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Emmanuelle Barbara, Senior Partner at August Debouzy, has been a member of the Paris Bar since 1993. As a Managing Partner (Associé-gérant) of August Debouzy from 2001 to 2017, she created the labour department (comprising 35 lawyers, including 8 partners), which is involved in all areas of employment law and the development of HR strategies. In just fifteen years, her department has become a leading provider of labour law services and advice. In 2012 and 2018, Emmanuelle Barbara received the “Lawyer of the Year” award in labour law from Best Lawyer magazine. She teaches at Sciences-Po Paris’s School of Law in Master II level. She also actively participates, within multiple think tanks, in the debate on the evolution of French labour law. She is a member of the board of directors of the French think tank Institut Montaigne and was a board member and approved qualified person of the French Central Agency of Social Security Organizations (ACOSS) between 2007 and 2017.
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LEGAL 500 EMEA 2021
• Employment: Tier 1/4
Emmanuelle Barbara: Hall of fame
• Social security: Compensation and Benefits: Tier 1/4
CHAMBERS AND PARTNERS EUROPE 2021
• Employment: Band 1
• Emmanuelle Barbara: Band 1
“Emmanuelle Barbara is "pragmatic and very intelligent," according to clients. She is highly sought after by leading French and international corporates hailing from a range of sectors, including retail and technology. She assists with the negotiation of collective agreements, whistle-blowing procedures and employment criminal law cases. Clients further praise her strategic approach and "flawless availability.""
Chambers & Partners Europe 2021
WHO'S WHO LEGAL
• Emmanuelle Barbara: Labour & Employment
"Emmanuelle Barbara is a seasoned labour and employment
specialist, lauded for her work on a range of contentious and noncontentious
matters."
Who's who Legal France 2021
OPTION DROIT & AFFAIRES
• Redundancy plans and collective litigation: Tier 1/5
BEST LAWYERS 2022
• Emmanuelle Barbara
DÉCIDEURS STRATÉGIE FINANCE DROIT
• Social management of M&As and social audits: Leading
• High-risk litigation and criminal labor law: Leading
• Collective bargaining and employment relationships: Leading
• Restructuring, redundancy plans and related collective litigation: Leading
• Supplementary welfare schemes: Excellent
• Representation of senior executives: Highly recommended
• Collective and individual remuneration : Excellent
LAWYER OF THE YEAR (BEST LAWYERS)
• Labor and Employment Law: Emmanuelle Barbara (2012;2019)
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August Debouzy advised the founders of l’Usine in connection with their efforts to become fully autonomous
August Debouzy advised the founders of l’Usine, a company operating premium sports clubs in Paris, Brussels and Geneva, on the acquisition, with the support of investment funds managed by two asset management companies, 123 Investment Managers and Sigma Gestion, of all the shares held by Lagardère Sport & Entertainment since 2015.
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AUGUST DEBOUZY creates a Business Ethics practice group : first firm in the French legal market to provide cross-disciplinary compliance services
In launching its BUSINESS ETHICS practice group dedicated to compliance issues, the French law firm August Debouzy intends to support companies which, beyond just ensuring compliance, aim to use ethics as a means to drive growth. Their objective: help companies foresee and confront specific compliance related risks, and use the requirements to make their businesses more competitive and attractive, in France and internationally.
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August Debouzy is successfully growing its law business
Co-founder together with Olivier Debouzy of the law firm named after its two founding partners in 1995, Gilles August takes no offense as having his firm referred to as a “law business”.
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Free share awards – Constitutional Court ruling of April 28th, 2017: Is it possible to get a refund from Urssaf of the employer’s share of social security contributions?
Under §L. 137-13 of the French Social Security Code employers are required to pay a specific contribution on free awards of shares in consideration of the
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The French Constitutional Court sides with Orange concerning Urssaf’s obligation to refund the employer contribution on free awards of shares when none are actually awarded
In 2011, Orange introduced a free share award plan for all of its employees and immediately paid, as was then required by law, the employer’s share of the specific social security contribution to which awards of free shares are subject in consideration of the fact that they are not subject to social security contributions under the ordinary rule of law. The performance condition not having been met, Orange did not ultimately award any shares to its employees under that plan.
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August Debouzy assists the world’s largest retailer, Costco, in setting up in France and opening its first warehouse club
August Debouzy assisted the retail giant, Costco, in setting up in France and opening its first warehouse club. Having obtained the requisite administrative authorizations, Costco France began, in mid-2016, building its first warehouse club and its registered office in Villebon-sur-Yvette, in the Essonne region.
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August Debouzy: Law Firm of the Year in France By “Le Monde du droit”
AUGUST DEBOUZY received 7 awards during the 5th edition of the “Palmarès des avocats” organized by “Le Monde du droit” (March 23, 2017). This recognitio
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August & Debouzy advises Keolis in connection with the commercial and capital partnership with LeCab
August & Debouzy advised Keolis, a specialized company in urban and intercity transport, as part of its strategic, commercial and capital partnership with
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August & Debouzy at the Cité de la Réussite
For the 19th edition of the Cité de la Réussite, the business law firm August & Debouzy is a partner of this prestigious event which will bring together mo
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August & Debouzy receives the “Best French law firm” award at the ILASA (International Legal Alliance Summit and Awards) ceremony
After receiving a special distinction in the “Best French law firm” category in 2011, this year August & Debouzy received the “Best French law firm” award
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