Expert in employment law, labour relations, employees privacy law, diversity and inclusion, and human ressources compliance and investigation in EMEA jurisdictions.

EMEA Senior Counsel, Employment Law @ Advising on European and local works council issues; liaising and coordinating projects with outside counsels; following up on European legislation and its impact in local jurisdictions; working with human ressources teams on developing and implementing global employment policies. From 2010 to Present (5 years) Paris Area, FranceEMEA Counsel, Employment Law and Employees Privacy Law @ Employment Law in EMEA: advising on European and local works council issues; liaising and coordinating projects with outside counsels; following up on European legislation and its impact in local jurisdictions; working with human ressources teams on developing and implementing global employment policies. Employees Privacy Law in EMEA: advising on videosurveillance, call recording, and registration of systems with data protection agencies; drafting notices of information. From 2008 to 2010 (2 years) Paris Area, FranceSenior Associate, Employment Law @ Strategic advice on all aspects of employment in mergers and acquisitions: carrying out and supervising due diligence work on employment aspects of assets and shares sales; carrying out comparative analysis on compensation and benefits schemes fand implementing post-integration harmonisation; advising on information/consultation procedure linked with harmonisation issues. From 2006 to 2008 (2 years) Paris Area, FranceSenior Associate, Employment Law @ Non-contentious work: advising in relation to general and specific employment matters; advising on all aspects of employment law arising from international megers and acquisitions and restructuring projects; advising in relations to obligations on the transfer of undertakings and outsourcings; negotiating and drafting severance agreements in redundancies issues. Contentious work: representing employers in respect of collective redundancies before employment tribunals of first instance and courts of appeals. From 2001 to 2006 (5 years) Paris Area, FranceAssociate, Employment Law @ Contentious work: representing employers in respect of unfair dismissals, colelctive redundancies, payment of wages claims, occupational work claims, social security contributions litigations, and representatives' elections before employment, social security, and civil tribunals of first intance and courts of appeals. From 2000 to 2001 (1 year) Paris Area, France

Bar Diploma (CAPA), Valedictorian @ CRFPA de Versailles (now HEDAC de Versailles) From 1998 to 1999 LLM in Employment and Trade Unions Laws (DEA de Droit du Travail et Syndical), Employment law @ Université Paris X (now Université Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense) From 1997 to 1998 LLM in European Business Laws (Magistère de Juriste d'Affaires Européen) @ Université Nancy II (now Université de Lorraine) From 1992 to 1993 Katell Berthou is skilled in: Employment Law, Employment..., Employee Relations, Equality & Diversity, HR Policies, Labor Relations, Legal Compliance, Outsourcing, Works Council, Cross-functional..., Employment Litigation, Employee Benefits, Strategic Influence, Advising People, International M&A, EMEA, Background Checks, Employment Contracts, Reporting & Analysis, Internal Investigations, Restructuring, Sales Compensation, Employee privacy