Publications

In-depth articles, practical notes and training courses: our lawyers’ insights on business and tax law. Publications are written in French; English summaries are provided.

Corporate lawBriefing

Managing shareholder disputes

Shareholders’ agreement, mediation, litigation, dissolution: the four exit routes as shareholder disputes multiply.

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Corporate lawBriefing

Drafting exclusion clauses in French simplified joint-stock companies (SAS)

Validity and enforcement of exclusion clauses in SAS companies in light of recent Constitutional Council and Cour de cassation decisions.

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Corporate lawBriefing

How long can a shareholders’ agreement last?

Cour de cassation, 25 January 2023: an agreement may be concluded for the life of the company without being a prohibited perpetual commitment.

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ArticleApril 2015

Active holding companies: awaiting the verdict…

Groups headed by a holding company: rarely neutral consequences for the private wealth taxation of shareholders and executives.

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ArticleApril 2015

Taxation of dismissal compensation: new instructions for use

Settlement payments and the tax-exemption cap: lessons from the Conseil d’État decision of 23 January 2015.

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ArticleMarch 2014

Pacte Dutreil: how can anyone do without it?

In a climate of tax instability, the Pacte Dutreil remains a rare and attractive preferential regime that is still underused.

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ArticleJanuary 2014

Sleeping holding companies: to qualify as active, wake up and get active!

The active holding company, a tax ‘open sesame’ for business owners: a Cour de cassation ruling highlights the risks for passive holdings.

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ArticleNovember 2013

Regularising foreign assets: a practical guide

The Cazeneuve circular of 21 June 2013: how to regularise undeclared assets held abroad.

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Covid-19 noteJuly 2020

Order of 25 March 2020 and the holding of general meetings

Adapted rules for meetings and deliberations of the general meetings and governing bodies of legal entities during the pandemic.

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Covid-19 noteJuly 2020

Covid-19: prevention and information obligations in the workplace

The employer’s duty of prevention: taking all necessary measures to ensure the safety and protect the health of employees.

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Covid-19 noteJuly 2020

Covid-19 and commercial contracts

Supplier, service provider, partner or customer: the steps every party to a commercial contract should take without delay.

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Covid-19 noteJuly 2020

Note on the tax aspects of the health crisis

Which taxes can be deferred? How? What about tax audits? Calendar of tax deadlines.

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Training & teaching

Sharing our know-how.

Our lawyers lead seminars for major professional training organisations and teach at universities and bar schools.

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    Executives’ wealth strategy: personal holding companiesLes Echos Formations
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    Taxation of executives’ wealth: which strategy to adopt?Les Echos Formations
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    Setting up and managing a real estate company (SCI)EFE Formation
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    International private wealth taxationEFE Formation
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    Private wealth taxationEFE Formation
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    Tax for non-tax specialistsEFE Formation
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    Securing international contractsUBIFRANCE
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    Corporate law for legal professionalsEFE Formation
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    Corporate law for non-lawyersEFE Formation
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