In terms of corporate social responsibility, the paradigm is changing, according to a draft directive of the European Commission of February 23, 2022, and moving from a logic of “soft law” to “hard law”. Philippe Portier comes back on the vigilance law in this article by Muriel Jasor.
Paris | CORPORATE LAW AND GOVERNANCE
Karl Hepp de Sevelinges decodes in this article by François Manens the clauses of the agreement signed by Twitter’s Board of Directors for the acquisition of the social network by Elon Musk on April 25, 2022.
Paris | MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
Interview with Xavier Pernot, our litigation partner, on the implementation by Bercy of a filtering system for foreign legal proceedings that will change the game in terms of economic sovereignty by Gille Sengès for L’Opinion.
Paris | LITIGATION – ARBITRATION – MEDIATION
Partner Frank Martin-Laprade reviews the modification of article L225-35 of the French Commercial Code – defining the missions of the board of directors – and its consequences in an article by Bruno de Roulhac for Agefi. Publication in French >>
Paris | CORPORATE – M&A – PRIVATE EQUITY
Xavier Pernot, partner in charge of the litigation practice, explains the context and expectations following the publication of the SISSE guide on the sensitive information that companies can transmit in their legal proceedings abroad in an article by Bruno de Roulhac for Agefi. Publication in French
Paris | LITIGATION – ARBITRATION – MEDIATION
Frédéric Sardain, partner in the IP, Tech & Data practice, spoke about the risks of cyber attacks linked to Ukraine on the Lex Inside programme hosted by Arnaud Dumourier on 15 March 2022.
Paris | IP, TECH & DATA | DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
In May, the single status of sole proprietorship, which separates personal and professional assets, will come into force. This will provide better protection for private assets in the event of bankruptcy. However, the law provides for two exceptions. Jacques-Henry de Bourmont & Laetitia Ternisien, partners, explain.
Paris | ASSET TAXATION
Florent Prunet, partner, explains in this article for LSA the legal position on the issue of “shrinkflation”. This marketing practice consists in increasing the price per weight or volume of a product in a painless way for the consumer, by keeping the face price of this product while reducing its weight or volume, in a […]
Paris | COMMERCIAL, DISTRIBUTION AND CONSUMER LAW
The Alliance pour la presse d’information générale (Apig) and Google sealed an agreement on Thursday, March 3, on related rights, allowing daily press titles to receive remuneration when their content is reused by the Internet giant. This signature marks the end of more than two years of twists and turns. […]
Paris | DATA COMPLIANCE & CYBERSECURITY
Quote from Cyril Deniaud in this article by Bruno de Roulhac on the abolition of the prospectus on Euronext Growth, the admission prospectus, and the perpetuation of the relaunch prospectus, which are among the avenues for improvement by the AMF to make financial markets more attractive.
Paris | CAPITAL MARKETS AND STOCK EXCHANGE LAW
Catherine Saint-Geniest and Karl Hepp de Sevelinges were interviewed by Aurélia Granel for her article on the longevity of law firms published in the LJA Magazine. Extract: “Les cabinets cinquantenaires pourraient être définis comme des institutions reconnues sur le marché français et à l’international, composées de fortes personnalités individuelles qui s’unissent sous une marque, parce […]
Paris
Competition law news with Florent Prunet on #LexInside (DECIDEURS TV) by Arnaud Dumourier.
Paris | COMPETITION AND ECONOMIC LAW