Hélène Margotin was admitted to the Paris Bar in 2000 and is Of Counsel in August & Debouzy’s Labour & Employment department.  She joined the firm in 1998 as a trainee lawyer and became an associate two years later.
She advises French companies and subsidiaries of major foreign groups on handling all aspects of individual and collective labour relations.  She also assists many clients with the employment aspects of acquisitions, transfers and restructurings.  Hélène has developed specific expertise in the status and management of managing executives and high-risk individual litigation.

 

Practices
Labour & Employment
-Impact of corporate restructurings (acquisitions, sales, reorganisations, outsourcing, etc.) on employees
-Management of staff representation bodies
-Handling individual and mass dismissals, redundancy plans
-Bargaining
-Psychological harassment, discrimination
-Status of managing executives
-High-risk individual litigation

 

Industries
Pharmaceuticals and medical
Automotive
Banking and finance
Communications/Advertising
Services

 

Education
Masters in Private Law, University of Paris II (1994)
Diploma from the Business Law Institute, University of Paris II (1994)
DEA postgraduate diploma in Employment and Labour Law, University of Paris II (1995)
Paris Bar School (1999)

 

Bar admission
Paris, 2000

 

Languages
English
German