Pascale Ernst

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Pascale Ernst joined Ogletree Deakins in 2021 as Of Counsel in the Social Security and Pensions practice.

Pascale advises and litigates on behalf of companies and their managers, professional sectors and institutional bodies. She advises both public and private companies on social security law, international mobility, pensions and pension funds.

With a dual legal education in France and the United States, Pascale began her career at Price Waterhouse Legal and Tax and then became Head of the Legal Department at Mercer (1997-2007), a consultancy specialising in compensation, social protection and personal insurance in France and internationally. She then joined Fidal from 2007 to 2014, where she was appointed Managing Partner of the Pensions and Benefits Department.

Pascale Ernst is a member of the Pensions and Provident Fund Commission of AvoSial and of the International Pension and Benefits Lawyers Association (Ipebla). She regularly gives lectures, training courses and webinars in French and English.

She is also active in the academic world, having obtained a Master II at the University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas and the University of Paris Dauphine.

She co-authored the article "An introduction to Employment" in Chambers Employment Practice In-Depth Overview for France in 2023, 2024 and 2025.