PFAS in the environment – Energy – Environment – Infrastructure – May 2023
Alors que pendant plusieurs mois, des journalistes du « Forever Pollution Project » ont collecté et agrégé des milliers de données, afin d’établir la première carte de la contamination en Europe de ces substances extrêmement toxiques et persistantes, la pollution liée aux PFAS, reste méconnue jusqu’à récemment, mais ses conséquences commencent à se mesurer et à se traduire juridiquement.
Il convient donc de s’interroger sur les récentes évolutions du cadre juridique et réglementaire européen et français concernant les substances dites « PFAS », et de dresser un état des problèmes, et des solutions en développement, notamment s’agissant de la surveillance des PFAS dans les eaux souterraines en France ; mais avant tout, il convient d’expliquer à quoi renvoie cette notion de « polluant éternel », et quelles sont les solutions mises en œuvre ou envisagées en matière de pollution aux PFAS, en vertu de quel principe ?
International Journal of Banking and Financial Law : Ordinance transposing CRD VI directive in France enacted : Navigating impact on cross-border lending by third-country institutions
Our partner Jean-François Adelle has published an in-depth analysis in the Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law (July 2026), examining how France’s transposition of the CRD VI Directive reshapes the landscape for cross-border lending by third-country institutions. Enacted through Ordinance No. 2026-255 of 8 April 2026, the reform sets forth the new framework […]
Paris | BANK-FINANCE-REGULATORY
Jeantet advises Hoffmann Green Cement Technologies on its share capital increase by way of private placement intended for qualified investors
Paris, June 29, 2026 – Jeantet has advised Hoffmann Green Cement Technologies, a company listed on Euronext Growth Paris, on its share capital increase by way of private placement intended for qualified investors. The share capital increase involved the issuance of a total of 1,271,485 shares, representing a total share capital increase of circa €5 […]
| CAPITAL MARKETS AND STOCK EXCHANGE LAW
Option Finance, « Enquêtes internes : faire le bon choix »
| CRIMINAL BUSINESS LAW | CRIMINAL LAW
CRD VI in France: publication of the transposing ordinance
Following the European Commission’s letter of formal notice dated 27 March 2026 regarding France’s failure to transpose the CRD VI Directive by the deadline of 11 January 2026, France swiftly adopted Ordinance No. 2026-255 dated 8 April 2026, published on 9 April 2026. The Ordinance clarifies and completes the draft transposition framework, following review by […]
| BANK-FINANCE-REGULATORY
News Flash: Draft ordinance transposing CRD VI Directive in France on track: Navigating impact on cross-border lending by third-country institutions
The draft French ordinance transposing the CRD VI Directive is on track! Jean-Francois Adelle and Chuanyu Fan examine the impact on non-EU institutions providing cross-border lending in France, highlighting in particular the new set of exemptions from the French banking monopoly, including reverse solicitation. This News Flash streamlines : • The new framework applicable to third-country institutions […]
“Middle East – A Region in Motion” – Insight from the Middle East Desk: MENA Legal & Market Overview, Second Semester 2025
The Middle East continues to transform at an unprecedented pace. With bold regulatory reforms, strategic investments in energy, transport, and technology, and a strong drive to diversify Gulf economies, the region remains a key player on the international stage. Discover our MENA Legal & Market Overview – Second Semester 2025, featuring insights from Joséphine Hage […]
Quelques enseignements sur l’applicabilité de la procédure des avantages particuliers aux sociétés par actions simplifiées – Option Droit & Affaires 24/04/2024
Publication by Guillaume Fornier, partner. Read the article: here
| CORPORATE – M&A – PRIVATE EQUITY
Les défaillances en France font une pause en trompe-l’oeil – L’Agefi 04/04/2025
Plus de 66.000 procédures encore ont été ouvertes sur douze mois à fin février, selon la Banque de France. Read the article: here
| RESTRUCTURING – LAW OF COMPANIES IN DIFFICULTY
A closer look at the Euro PP, USPP and schulschein standard, based on their standad documentation, IGTA Winter Journal 2024/2025
A closer look at the Euro PP, USPP and schulschein standard, based on their standad documentation, IGTA Winter Journal 2024/2025
Départ vers le Royaume-Uni : tour d’horizon du nouveau régime de faveur « FIG », Option Finance, 04/12/2025
Following the abolition of the remittance basis tax regime introduced into British law 200 years ago, the British government has introduced a new tax system, effective April 6, 2025, to attract foreign wealth and investors to the United Kingdom and attempt to stem the exodus to countries with more favorable tax regimes. By Vincent Lazimi. […]
| TAX
Les nouvelles règles du jeu américaines – L’Usine Nouvelle, 07/11/2025
While the economic climate remains favorable in the United States, the administration is creating an unstable business environment. Companies must adapt. Read the full article here.
| CORPORATE – M&A – PRIVATE EQUITY
French Competition Authority sanctions a predatory acquisition for the first time on the basis of abuse of a dominant position
French Competition Authority (Autorité de la concurrence) has taken a new step in applying the Towercast case law (CJEU, 16 March 2023) by sanctioning for the first time a merger transaction on the basis of abuse of a dominant position. In this article, Renaud Christol and Paul Vialard analyze the key lessons from this decision […]
| COMPETITION AND ECONOMIC LAW