The number of cross-border M&A transactions between foreign groups – notably US groups – with French subsidiaries has increased over the past few months.
We are pleased to announce the creation of the Lyon International Club (Lyinc), a new association founded by large international companies and our firm.
French corporate law has been substantially amended in 2011 following the enactment of the Law n°2011-525 of May 17, 2011 for the Simplification and Improvement of the Quality of Law (the “Law”).
On several occasions (i.e. on June 21, November 2 and 15, 2011), the Cour de Cassation (French Supreme Court) quashed, by virtue of Article 6§1 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms