France: Corporate/Commercial Law

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French Insider Episode 45 | What It Really Takes To Move Your Legal Career To France With Sarah Ben-Moussa (Podcast)
Former Sheppard associate Sarah Ben-Moussa shares her journey from practicing M&A law in New York to building a renewable energy legal career in Paris. She discusses navigating the French visa system, the practical differences between U.S. and French legal practice, and the personal challenges of relocating abroad while leveraging American legal training in cross-border transactions.
France Commercial
SM
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
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Article
France’s Rearmament Plan May Hinge On Private Capital
France's updated military programming law adds €36 billion to defence spending through 2030, creating significant investment opportunities in munitions, drones, space, AI, and electronic warfare systems. However, US and non-EU investors face complex regulatory hurdles including French foreign investment screening, European eligibility requirements, export controls, and ITAR-free design mandates that fundamentally reshape how transatlantic defence investments must be structured.
Global Finance
GP
Goodwin Procter LLP
Podcast
French Insider Episode 45 | What It Really Takes To Move Your Legal Career To France With Sarah Ben-Moussa (Podcast)
Former Sheppard associate Sarah Ben-Moussa shares her journey from practicing M&A law in New York to building a renewable energy legal career in Paris. She discusses navigating the French visa system, the practical differences between U.S. and French legal practice, and the personal challenges of relocating abroad while leveraging American legal training in cross-border transactions.
France Commercial
SM
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Article
Illustration de la remise en cause de la déductibilité fiscale d’abandons de créances intragroupe
Une société mère française a consenti des abandons de créances à ses filiales allemande et turque, mais l'administration fiscale a remis en cause leur déductibilité. La cour administrative d'appel de Bordeaux examine si ces abandons constituent des aides commerciales déductibles ou des libéralités non déductibles, en analysant les relations commerciales effectives et les perspectives de développement invoquées.
France Tax
MB
Mayer Brown
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Article
France’s Draft Pay Transparency Law Reaches Parliament: Five Key Changes For Employers
France's draft law transposing the EU Pay Transparency Directive has undergone significant amendments, introducing five key changes that will impact how employers handle gender pay gap reporting, employee categorization, and corrective measures. The September 2026 version strengthens labor authority powers and expands employee rights to request explanations on pay indicators.
France Employment
IL
Ius Laboris
Article
France Targets Ultra-Fast Fashion With New EPR Penalties As EU Textile Rules Expand
France has enacted groundbreaking legislation targeting ultra-fast fashion through increased extended producer responsibility fees based on product range breadth and repair incentives, while also mandating manufacturing-location disclosures and restricting advertising. As the EU's revised Waste Framework Directive allows Member States to adopt similar measures, France's approach may preview how textile EPR requirements evolve across Europe and potentially influence emerging U.S. state programs. Will other j
Global Environment
BD
Beveridge & Diamond
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Podcast
French Insider Episode 45 | What It Really Takes To Move Your Legal Career To France With Sarah Ben-Moussa (Podcast)
Former Sheppard associate Sarah Ben-Moussa shares her journey from practicing M&A law in New York to building a renewable energy legal career in Paris. She discusses navigating the French visa system, the practical differences between U.S. and French legal practice, and the personal challenges of relocating abroad while leveraging American legal training in cross-border transactions.
France Commercial
SM
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Article
Requalification de prestations de services intragroupe en acte anormal de gestion
Le tribunal administratif de Versailles examine un cas où une société a déduit de son résultat imposable des factures émises par une société sœur pour des prestations de services, alors que les deux entités partageaient le même dirigeant et associé unique. L'administration fiscale conteste cette déduction en invoquant un acte anormal de gestion, soulevant des questions cruciales sur la validité des conventions de prestations entre soci
France Tax
MB
Mayer Brown
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Article
Convention de services conclue entre sociétés ayant le même dirigeant : attention aux cotisations sociales
La Cour de cassation se prononce sur un redressement de cotisations sociales concernant une convention de gestion qui dissimulait la rémunération d'un président de société. L'arrêt clarifie les conditions de régularité de la procédure de contrôle URSSAF et abandonne l'obligation d'appeler en cause le dirigeant bénéficiaire dans les contentieux de redressement. Cette décision précise également les limites de la procédure d'abus d
France Employment
MB
Mayer Brown
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