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The shareholder in France and the United States: A comparative analysis of corporate legal priorities

The fundamental question in the law of business organizations—what is the purpose of the corporation? —contains a related question of constituencies and therefore priorities among them—whom does the corporation serve?...

30 March 2021

Shareholder Activism in France—A Model for the US

In response to the sharp increase in campaigns by activist hedge funds in France and Europe generally, a French commission has conducted an extensive investigation and issued a carefully researched,...

8 November 2019

Martin Lipton

Joshua R. Cammaker

Say On Pay: The New French Legal Regime in light of the Shareholders’ Rights Directive II

Top executives’ compensation (TEC) is a topical and sensitive corporate governance issue. This issue has probably been one of the most publicised along with the rise of shareholder activism, which...

30 November 2017

Alain Pietrancosta

After Brexit, is France Ready to Change its Approach to Law & Finance?

France has embarked on a major competition to benefit from Brexit and the weakening of London's financial center. President Emmanuel Macron, as well as Prime Minister Edouard Philippe and Economy...

12 October 2017

Sophie Vermeille

Increased Threshold to Trigger Directors' Liability in Insolvency Scenario?

IntroductionThe Sapin II Act of November 8 2016 amended the regime governing directors' liability in an insolvency scenario in order to encourage the recovery of honest directors of failed businesses.Article...

30 April 2017

Bird & Bird

Comparative Corporate Insolvency Law

Interest in comparative corporate insolvency law has grown considerably in recent years, driven by various factors. It is increasingly recognized that (corporate) insolvency laws have a significant impact on entrepreneurship...

4 August 2016

Horst Eidenmüller

The Regulation of European Long-Term Investment Funds in France

This post comes to us from Vincent Hatton (Avocat at the Paris bar, partner) and Vincent Danton (Avocat at the Paris bar, senior associate) of ...

14 July 2016

Herbert Smith Freehills

French Institutions, Innovation, and Growth

After an extended period of economic growth following the Second World War, France stands today at the technological frontier in several sectors of its economy. Still, as emphasized in our...

ICYMI – French Financial Markets Authority (AMF) Launches a Public Consultation Regarding the European Regulation on Market Abuse (MAR)

The European regulation on market abuse is due to enter into force on 3 July 2016. In this context, the AMF is launching a public consultation on amendments...

21 April 2016

OBLB Editors

Access to Collateral and the Democratisation of Credit: France's Reform of the Napoleonic Code

Economic elites are thought to exert political pressure over the design of contracting frameworks, seeking arrangements that benefit their interests (see Feijen and Perotti (2006) and Rajan (2006) for formal...

3 April 2016

Kevin Aretz

Murillo Campello

Maria-Teresa Marchica

The shareholder in France and the United States: A comparative analysis of corporate legal priorities

Shareholder Activism in France—A Model for the US

Say On Pay: The New French Legal Regime in light of the Shareholders’ Rights Directive II

After Brexit, is France Ready to Change its Approach to Law & Finance?

Increased Threshold to Trigger Directors' Liability in Insolvency Scenario?

Comparative Corporate Insolvency Law

The Regulation of European Long-Term Investment Funds in France

French Institutions, Innovation, and Growth

ICYMI – French Financial Markets Authority (AMF) Launches a Public Consultation Regarding the European Regulation on Market Abuse (MAR)

Access to Collateral and the Democratisation of Credit: France's Reform of the Napoleonic Code

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