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PRESS RELEASE - DELSOL Avocats announces the appointment of three new Counsels

DELSOL Avocats is pleased to announce the appointment of three lawyers as Counsel : Eve Dauvois (Wealth Law and Taxation), Mayeul Fournier de Saint Jean (Mergers & Acquisitions - Corporate Law) and Alexis Robbe (Public Law). Eve Dauvois’ main areas of expertise are wealth tax, restructuring, optimisation and transfer of assets, as well as...

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New provisions for companies subject to the SYNTEC collective bargaining agreement (CBA)

After more than 18 months of waiting, the amendment of 13 December 2022 to the SYNTEC collective bargaining agreement (CBA) has finally been extended. From 1 July, it will apply to all companies subject to this CBA. Extension of the scope of annual lump-sum working day (“forfait jours”) For memory, this regime provides flexibility for...

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Best Lawyers 2025 ranking

DELSOL Avocats is delighted with the individual ranking of 26 of its lawyers in the The Best Lawyers ™ in France ranking, especially as it reflects the recognition of our peers. Thomas AMICO Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice Alexis BECQUART Non Profit / Charities Law Jeanne BOSSI MALAFOSSE Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice...

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Since March 1, 2024, the possibility for foreign companies to appoint a social representative has been cancelled

Law no. 2023-1250 of Dec. 26, 2023 for French Social Security Funding for 2024, art. 13 As a reminder, when foreign companies want to hire an employee in France, but do not have any legal entity on French territory, the employee must be covered by the French Social Security system, and the related contributions, deductible from his or her...

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Le Point 2024 ranking

The magazine Le Point has published its ranking of law firms in France, which is based on recommendations. General counsels were able to rate the firms they work with and lawyers were able to indicate which firms they would recommend to their clients. DELSOL Avocats’ expertise is recommended in Commercial, business and competition law, in Tax...

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Legal 500 EMEA 2024 rankings

DELSOL Avocats is proud to be ranked in 10 Legal 500 EMEA 2024 categories : Construction – Tier 3 Data privacy and data protection – Tier 3 Dispute resolution : Commercial litigation – Tier 4 Dispute resolution : White-collar crime – Tier 4 Employment –

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DELSOL Avocats awarded at the Palmarès du Droit

DELSOL Avocats has once again been distinguished at the Palmarès du Droit organised in Paris by Le Monde du Droit. The expertise of our teams was rewarded in the following categories : Tax Litigation : Golden trophy Wealth law : Golden trophy Non-profit organisations : Golden trophy Mergers - Acquisitions : transactions < €50M : Silver...

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Chambers and Partners 2024 rankings

DELSOL Avocats is proud to be listed in 3 Chambers and Partners 2024 rankings : Corporate/M&A : Mid-Market - Band 3 Litigation : Highly Regarded - Band 3 General Business Law - Spotlight In addition to these collective rankings,Gaëlle MERLIER has been designated « Up and Coming » lawyer in « Pharma/Life Sciences : Product Liability » and...

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12/03/2024 - 2024 Brussels Pre Moot

Charles Price participated as an arbitrator in the 2024 Brussels Pre Moot organized by White & Case and Linklaters in preparation for the 31st Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot to be held in Hong Kong on 10 -17 March and in Vienna on 22 - 28 March. 👉 Information and...

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Finance Act 2024 : reinforcement of documentation requirements and transfer pricing audits

Article 116 of the Finance Law for 2024, published in the Journal Officiel on December 30, 2023, confirmed measures with a substantial impact on transfer pricing. These evolutions are reflected in a reinforcement of the documentary obligations imposed on companies, but also in measures designed to reinforce audits by the tax authorities. In...

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PRESS RELEASE - DELSOL Avocats announces the appointment of three new Counsels

DELSOL Avocats is delighted to announce the promotion to Counsel status of three lawyers : Caroline Da Lage (Mergers & Acquisitions - Corporate Law), Jessica Neufville (Employment Law – Social welfare law, Distressed companies - Restructuring) and Arnaud Laroche (Non-profit Organisations - Social and solidarity-based entrepreneurship)....

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Biosimilar medicines - Recent regulatory developments in the European Union and France

What is a biosimilar product ? A biosimilar is a biological medicine (i.e., a medicine whose active substance is made by a living organism) highly similar to another already approved biological medicine (the « reference medicine »EMA, [1]) . According to the European Medicines Agency (« EMA »), biosimilar medicines have become major therapeutic...

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European Union and digital platform workers : France rejects the presumption of salaried status !

Digital platforms are major players in our economy and this fact caught the attention of the European institutions. At the heart of their business model is the involvement of platform workers, to whom these companies subcontract all or part of a service. According to Brussels, there are 28 million platform workers in the Member States, 5.5...

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The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA)

Before 2024, there was no uniform federal procedure in the United States for reporting beneficial ownership. As we step into 2024, the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) comes into effect, requiring a wide range of businesses to disclose their beneficial ownership details to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), a division of the...

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Documents provided to French employees must be written in French

« Every man has two countries : his own and France. » – John F. Kennedy said that to Charles De Gaulle in 1961 while he was in Paris. This is particularly accurate when it comes to employment law. Indeed, Article L. 1321-6 of the French Labor Code provides that any document containing employee obligations or that is necessary for an employee to...

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Arbitration in post-acquisition disputes

Share and asset acquisitions can give rise to a series of post-transaction disputes, including claims with regard to alleged breaches in representations and warranties, earn-out provisions, post-closing purchase price adjustments and non-compete provisions. Arbitration is increasingly used to resolve such disputes and arbitration clauses are...

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