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Froger-Michon Caroline
Partner

Caroline Froger-Michon

Labour and Employment Law

Languages
  • French
  • English
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Caroline Froger-Michon joined CMS Francis Lefebvre in 2003 and became a partner in 2015.  

She is a member of the CMS Employment, Labour & Pensions Group, working with a 600-strong international team of lawyers. 

She practices in employment and labour law. During restructuring operations, she advises clients on transitioning employment contracts, post-merger alignment of employee status, procedures for informing and consulting staff, and managing negotiations with personnel representatives. She also handles the labour law aspects of mergers and acquisitions, assisting with due diligence, the employment aspects of the legal structure of the new entity, negotiations with staff, and post-acquisition monitoring. 

Caroline Froger-Michon advises on the legal aspects of individual and company-wide employee relations, voluntary redundancy plans, and personnel representative rights. She provides support to international companies and corporate groups based in France or considering setting up in France. She also advises on internal investigations, with a particular focus on bullying and harassment cases.

Awards & Recognitions
01
  • Award
    Employment - Band 5
    Chambers France 2025
  • Award
    Employment - Band 5
    Chambers Europe 2024
  • Award
    Employee Benefits Law - Best Lawyers since 2021
    Best Lawyers

Publications

  • Consultation sur les orientations stratégiques : halte à l’extension de la mission de l’expert !, co-author, (2026) 
  • Risques de durabilité et assurance dans un contexte d’incertitude réglementaire et de guerre économique, co-author, (2025)
  •  Resetting Game Industry Employment: Inclusion, regulation, and talent, (2025)
  • L’IA suspendue : le juge exige la consultation du CSE avant tout déploiement, co-author, (2025)
  • Violation de la clause de non-concurrence et remboursement de la contrepartie financière, co-author, (2025)
  • Enquêtes internes : le mode d’emploi de la Défenseure des droits, co-author, (2025)
  • Quand le CSE stoppe le déploiement de l’IA, (2025)
  • Intelligence artificielle et droit du travail : défis et opportunités, co-author, (2025)
  • Le casse-tête de la loi applicable au contrat de travail, co-author, (2025)
  • Attention, vie personnelle et vie privée ne sont pas synonymes, co-author, (2025)
  • CSRD : Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, co-author, (2025)
  • Télétravail à l’étranger et possible caractérisation d’une faute grave, co-author, (2024)
  • Un salarié licencié pour harcèlement sexuel ne peut se prévaloir du phénomène « #Metoo », co-author, (2024)
  • Attribution gratuite d'actions et calcul des indemnités de rupture, co-author, (2024)
  • Convention collective de branche applicable à un salarié plus d’un an après son transfert, co-author, (2024)
  • L’augmentation exceptionnelle du bénéfice, co-author, (2024)
  • Lanceurs d’alerte : conditions et domaine de la protection, co-author, (2024)
  • Droit social des plateformes digitales : ça bouge encore en France et dans l’Union européenne, co-author, (2024)
  • Anticiper le statut collectif applicable à la NewCo, (2024)
  • Quelle place pour l’IA dans les relations du travail ?, co-author, (2024)
  • L’épargne salariale au cœur du partage de la valeur, co-author, (2024)
  • Le partage de la valeur en cas de cession, lettre des Fusions-Acquisitions de juin 2024, co-author, (2024)

Memberships & Roles

  • Certified as an internal investigator by the Paris Bar (2025)
  • Member of the European Employment Lawyers Association (EELA) 
  • Member of the International Employment Lawyers Association (IELA) 
  • Member of the International Bar Association (IBA) 
  • Member of the French employment lawyers association (AVOSIAL)

Education

  • CAPA (certificate of aptitude for the legal profession) (2001) 
  • Magistère in economic law, Paris I - Panthéon-Sorbonne (2000) 
  • Master’s degree in business law and DEA (Diplôme d’études approfondies) in private law, Université Paris I - Panthéon-Sorbonne (1999) 
  • Internal investigator certificate, Paris Bar School (EFB) (2025) 
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