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DLA Piper

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France : Administrative and public law

Within Administrative and public law, tier 4

Jean-Philippe Sorba heads DLA Piper’s seven-lawyer practice, which advises retailers, construction and telecoms companies on urban law and infrastructure projects. The experienced Pascal Martin is also recommended.

France : Banking and finance

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France : Capital markets

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France : Construction

Within Construction, DLA Piper is a first tier firm,

DLA Piper represents leading construction and engineering companies in construction and insurance cases, and also advises on the construction of public infrastructure. Jean-Philippe Sorba and Emmanuelle Payrau-Sorba are the key contacts.

France : Dispute resolution

Within Commercial litigation Other recommended firms

Within International arbitration, tier 4

Michael Ostrove heads DLA Piper’s five-lawyer arbitration team, and is involved in large investment cases, notably in the telecoms industry. The practice also handles commercial cases and is representing the Republic of Moldova in an ICSID arbitration with a private investor regarding alleged expropriation.

France : EU competition and distribution

Within EU competition and distribution Other recommended firms

France : Employment

Within Employment, DLA Piper is a third tier firm,

DLA Piper expanded its employment law practice in 2012, when Bijan Eghbal and Marine Gicquel were joined by Jérôme Halphen from the former firm of Frieh Bouhénic, and Philippe Danesi from Bird & Bird. The 12-lawyer team has recently attracted several major new clients.

France : IT, telecoms and the internet

Within IT, telecoms and the internet, DLA Piper is a second tier firm,

Stéphane Lemarchand heads DLA Piper’s superb IT practice, which continues to attract new high-profile clients and panel appointments. The 12-lawyer practice advises on matters ranging from major outsourcing projects and litigation. The firm’s balanced client base includes large technology users and providers, and it is assisting Airbus/EADS with the restructuring of its global IT network. Data protection expert Carol Umhoefer is recommended along with recently promoted partner Gregory Tulquois. Florence Guthfreund-Roland joined from Simmons & Simmons LLP to lead the new telecoms practice.

France : Insolvency

Within Insolvency Other recommended firms

France : Insurance

Within Insurance, DLA Piper is a second tier firm,

DLA Piper’s Emmanuelle Payrau-Sorba has good expertise in construction-related product liability litigation. Bruce Mee is ‘extremely knowledgeable’ and Anne Maréchal is another key figure in the practice.

France : Intellectual property

Within Full-service firms, DLA Piper is a third tier firm,

DLA Piper’s comprehensive IP practice includes 15 lawyers. It has strong patent litigation expertise, particularly through Jean-Christophe Tristant, who handles cases in the healthcare and industrial sectors. Laurence Julien-Raes is a trade mark portfolio management expert, and Patrick Boiron advises clients such as Discovery International on audiovisual IP.

France : Media and entertainment

Within Full-service firms, DLA Piper is a first tier firm,

Headed by Patrick Boiron, DLA Piper’s practice has a strong presence in the audiovisual field where the firm acts for Hollywood studios and major US broadcasters such as Discovery International. The team also advises key clients in the press sector such as The Huffington Post. The firm advises on everything from creation of content to exploitation.

France : Mergers and acquisitions

Within Mergers and acquisitions, tier 5

DLA Piper’s merger with private equity law boutique Frieh Bouhenic has produced a strong corporate team including Michel Frieh, Lionel Koehler-Magne, Anne Maréchal, François Serres, Xavier Norlain and Jeremy Scemama. The firm advises SMEs and large listed companies, and recently advised AOL on a joint venture agreement with Le Monde.

France : Private equity

Within Private equity, DLA Piper is a second tier firm,

DLA Piper merged with leading private equity firm Frieh Bouhénic in 2012. This prolific team, which is led by co-managing partner Michel Frieh, is a key player for mid-cap LBO and growth capital deals.

France : Real estate

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France : Tax

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DLA Piper

  • Sentencing guidelines for corporate manslaughter

    In February 2010 the Sentencing Guidelines Council (the SGC) issued definitive guidelines to courts on imposing appropriate sentences for corporate manslaughter and health and safety offences causing death. The SGC states that fines imposed on companies found guilty of corporate manslaughter should not fall below £500,000, while fines in respect of health and safety offences that are a significant cause of death should be at least £100,000. Crucially, the SGC declined to provide for a fixed link between the imposed fine and the turnover or profitability of the offending company.

    - DLA Piper UK LLP

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  • The new French regulation applying to national insurance contributions for managers and shareholders

    French insurance contributions on executive and shareholder remuneration (pay + dividends) have been substantially increased by the National Insurance Funding for 2013 Act, No. 2012-1404, of 17th December 2012. Until 31st December 2012, all dividends were subject to national insurance contributions on unearned income but henceforth, under Article L136-3 of the National Insurance Code, amended by Act No. 2012-1404, certain dividends   are considered as pay received by executives and shareholders and are therefore subject to the national insurance contributions on pay. The Act also abolished the ceiling on health insurance contributions payable by the self-employed and all this means that businesses must rethink the way that they have been structured until now.
    - EMMANUEL JACQUES Avocats – Law Firm

  • CHINA - PERSONAL TAXATION AND SOCIAL SECURITY : CHINESE AND FOREIGN NATIONALS ON AN EQUAL FOOTING

    The People's Republic of China has initiated an overhaul of its social security system, reformed the personal taxation regime and has extended the scope of these laws to foreigners residing in China.
    - Lefèvre Pelletier & associés

  • MOROCCO TO BECOME THE LEADING FINANCIAL PLACE IN AFRICA

    The Kingdom of Morocco is supporting the ambition of becoming the leading financial place for Africa. In this context, a wave of draft laws is to be passed and implemented within the following months, amongst which, the Law No. 53.08, setting up a new financial authority, and the Law No. 54.08, reforming public offering rules, are of paramount importance to Moroccan and foreign issuers, and financial institutions.
    - Lefèvre Pelletier & associés

  • ACQUISITIONS IN CHINA : ASSET OR SHARE DEAL?

    The opportunities offered to foreign investors by the Chinese mergers and acquisitions market are increasing every year: in 2010, transactions involving foreign companies came to 60.1 billion euros, an increase of 21.2% compared with 2009. Seen from the West, where markets are declining, all sectors of the Chinese economy seem to be undergoing promising development and the statistics indicate that the Middle Empire will be a lasting springboard for growth.
    - Lefèvre Pelletier & associés

  • Prime de Partage des Profits

    Le dispositif L’article 1er de la loi de financement rectificative de la Sécurité sociale pour 2011 oblige les sociétés commerciales de 50 salariés et plus, dont les dividendes par part sociale ou par action sont en augmentation par rapport à la moyenne des deux années précédentes, à verser une prime à l’ensemble de leurs salariés
    - Sarrau Thomas Couderc

  • BULGARIA MARKET OVERVIEW

    Types of investors The private equity (PE) funds that are active in Bulgaria are not raised or registered in the country. Some Bulgarian PE funds were raised recently, but there are no statistics as to the sources of their funding, their number, the funds that were accumulated, etc.
    - BOYANOV & CO.

  • RECENT DEVELOPMENTS REGARDING COMMITMENTS

    THE PROCEDURE IS CLARIFIED, BUT MAY COMMITMENTS APPLY WITHOUT LIMIT?
    - Vogel & Vogel

  • Landmark decision by French Competition Authority in conditioned LPG case

    cartel case closed after discovery that leniency application was largely based on forgeries and rejection of collective dominant position objection.
    - Vogel & Vogel

  • 2012 supplementary budget

    The second supplementary budget published in the Official Gazette September 19, 2011 provides for two key measures that affect the deferral of tax losses and taxation of capital gains realized on the sale of equity securities .
    - Sarrau Thomas Couderc

  • Actualité législative fiscale

    Au delà des mesures applicables à l’ensemble des contribuables (telles que la limitation du report des déficits ou la réforme du mode de calcul des plus values sur cessions de participations),le plan de réduction des déficits annoncé le 24 août dernier par le gouvernement comprend des mesures qui intéressent spécifiquement les acteurs du secteur financier.
    - Sarrau Thomas Couderc
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