France’s Parliament consists of 577 members, making 289 seats necessary for an absolute majority. In the recent election, President Emmanuel Macron’s party managed just 245 seats — the first time in 20 years that the sitting...more
In Washington: Top Senate Republicans indicated on Thursday that Congress is increasingly likely to need a brief stopgap government funding bill lasting several days to clinch a spending and coronavirus relief deal. Friday...more
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson Loses Majority In Parliament While Parliament Votes to Delay Brexit - On September 3, 2019, the Conservative party in the United Kingdom (“UK”) lost its majority in Parliament when Phillip...more
In a statement before the G7 Summit, which was held on August 24-26, 2019, French President Emmanuel Macron vowed to block the recently negotiated trade deal between the European Union (“EU”) and Mercosur, the South American...more
On July 10, 2019, the US Trade Representative (USTR) initiated an investigation under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (Trade Act) with respect to France’s new Digital Services Tax (DST) Act (LOI n° 2019-759 du 24 juillet...more
In 2018, 70% of the funds raised by Israeli companies came from foreign investors. Israeli tech companies’ ability to attract such foreign investment attests to these investors’ wish to become part of the Israeli tech success...more
The Situation: Delayed by two months, the long-awaited bill of President Macron's government relating to economic reforms and simplification of companies' day-to-day operations was tabled to the Cabinet on June 22, 2018....more
Le Comité social et économique (CSE) est la nouvelle instance représentative du personnel (IRP) créée par l’ordonnance n°2017-1386 du 22 septembre 2017 relative à la nouvelle organisation du dialogue social et économique. Le...more
In this article, Paris office attorneys Angéline Duffour and Elise Farcy discuss the main changes brought by Macron’s decrees on staff representatives. Dans cet article, Angéline Duffour et Elise Farcy, avocats au sein du...more
The final version of the bill ratifying the Macron ordinances (Article 3 Ter) provides employers the option of unilaterally deciding, after having consulted the representative bodies concerned, to reduce the duration of...more
In late September, my colleague, Brian Ellixson, published a post concerning the start of a power swing, from France’s historically employee-friendly labor regime to a somewhat more employer-friendly system. Indeed, although...more
EU regulatory officials have fined chipmaker Qualcomm $1.2 billion after a 2-year investigation into anti-competition allegations involving payments made to Apple....more
President Emmanuel Macron promised that he would transform and modernize the French economy and improve the legal and regulatory climate to facilitate the growth of business. To this end, the French Government has put forward...more
On December 12, French President Emmanuel Macron, joined by President of the World Bank Group, Jim Yong Kim and the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, hosted the One Planet Summit highlighting public...more
President Macron recently unveiled employment and tax reforms to increase France’s appeal for deal makers. While France ranks highly as an investment destination for private equity firms, complex and inflexible French...more
In this edition, we report from around Europe on some interesting case law developments that affect the way employers manage their employees. The range of issues covered shows that, despite the breadth of directives issued by...more
Today, the French labor market experienced the start of a power swing, from its historically employee-friendly labor regime to a more employer-friendly set of laws, intended to provide employers with greater flexibility in...more
In the months following the election of President Emmanuel Macron, who is perceived as pro-business, as well as a parliamentary election in which the new president’s party won the majority, companies and entrepreneurs have...more
French President Emmanuel Macron's boldest mission, reforming France's nearly untouchable labor laws, received mixed reviews as his plans went public late last week. The changes would promote negotiation at a company level...more
President Macron announced his will to conduct meaningful reforms which could have a significant positive impact on the economy and the French M&A market. ...more