Much has been said about the resistances of French society to major industrial and technological revolutions. A little book[1] in praise of Barthélémy Thimonnier, the inventor of the sewing machine, given to me by the CEO of the company Thimonnier, is a reminder that fear of change and temptation of inaction can resurface wherever an […]
A patent owner who sends to distributors of a patented product a letter warning them that they may be liable for patent infringement if they continue marketing such product is guilty of unfair competition by disparagement. These are the findings of a recent decision issued by the Cour de Cassation (French Supreme Court) in a […]
My participation in a panel on the rules of evidence during a meeting of the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC) in Lisbon made me realize once again the substantial cultural gaps between Common law countries and Civil law countries.Just like planets are not to meet each other, these gaps occur along several axes: the […]
Law n°2014-288 of March 5, 2014 on occupational training, employment and social democracy has introduced in the French Labor Code new obligations for Works Councils with respect to financial transparency. Applicable obligations vary according to the size of the Works Councils. Implementation Decrees n°2015-357 and n°2015-358 were published on March 27, 2015 and the French […]
We are happy to announce that one of the Firm’s partners, André Soulier, was made Officer of the National Order of Merit during a ceremony that took place on June 8 in the courtyard of the Historic Courthouse of Lyon.
We are pleased to publish this month a contribution entitled Gender Diversity on Boards – Is it time for quotas in Argentina? authored by our colleague Liliana Arauz, partner at the Argentine law firm Alfaro Abogados.