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France goes flexible on employment laws
The introduction of a draft bill on what is known as 'employment securing ' could offer more flexibility for employers and more security for employees. But is this a possible win-win deal or a marriage doomed to fail, asks Christine Hillig-Poudevigne.
Reed Smith launches Paris competition practice
Pittsburgh-headquartered global law firm Reed Smith has announced the opening of a competition practice in Paris with the appointment of Michel Debroux to its partnership.
Leading French lawyer found dead
High-profile French lawyer Oliver Metzner, nicknamed the 'gangsters' lawyer', was found dead near his private island in Brittany yesterday morning.
French labour firm moves into training
French law firm Fromont Briens has flown out of the blocks since the turn of the New Year, launching a landmark training department and adding four new partners to its ranks.
Nixon Peabody pulls plug on Paris office
Boston-based law firm Nixon Peabody is to shut its four-year-old Paris office, it was confirmed yesterday.
Fake French, but not gay
English footballer Joey Barton has threatened legal action against Britain's Daily Mail newspaper after a column last week suggested he should 'come out as gay'.
Euro-giants club together to challenge global players
A group of Europe's most influential and muscular independent law firms is forming an alliance to challenge the power and continuing incursions of UK and US firms on the continent.
Conducting third party FCPA diligence in France
Companies that operate both in the United States and in European Union Member States, such as France, often grapple with tensions between FCPA compliance and enforcement of European Union and local country data privacy protections.
Reed Smith launches Anglo-French study plan
Pittsburgh-headquartered global law firm Reed Smith has launched a partnership with King's College London to give law students work placements at the firm's London and Paris offices.
Female lawyers hit French glass ceiling
Women are joining the French legal profession in stronger numbers than men, but far fewer hold managing and partnership positions, according to a recent study from the Paris Bar Association.
France: on the move
French employment law specialist law firm Moisand Boutin & Associés advised Paris-based transport infrastructure engineering group Systra on the labour aspects of a merger involving its subsidiaries Inexia and Xelis.
France: close bond
London-headquartered law firm Allen & Overy advised Crédit Agricole SA(CASA) and Crédit Agricole CIB (CACIB) on the establishment of Crédit Agricole Public Sector SCF, the French legislative covered bond platform of the group.
Lawyers step in to end royal photos reprint
A criminal complaint is set to be launched today by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge following an alleged invasion of privacy by an unnamed photographer who took pictures of the Duchess while she was topless.
CC's Paris office caught in legal dispute
The Paris office of London's magic circle law firm Clifford Chance has become entangled in a legal battle with two female non-lawyer employees.
Fidal tops the French law firm charts
Law firms in France have shown overall growth in revenues.
Pinsents go to Paris
Pinsents heads for the French capital following German move
DLA Piper sets sights on Paris merger
Anglo-US global giant DLA Piper is looking to boost its presence in the French capital through a merger with a corporate Paris boutique law firm.
France: Sweet smell of success
New York-headquartered law firm Skadden is representing leading French botanical beauty care brand Yves Rocher Group.
France: sparkling acquisition
Paris-based law firm Gide Loyrette Nouel advised leading French wine producer Castel Frères on the purchase of six companies from the Patriarche group, which are active in the production of still and sparkling wines.
London University launches Paris law course
A leading British law school is to risk the wrath of French traditionalists by launching an English language post-graduate course in Paris.
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