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Ming Henderson-Vu Thi

Partner

London
Direct: +44(0)20 7763 2553
Fax: +44(0)20 7763 2593
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Ms. Henderson is a partner in the Labor & Employment department of Seyfarth Shaw LLP’s London office. She is qualified in both France and the UK.  Before joining the firm, Ms. Henderson worked as an in-house employment counsel for a global software and hardware company covering Europe Middle-East and Africa (EMEA). She was also previously head of the EMEA Employment Law Practice for a global financial institution in the UK.

With 15 years of experience as in-house and private practice counsel, Ms. Henderson has considerable knowledge in cross-border employment law. Her expertise is in all aspects of English, French and international cross-border employment law, in particular corporate restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, insourcing and outsourcing, collective consultation with unions and employee representatives.

Recognized for her unique expertise as a dual-qualified French and English employment lawyer, Ms. Henderson is also a frequent speaker across Europe and the United States on international employment law issues. She is a member of the Employment Law Association (ELA), International Committee in the UK and was appointed as the first in-house representative of the ELA Management Committee (2009-2011). She is also a former co-chair of the American Bar Association’s International Sub-Committee, ERR, Labor and Employment Committee.

Ms. Henderson is a partner in the Labor & Employment department of Seyfarth Shaw LLP’s London office. She is qualified in both France and the UK.  Before joining the firm, Ms. Henderson worked as an in-house employment counsel for a global software and hardware company covering Europe Middle-East and Africa (EMEA). She was also previously head of the EMEA Employment Law Practice for a global financial institution in the UK.

With 15 years of experience as in-house and private practice counsel, Ms. Henderson has considerable knowledge in cross-border employment law. Her expertise is in all aspects of English, French and international cross-border employment law, in particular corporate restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, insourcing and outsourcing, collective consultation with unions and employee representatives.

Recognized for her unique expertise as a dual-qualified French and English employment lawyer, Ms. Henderson is also a frequent speaker across Europe and the United States on international employment law issues. She is a member of the Employment Law Association (ELA), International Committee in the UK and was appointed as the first in-house representative of the ELA Management Committee (2009-2011). She is also a former co-chair of the American Bar Association’s International Sub-Committee, ERR, Labor and Employment Committee.

Education

  • Master (DESS), Employment and Labour Law, University of Paris X, France (1993)

  • Magister in Employment Law and Human Resources, University of Paris X, France (1993)

  • Certificate of European Studies, European Social Security Law, University of Edinburgh (1993)

  • Paris Bar School (1994)

  • International Baccalaureat, Lycee International de Sevres, France (1987)

Admissions

  • Solicitor of England & Wales

Courts

  • England

Affiliations

  •  American Bar Association (Former Chair, International Subcommittee, ERR, Labor and Employment Law Section (2004-2008)
  • Employment Law Association (UK) (Member International Committee; Former In-House Representative, ELA Management Committee)
     

Presentations

  • “Globalization Trends in the 21st Century The Latest Horizon,” ABA Section Labor & Employment, Mid-Year Meeting, (May 2012)
  • “What In-House Counsel Needs from Private Practice Advisers” ELA Annual Conference (May 2012)
  • "Managing an International Restructuring," LexisNexis, London (October 2011)
  • "Applying Employment Law in the Workplace," LexisNexis, London (October 2010)
  • "Managing a Transnational Collective Redundancy," European Employment Law Association, Luxembourg (April 2010)
  • "Rolling Out Pan European Policies," LexisNexis, London (September 2009)
  • "Key European and Asian Challenges for the U.S. Multinational Employer,” American Employment Law Council, Dana Point, CA (October 2009)
  • "Counseling of Multinational U.S. Companies Operating Outside the United States," Annual CLE Conference, American Bar Association, Philadelphia, PA (November 2007)
  • "Non-Compete Covenants in Europe The French Law Perspective," Employment Law Association, London, (February 2007)
  • "Equal Pay and Discrimination A Panorama of Recent Case Law and Legislation," Rencontres DroitRH, Paris (June 2006) 

Publications

  • "Freedom and Privacy for Employees in the Workplace When Proportionality Becomes Law," Semaine Sociale Lamy (May 2007)
  • "French Non-Compete Covenants in an International Perspective," ELA Publications (February 2007)
  • "The Halde, a New Discrimination Watchdog in France," ABA SLE International Newsletter, BNA Books (May 2005)
  • Co-Author, "French Law Non-Compete Covenants," ABA SLE International Newsletter, BNA Books