer la négociation de conventions collectives et gérer le contentieux. La pratique est dirigée par Emmanuelle Barbara, une grande spécialiste des sujets de droit social, de rémunération et de la sécurité sociale. L’équipe comprend aussi Virginie DevosMarie-Hélène Bensadoun , Anaïs QureshiPhilippe DurandFabienne HaasCatherine Le Manchec et Eric Manca. Ils sont appuyés par les counsels Kathy AzevedoLaure Hosni, Sonia Moreau, Diane Reboursier et Boris Léone-Robin .
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Testimonials

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  • 'Available, adaptable, responsive. Their advice is always precise and adapted to our structure and business.'
  • 'Their knowledge of our company, and their ability to understand our interests and needs, are their greatest strengths. For each case, they study our specificities in order to be as close as possible to our needs.'
  • 'Highly interactive collaboration mode: precise listening, relevant proposals and sharp technical knowledge.'
  • 'The August Debouzy team places the defense of our interests at the heart of its actions and advice, adapting them to the reality of our activities in a pragmatic way. The team knows how to demonstrate creativity by taking into account the developments of our projects and the constraints that we face.'
  • 'The labor law team is extremely responsive. They are committed to supporting their clients by providing legal solutions that are always focused on business and strategy.'
  • 'The best part is a clear, timely response, no matter the time of day or month of the year.'
  • 'Emmanuelle Barbara is very pragmatic, direct, "no fuss", with great expertise.'
  • 'Professionalism, commitment and permanent availability.'

Key clients

  • Robert Bosch France
  • Fremantlemedia France
  • Lafarge France
  • Clariane
  • Volkswagen Group
  • Microsoft

Work highlights

Advised Robert Bosch France in relation to the sale of their Mondeville site.

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Practice head

Emmanuelle Barbara

Other key lawyers

Marie-Hélène Bensadoun; Catherine Le Manchec; Virginie Devos; Anaïs Qureshi; Fabienne Haas; Eric Manca; Philippe Durand; Diane Rebouriser; Laure Hosni; Sonia Moreau; Boris Léone-Robin; Kathy Azevedo