Marie-Hélène Bensadoun qualified as an attorney in Paris in 1990 & in Madrid in 1991. After 8 years spent in Paris with two major international firms, Marie-Hélène Bensadoun joined August & Debouzy in 1999.

She is a partner in the firm’s labour law department and specializes in all aspects of French employment and social security matters. She advises a wide range of French and foreign clients in France in these areas, and particularly in the areas of restructuring and collective negotiation.

 

Practices
Employment & social security
-Collective and individual employment relationship
-Negotiations with staff representatives and unions
-Collective layoff plans  (Plans sociaux)
-Profit-sharing schemes
-Employment aspects of corporate decisions (acquisition, sale, restructuring, outsourcing, etc.)
-Employees’ remuneration
-Collective litigation

 

Industries
IT / Telecom
Communication / Advertising
Distribution
Finance and banking
Public transportation
Steal manufacturing
Paper Industry

 

Education
University of Paris XI, 1988 (Master in Tax, Corporate and Business Law)
Universidad Complutense de
Madrid, 1987 (licenciatura en
derecho)

 

Bar admissions
Paris, 1990
Madrid, 1991

 

Languages
English
Spanish
 

Publications

"De la recherche de la diversité en entreprise à l'amélioration de la performance économique"- Marie-Hélène Bensadoun et Pierre Warin- Option Droit et Affaires - 12/10/2011

“Le harcèlement moral : une reconnaissance légale” (“Psychological Harassment : Legal Recognition”), Les Echos, March 2001 ; “Harcèlement, victime ou accusé, comment réagir ?” (“How to react when you are the victim or accused of harassment”), interview by Delphine Déchaux, Management, March 2002.