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Sabine Smith-Vidal

Partner

Sabine Smith-Vidal advises French and international companies on labor and employment issues associated with cross-border transactions, mergers, acquisitions, and corporate restructurings. Working closely with her clients, Sabine assists with the establishment of pension plans, employee savings plans, and social plans. She advises corporations on multijurisdictional employment issues, including trade union law, outsourcing, and individual and collective dismissals. In addition, Sabine provides guidance and legal representation in labor dispute litigation. Sabine is the managing partner of Morgan Lewis’s Paris office.

Education

  • Université de Paris II Panthéon-Assas, 1987, D.E.A.
  • Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris, 1983, Diploma

Admissions

  • Paris

Awards and Affiliations

Recognized, Labor and Employment Law, France, Best Lawyers (2020)

Recognized, France's Leading Lawyers for Social Plan and Related Unemployment Litigation, Option Droit & Affaires (2019)

Recognized, Litigation & Competition, Leaders League (2018–2019)

Member, Practice Group of the Year, Employment, Law360 (2017, 2019)

Recognized, Who's Who Legal France: Labour & Employment (2018)

Recognized, Who's Who Legal: Labour & Employment (2017)

Recommended, The Legal 500 Paris (2016–2018)

Ranked, Employment, France, Chambers Europe (2016–2019)

Recognized, Décideurs - Leadership & Human Resources Management (2015–2019); Litigation & Arbitration (2016–2019); Mergers & Acquisitions (2015–2018) ; Remuneration Schemes and Hiring Strategies (2018)

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