ANALYSIS | COMMERCIAL LITIGATION – Case Law Review – May 2026
BUSINESS LAW Commercial debt collection: the establishment of quasi-automatic enforcement in the absence of a dispute Law No. 2026-307 of…
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DEAL | Lerins advises Abenex on the acquisition of Tethys, a French leader in defense and aerospace pyromechanics.
LERINS advised Abenex on the acquisition of Téthys, a specialist in the design and manufacturing of pyromechanical systems for the…
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FIRM LIFE | Elsa Rodrigues appointed Co-Managing Partner
We are proud to announce the appointment of Elsa Rodrigues as Co-Managing Partner alongside Laurent Bernet, marking a pivotal step…
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DECRYPTION | Business Litigation – Case Law Review – February 2026
COMMERCIAL LAW Commercial Agency Agreement: Mere Promotion of Products Can Suffice to Establish the Negotiating Authority Required for Agency StatusCour de cassation – Commercial Chamber, 7 January 2026, No. 24-17.142 A home healthcare provider specializing in diabetes care entrusted a…
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DEAL | Lerins advises the shareholders of NEW TONE on their management buy-in transaction
LERINS advised the shareholders of NEW TONE, a French company specializing in the creation of models and prototypes for the cosmetics, luxury goods and architecture sectors, in the context of a Management Buy-In (MBI) transaction. Following the transaction, a majority…
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EMPLOYMENT LAW NEWS – JUNE 2025
Key Employment Law Developments – June 2025 By Johann Sultan, partner, Natacha Meyer and Louis Beurtheret, associates Redundancy: An employee’s acceptance of the Contrat de sécurisation professionnelle (CSP – professional security contract) is only valid if the employer has previously…
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Finance Act 2025: the taxation of management packages changes
Reminder Gains on the sale of management packages are in principle taxable as capital gains on the sale of securities. However, since the Conseil d’Etat rulings of 13/07/2021, they may be reclassified as salaries and wages if they are deemed…
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BSPCE (Employee stock options): contributed shares issued upon exercise of BSCPEs now subject to exercise gain tax when contributed
The French Finance Act for 2025 abolishes the deferral of taxation on gains from the exercise of BSPCEs (Employee stock options). From 1 January 2025, this gain – corresponding to the difference between the exercise price of the BSPCEs and…
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Employment law news – January 2025
Discover this winter’s notable employment law news By Johann Sultan, partner, and Natacha Meyer, associate Revaluation of the social security ceiling Value sharing Dismissal procedure Work accident/occupational disease Non-competition clause Change in the employee’s working conditions Moral harassment Private life…
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Lerins x 2025 : Our objectives
Mathilde Croze, co-managing partner of Lerins, talks to LJA about Lerins’ goals and priorities for 2025. Teams “In 2025, the training and involvement of our associates in the firm’s development will be a priority. That’s why we’ll be stepping up…
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