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Catherine Le Manchec

Partner

Catherine Le Manchec joined August Debouzy in 2002 as an associate, after working at the law firms Joël Muguet Poulennec and Jacques Barthélémy et Associés.

As a Partner now, she provides advisory services on all labour and employment law issues.

She has in-depth experience in the management of sensitive projects, including the implementation of social strategies related to restructuring transactions, site closures, asset transfers or the takeover of public procurement contracts. 

She is also involved in collective insolvency proceedings, including to assist groups in managing the termination of certain business activities or with their relations with financially distressed subcontractors.

Catherine assists major French and international industrial and banking groups, as well as companies in the printing and research industries.                             

Practice Area

Education

  • Postgraduate degree (DEA) in Labour Law, University of Paris I, 1995
  • Postgraduate degree (Maîtrise) in Labour Law, University of Paris I, 1994

Admitted to the bar

  • Paris, 1998

Languages

French I English

CHAMBERS AND PARTNERS EUROPE 2023
• Employment: Band 1 

LEGAL 500 EMEA 2023
• Employment: Tier 1/4 

OPTION DROIT & AFFAIRES 2023
• Redundancy plans and collective litigation: Tier 1/5 

BEST LAWYERS 2024
• Catherine Le Manchec 

DÉCIDEURS STRATÉGIE FINANCE DROIT 
• Social aspects of M&A & labor-force audits: Leading 
• Employment litigation: Leading 
• Collective bargaining and social relations: Leading 
• Restructuring, redundancy plans and related collective litigation: Leading 
• Representation of senior executives: Highly recommended 

LE MAGAZINE DES AFFAIRES 2022
• Redundancy/employment protection plans (PSEs) and collective disputes: Tier 2/3​​​​​​​​​​​​​​