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Stephane Henry

Partner, Employment

stephanehenry@paulhastings.com

Stéphane Henry is a partner in the Employment Law practice of Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s Paris office. 

Stéphane advises high-profile U.S.-based and French clients on all aspects of employment law, with a focus on areas including mergers and acquisitions, outsourcing, business transfer legislation, relationships with employees' representative bodies and unions, as well as other human resources management matters. He has specialized in particular in the new technologies, chemistry and entertainment sectors.

Prior to joining Paul Hastings in 2006, Stéphane worked in two international law firms based in Paris. He also served as an in-house employment and labor counsel for Accenture.

EDUCATION

Institut d'etudes politiques de Paris (Sciences Po), M.Sc., 1995

Universite de Lorraine, M.A., 1994

REPRESENTATIONS

  • A leading France-based provider of additives in connection with a range of employment matters, including an HR reorganisation plan; employee relation matters with unions, works council and their respective counsels; and the termination of key employees.

  • A leading France-based automotive benchmarking company in connection with the recruitment of senior employees in France and abroad; secondment of employees; collective relations with the works council and their experts; right of alert procedures in connection with the economic difficulties faced by the company and infringement to employees’ fundamental rights; unfair competition; whistleblowing; reorganisation; and termination of key employees and the subsequent litigation before the employment tribunal.

RECOGNITIONS

  • Band 5

    Chambers Europe

  • Band 2

    Legal 500

ASSOCIATIONS

  • Member

    EELA (European Employment Lawyers Association), the International Bar Association & the ANDRH (French HR Directors Association)

  • Pro bono representation

    SOS Villages d''Enfance and L''Institut de l''Engagement