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Pascale Lagesse is a Partner and Founder of Bredin Prat’s Employment Law practice in Paris, France. She has over 30 years of experience advising international corporate clients on the employment issues arising out of mergers & acquisitions and business divestitures, individual disputes and complex collective disputes with unions and works councils, large-scale restructuring projects as well as day-to-day employment advice and assistance. Pascale is currently the Vice Chair of the International Bar Association’s Legal Practice Division and a member of the Management Board. She is also Course Director for Labor Law Studies at the Paris Bar School and a member of the Research Commission at Paris Panthéon-Assas University. Pascale’s expertise is consistently recognized by leading legal directories. She is ranked Band I by Chambers Europe, is a Legal 500 Hall of Fame Member and is listed as a Best Lawyer for Labor and Employment. She has authored numerous employment-related publications, including the French chapter of Wolters Kluwer’s International Labour and Employment Compliance Handbook. Pascale is a graduate of the University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas (Maîtrise in judicial practice) and the University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne (DEA in Private Law).