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Emmanuelle Barbara
Senior partner
Member of the Paris Bar
Emmanuelle Barbara is a senior partner at August Debouzy. She was managing partner for 16 years (2001-2017), a time during which she set up our social practice, which leads on all employment and labor law matters.
Under her leadership, our social law practice became recognized as one of the best in France, with Emmanuelle being awarded “Lawyer of the Year” by BestLawyer twice, in 2012 and 2018.
Emmanuelle teaches at Sciences Po Paris’ Law School, and works with numerous French think tanks on the future of labor rights in France. She joined August Debouzy in 1996.
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Education
- Specialization Certification in employment, social security and social welfare law, 2000
- Postgraduate degree (DESS) in Business Law and Taxation, University of Paris II, 1989
Admitted to the bar
- Paris, 1993
Languages
French I English I Italian
LEGAL 500 EMEA 2022
• Employment: Tier 1/4
Emmanuelle Barbara: Leading individual (hall of fame)
• Social security: Compensation and Benefits: Tier 2/2
CHAMBERS AND PARTNERS EUROPE 2022
• Employment: Band 1
• Emmanuelle Barbara: Band 1
WHO'S WHO LEGAL 2021-2022
• Emmanuelle Barbara: Labour & Employment (Thought Leader)
OPTION DROIT & AFFAIRES 2021
• Redundancy plans and collective litigation: Tier 1/5
BEST LAWYERS 2023
• Emmanuelle Barbara
DÉCIDEURS STRATÉGIE FINANCE DROIT
• Social aspects of M&A & labor-force audits: Leading
• High-risk litigation and criminal labor law: Leading
• Employment litigation: Leading
• Collective bargaining and social relations: 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)
LE MAGAZINE DES AFFAIRES 2021
• Redundancy/employment protection plans (PSEs) and collective disputes: Tier 2/3-
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