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Honors + Affiliations
The American Lawyer Magazine's Litigation Department of the Year - Labor and Employment Law Finalist 2004, Winner 2006, and Finalist 2008
Listed in the highest tier for National Labor and Employment Practice in Chambers USA 2007
Ranked #1 for "Most Prestigious" Labor and Employment Practice, Vault 2008 Associate Survey
Listed, Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers (2006 & 2007)
Listed, Chambers Europe: Europe's Leading Lawyers for Business (2007)
Listed, Guide to the World's Leading Labour & Employment Lawyers 2007 (Expert Guides)
Listed as Highly Recommended, Labour and Employee Benefits, PLC Which Lawyer? Yearbook 2008
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- Paris
- Paris
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68, rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré
75008 Paris, France
Phone: +33 1 53 30 44 40
Fax: +33 1 53 30 43 01
François Vergne is a partner in Morgan Lewis's Labor and Employment Practice resident in our Paris office.
Prior to joining Morgan Lewis, Mr. Vergne was a partner at a leading French law firm, where he focused on French, EU and international employment and labor law, and represented clients before courts and various administrative bodies having jurisdiction on labor matters. Prior to his partnership in 1999, Mr. Vergne was a partner at a leading Paris law firm. Mr. Vergne also advises on individual and collective aspects of industrial and corporate reorganizations, social security and litigation connected to labor disputes.
Mr. Vergne received his Maîtrise de droit, and his Diplôme de l'Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris (Section "Service Public") in 1980, his DEA in English and American law in 1983, and his LL.M. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, where he was a Fulbright Scholar in 1983-1984. Mr. Vergne is fluent in French and English.
Mr. Vergne is admitted to practice in Paris.
Education
- University of Pennsylvania Law School, 1984, LL.M
- University of Paris I, 1983, D.E.A., Droit Anglais et Nord American des Affaires
- University of Paris II, 1980, Maitrise en Droit