19.04.2018

Toward a reinforcement of the fight against fraud?

By Philippe Goossens and Judith Fleuret On 28 March 2018, the French Government submitted a bill to the Senate aimed at reinforcing the fight against tax, social security and customs…

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13.04.2018

Further Guidance from the CJEU on E-health

By recently ruling that a drug prescription assistance software qualified as a medical device, the CJEU has indirectly sent a reminder to IT companies seeing new opportunities in health care that their…

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04.04.2018

The Acquisition of Viadeo: An Innovative Interaction between French and American Law

In one of the first cases of its kind, US Chapter 15 was used to recognize a French sale process in the cross-border acquisition of Viadeo, a French / US based social networking platform, by the Figaro…

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19.03.2018

Interview with Jean-Guy de Ruffray on Le Monde du Droit

Le Monde du Droit interviewed  Jean-Guy de Ruffray, who was just made partner at Altana in the firms IP/IT practice. Find the interview by Arnaud Dumourier here.

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15.03.2018

Altana promotes a new partner in IP/IT

Altana is pleased to announce the promotion of Jean-Guy de Ruffray to partner. He joins Pierre Lubet, Frank Valentin and Armand Aviges as partner in the firm's IP/IT practice, which now counts 11…

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05.03.2018

Compliance - Challenges & Opportunities for the Legal Profession

UIA-LexisNexis Publications Collections has published the first two volumes of the collection, including "Compliance - Challenges and Opportunities for the Legal Profession"(ed. Guido de Clerq). The…

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22.02.2018

Gender Equality and Positive Action in Companies

On March 7, 2018, Caroline Duclercq, Partner at Altana, will participate in a debate on "Gender Equality and Positive Action in Companies" for the 4th Annual AFJE Parity Dinner. The debate will address…

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15.02.2018

The Creation of the International Chamber of the Paris Court of Appeal

Dr. Louis Thibierge, professor agrégé of law, was interviewed by Option Droit et Affaires on the creation of the international chamber of the Paris Court of Appeal. The article, entitled “The Creation of…

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12.02.2018

Equity Crowdfunding: A « 2.0 » Financing Mechanism at the Heart of Innovation

In 2017, 336 million Euros were collected in France using crowdfunding , versus 167 million Euros in 2015. Jean-Nicolas Soret, Partner at Altana,  was interviwed by La Semaine Juridique on this new mode…

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05.02.2018

Projet de loi de ratification de l’ordonnance portant réforme du droit des obligations : 3 questions au Professeur Thibierge

Le 1er février 2018, le Sénat a adopté en deuxième lecture le projet de loi de ratification de l’ordonnance n° 2016-131 portant réforme du droit des obligations. Le Professeur Thibierge nous livre son…

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30.01.2018

Why take interest in cyber security issues?

"Why should lawyers be more interested in the issues of cyber security? " Response by  Valérie Lafarge-Sarkozy, Partner at Altana and General Secretary of the Cyber Risk Commission of the Club des…

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30.01.2018

Data : The CNIL wants to go further and tougher

« Data », is the Club des Juristes "Word of the Week" in La Semaine Juridique. Philippe Goossens, Partner of Altana et Expert of the Club des juristes explains the opinion rendered in December by the…

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