Sophie
Lippmann

I advise French and international clients in all areas of employment law. I have developed particular expertise in social support relating to M&A restructuring operations and management of international mobility situations.

In the event of individual or collective labor disputes, she assists clients before civil, administrative, and criminal courts. Sophie provides training, including on managing psycho-social risks.

Areas of expertise

• Psycho-social risks: training, prevention and support (moral and sexual harassment, burn-out syndrome, etc.)
• Social management of mergers and acquisitions, company transformations and restructuring, mass redundancy plans, etc.
• Social aspects of international mobility
• Social dialogue and collective negotiation
• Executives: status, delegation of powers, remuneration, departures
• Individual employment relations
• Individual and collective disputes

Memberships

• Member of AJIF Sorbonne
• Member of A&O Alumni Network

Teaching activities

• Lecturer at HEDAC (2022)

Professional background

• Allen & Overy LLP
• Fromont Briens

Publications

• “France takes steps to fight inflation’s effects on workers”, SHRM, 7 novembre 2022
• “The Employer’s Guide to Europe’s Inflation”, Littler report, 3 novembre 2022
• “France: After the expansion of burnout claims, should employers worry about “bore out” claims?”, A&O Publications, 5 octobre 2020
• “Resuming activity, a manageable criminal risk”, L’AGEFI Hebdo, July 23, 2020
• “Covid-19 coronavirus: France – Criminal liability of the company and its leader in case of contamination of an employee at the workplace”, A&O Publications, May 12, 2020
• “Social plans follow one another but are not alike”, Les Echos Business, August 22, 2017