Philippe Durand qualified as a solicitor in New York in 1989 & in Paris in 1992. After 10 years spent in Paris with a major British firm, he joined August & Debouzy in 2000.

He is a partner in the employment group of the firm and specializes in all aspects of French employment and social security matters. He advises a wide range of French and foreign clients in France in these areas.

Practices
Employment & social security
-Individual and collective employment relationship
-Employees’ remuneration
-Dealing with staff  and representatives unions
-Collective lays offs (Plans sociaux)
-Profit sharing schemes
-Employment aspects of corporate decisions (acquisition, sale, restructuring, outsourcing, etc.)

Industries
IT
Finance and banking
Luxury goods
Printing
Media
Real estate agents

Education
Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris, 1985 (Public Service Section)
University of Paris II, Master in Tax, Corporate & Business Law, 1986 (mention assez bien)
Georgetown University Law Center, Washington D.C. (USA), "Masters of Law", 1988

Bar admissions
New York, 1989
Paris, 1992

Languages
English