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Vendor Due Diligence and Criminal Liability of the Acquiring Company

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The acquiring company, whatever its form, may be held criminally liable for acts committed by the acquired company prior to the merger. In a judgment of 22 May 2024, published in the Bulletin and in the Lettres de...more

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French Supreme Court Extends Transfer of Criminal Liability During Merger by Absorption to All Company Types

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The criminal liability of the absorbed company is transferred to the absorbing company, regardless of the corporate form of the company involved in the merger by absorption. In a ruling handed down on May 22, 2024, 1 the...more

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Paris Litigation Gazette - Issue 4 - October 2023

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In an important judgment handed down on 29 June 2023 (Case C-211/22), the Court of Justice of the European Union (the "CJEU") ruled that a vertical agreement to fix minimum prices does not necessarily constitute a restriction...more

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Corporate Parents, Beware in France: One Can Be Liable for Another’s Doing

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France’s highest Court (Cour de Cassation) recently ruled that an acquiring entity, in this case Iron Mountain, could be found liable for violations committed by the target, here Recall France, before the transaction. ...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Fusions-absorptions et transmission de la responsabilité pénale : revirement de la jurisprudence de la chambre criminelle de la...

Dans un arrêt du 25 novembre 2020, la chambre criminelle de la Cour de cassation a annoncé un revirement de sa jurisprudence en matière de transfert de la responsabilité pénale résultant d’une fusion absorption....more

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France Reverses Position on Transfer of Criminal Liability in Mergers

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In light of a landmark decision from France’s highest court, acquiring companies will have to give greater consideration to criminal risks potentially weighing on them as a result of the merger. The Cour de cassation (the...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Revirement de jurisprudence en matière de transfert de responsabilité pénale dans le cadre d’opérations de fusion-absorption

Le 25 novembre 2020, la Cour de cassation a opéré un revirement de jurisprudence important pour la pratique des affaires, en décidant que la responsabilité pénale d’une société absorbée, de nature à donner lieu à une peine...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Mergers and transfer of criminal liability: reversal of the case law of the criminal division of the Court of Cassation for...

In a decision dated 25 November 2020, the Criminal Chamber of the French “Cour de Cassation” decided to reverse its case law on the transfer of criminal liability resulting from a merger by way of absorption....more

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France: Spectacular U-turn on successor criminal liability in M&A transactions

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On 25 November 2020 the French Supreme Court (Cour de cassation) overturned its decade-long case law, ruling that corporations may now be held criminally liable for offenses committed by acquired entities prior to the merger....more

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COVID-19: Resumption of Activity in France

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The French government said on 11 May it is “Back to work.” What are the five questions that all employers should consider? Of course the return to work will be a gradual process and even the French government is...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

French Labor News - April 2020

This is the first issue of our monthly newsletter detailing recent important legislative developments, case law and events regarding labor law in France. This edition focuses on recent decisions rendered by French courts,...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Les premières lignes directrices communes PNF/AFA

Lorsque la loi n° 2016-1691 du 9 décembre 2016 (« Loi Sapin II ») a créé la convention judicaire d’intérêt public (« CJIP ») sur le modèle des transactions pénales américaines (Deferred Prosecution Agreement ou « DPA »), on a...more

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French Court Clarifies Surveillance Obligations

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The Situation: In a recent decision, the French Supreme Court clarified the surveillance obligations of notified bodies—independent entities accredited by an EU Member State's national health authority to determine whether a...more

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France Takes Next Step in Anticorruption Enforcement: First "French DPAs" and What Companies Should Know

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The Situation: Anticorruption legislation passed by French lawmakers in 2016 authorizes the resolution of a corruption matter by means of a "convention judiciaire d'intérêt public" ("CJIP"), the French version of a deferred...more

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