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PRESS RELEASE - DELSOL Avocats strengthens its competition/distribution and employment law practices with the arrival of two new partners

Hélène Vey-Morit provides assistance to French and international companies with French and European competition law, as well as distribution and consumer law. Her practice covers merger control and antitrust litigation (cartels, abuse of dominant position) before the French Competition Authority and national courts, as well as before foreign...

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IAPP Europe Data Protection Congress 2023

Jeanne BOSSI MALAFOSSE will be attending the Europe Data Protection Congress organised in Brussels by the IAPP (International Association of Privacy Professionals) on 15 & 16 November 2023. 👉 More information about this Congress

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PRESS RELEASE – DELSOL Avocats opens an office in Brussels, Belgium

For its 50th anniversary, DELSOL Avocats opens an office at 480, avenue Louise, marking a new step in the firm’s development. DELSOL Avocats assists clients daily with their international issues, whether they are French and developing projects abroad, or international with operations in Europe. The Firm was therefore keen to expand into...

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26/09/2023 - PRESS RELEASE - DELSOL Avocats celebrates its 50th anniversary with the arrival of three new teams, including one based abroad

With nearly 130 lawyers and legal advisers and a turnover of €39 million in 2022, DELSOL Avocats is taking the opportunity of its anniversary to take stock of its steady and controlled growth, but also to look to the future. The life of DELSOL Avocats has been marked by a number of milestones that have shaped the firm into what it is today....

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PRESS RELEASE - DELSOL Avocats announces the appointment of two new Counsels

DELSOL Avocats is delighted to announce the promotion to Counsel status of Vincent GUEVENOUX (Mergers & Acquisitions – Corporate law) and Damien REMY (Business litigation). Vincent GUEVENOUX is mainly involved in acquisitions, sales and restructurings, as well as fundraising. He has also developed a specific expertise in stock-market...

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Best Lawyers 2024 ranking

DELSOL Avocats is delighted with the individual ranking of 23 of its lawyers in the The Best Lawyers ™ in France ranking, especially as it reflects the recognition of our peers. Thomas AMICO Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice Jeanne BOSSI MALAFOSSE Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice Information Technology Law Privacy and Data...

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3% tax : No right to make mistakes in case of incomplete or incorrect tax return !

A Ministerial reply of March 7, 2023 (RM Masson JOAN - n°4005) refuses to grant a regularization right to French or foreign companies owning real estate assets located in France that have filed incomplete or incorrect n°2746 tax return and reserves the administrative tolerance resulting from the Ministerial reply “Loncle” of March 13, 2000 to...

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PRESS RELEASE - DELSOL Avocats announces the appointment of a new partner within the Mergers & Acquisitions team

DELSOL Avocats is pursuing its development and growth strategy by appointing Raphaël ORY as a partner within the "Mergers & Acquisitions - Corporate Law" team. Raphaël ORY advises companies on strategic acquisitions and disposals, capital transactions and shareholder structuring. He spent five years in Asia working for a leading French law...

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Le Point 2023 ranking

The magazine Le Point has published its ranking of law firms in France, which is based on recommendations. General counsels were able to rate the firms they work with and lawyers were able to indicate which firms they would recommend to their clients. DELSOL Avocats’ expertise is recommended in Corporate law, Tax law, Mergers &...

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Legal 500 EMEA 2023 rankings

DELSOL Avocats is proud to be ranked in 9 Legal 500 EMEA 2023 categories : Construction – Tier 3 Data privacy and data protection – Tier 3 Dispute resolution : White-collar crime – Tier 4 Employment – Tier 4 Industry focus : Healthcare and life sciences – Tier 3 Mergers & Acquisitions – Tier 5 Private equity : venture/growth...

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Electronic invoicing reform : many challenges to be anticipated

Over the past decade, European Member States and the European Commission have been pursuing thegoal of deploying electronic invoicing to facilitate business-to-business relations. France is leading and supporting these initiatives by implementing legal reforms and proposing mechanisms to facilitate this modernisation of exchanges. A new...

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Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (“CSRD”)

The CSRD was published in the Official Journal of the EU on 16 December 2022 and entered into force on 5 January 2023. The overall objective of the CSRD is to ensure that companies report reliable and comparable sustainability information, by introducing detailed and standardized norms. The key changes are : Extension of sustainability...

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In France, the tax control of organisations of general interest has been recently largely reinforced

In order to benefit from the French tax reduction for sponsorship (up to 60% of the amount of the donation for legal entities and 66% for individuals, subject to certain taxable income limits), all donors, including henceforth legal entities, must be able to present tax receipts attesting to the reality of their donation at the request of the...

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Foreign Direct Investment Screening in France : Overview of the procedure

France, similarly as many other countries, has recently tightened its legal regime with respect to foreign direct investment in the name of national security, encouraging investors to be increasingly vigilant. This requires being aware of the fundamentals of the control procedure. There are three conditions for this procedure to apply : the...

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DELSOL Avocats awarded at the Palmarès du Droit

DELSOL Avocats has once again been distinguished at the Palmarès du Droit organised in Paris by Le Monde du Droit and was awarded the "Customer Relations Prize". The expertise of our teams was rewarded in the following categories : Mergers - Acquisitions : transactions < €50M : Golden Trophy Tax Litigation : Golden Trophy Corporate Taxation...

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French R&D tax incentives : overview and recent developments

French tax incentives remain a key point in the competitiveness of French research and development (“R&D”), thanks to three main items. Firstly, the research tax credit (“RTC”), which amounts to 30 % of the expenditures related to R&D up to 100 million euros and 5 % for the excess. The eligible expenses are quite broad and include in...

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The international teleworker and the thorny question of the law applicable to the employment relationship

Since the Covid-19 epidemic and the democratisation of telework, more and more companies are facing requests from their employees to telework from their holiday location or even permanently from abroad. But is there an impact on the law applicable to the employment relationship ? According to the European Court of Justice (ECJ), in...

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PRESS RELEASE – DELSOL Avocats strengthens its "Employment law - Social welfare law" practice with the addition of Brice Briel and his team

Brice Briel joins DELSOL Avocats’ "Employment Law - Social welfare law" practice as a partner with three associates : Marie-France Thuderoz, Kassia Pichanick, and Mélodie Seror. The "Employment Law - Social welfare law" team, led by Delphine Bretagnolle, Elsa Lederlin and Philippe Pacotte, now includes four partners, eleven associates and one...

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Regulating biocidal products within the European single market : between harmonisation and national restrictions

A recent litigation pending before the French Council of State led to a preliminary ruling by which the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that Member States are allowed to enact restrictive measures relating to commercial practices and advertising of biocidal products, provided that those measures are justified by objectives of protection...

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French non-resident individuals and French real estate wealth-tax

The purpose of this article is to provide an overview of the real estate wealth tax (“IFI”) mechanism applicable to non-French residents. However, it should be noted that each case is specific and must be analysed in details given the technical characteristics of this taxation. Read...

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