Seyfarth Shaw Adds to London Office with International Employment Law Partner

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Ivette Delgado, Senior Public Relations Associate
(212) 218-5273, idelgado@seyfarth.com

LONDON (November 7, 2011) — Leading law firm Seyfarth Shaw LLP is pleased to announce the addition of Ming Henderson-Vu Thi to the firm’s International Employment Law practice. Henderson-Vu Thi previously worked at Oracle Corporation, UK, where she was director and senior employment counsel for Europe, Middle East and Africa. She will be based in Seyfarth Shaw’s London office.

With more than 15 years of experience in employment law, Henderson-Vu Thi has provided legal counsel and support for human resource directors and managers across Europe and the Middle East. She has advised on critical cross-border projects including employment law aspects of restructurings, multi-jurisdictional asset and/or share purchase acquisitions, insourcing and outsourcing projects, works council consultation, union issues and litigation of collective and individual claims.

"Seyfarth Shaw’s unique and very highly-regarded International Employment Law practice, which focuses on the complex inter relationships between regional, multinational, national and local employment laws is an invaluable resource to multinational clients," according to Henderson-Vu Thi. She said, "I’m delighted to join Seyfarth in London and to contribute to a firm with such an impressive track record in helping clients manage employment issues across the globe."

"We are absolutely delighted to welcome Ming to the firm" said Seyfarth’s London Managing Partner Pete Talibart." International companies face a multitude of labor law issues as they become increasingly globalized. Ming’s depth of experience in this area is a great asset for the firm, and we are glad to have her on our team."

Darren Gardner, Chair of Seyfarth Shaw’s International Employment Law practice group commented: "Ming is a great addition to our team. She brings a wealth of knowledge and experience across Europe gained from standing in the client’s shoes. Our London office continues to go from strength to strength and adding someone with Ming’s experience is another wonderful asset for the practice. We are glad to have her on board."

Henderson-Vu Thi received her undergraduate degree in business law and her post-graduate law degrees in labor and employment law from University of Paris X, France, and she also obtained a Certificate of European Studies on European Social Security from University of Edinburgh, UK (European Erasmus program). She is admitted as a Solicitor in England and Wales and was admitted as a French lawyer to the Paris Bar in 1995.

Opened in 2011, Seyfarth’s London office services firm clients with operations outside the United States, in particular in Europe and the Middle East, as part of the firm’s International Employment Law practice. The team’s attorneys have particular experience assisting companies with large multi-jurisdictional employment law projects of a strategic, compliance and transactional nature. The types of matters the group assists clients with include: global compliance projects; the employment aspects of international mergers and acquisitions; international workforce restructures; international outsourcings; and the development, review and implementation of contractual employment documents such as offer letters, employment contracts, proprietary information agreements, company regulations, non-compete arrangements and other employment-related documents for countries around the world.

Seyfarth Shaw has over 750 attorneys located in 10 offices throughout the United States, including: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, Sacramento, San Francisco and Washington, D.C., as well as internationally in London. Seyfarth Shaw provides a broad range of legal services in the areas of labor and employment, employee benefits, litigation, corporate and real estate. The firm’s clients include over 300 of the Fortune 500 companies, and our practice reflects virtually every industry and segment of the economy. For more information, please visit www.seyfarth.com .