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by Arthur Adler, Adnen Gargouri, Paul Oudin

25 february 2022

Droit & Croissance responded to several sections of the “Listing Act” consultation conducted by the European Commission to assess the need for reform of European financial regulation. The topics covered by Droit & Croissance are the Prospectus Regulation’s liability regime, the Market Abuse Regulation, certain aspects of the regulation of SPACs and multiple voting rights.

by Fabien Lechevalier, Ph. D candidate in IT Law – joint degree Paris-Saclay University / Laval University (Canada)

1 october 2021

On February 19, 2020, at the same time as the publication of its “White Paper” on Artificial Intelligence, the European Commission published its data strategy, the objective of which is to enable the creation of a single data market. The desired new European framework aims to facilitate the sharing and reuse of data that European business entities need to face American or Chinese competition and develop innovative applications in key sectors of…

by Sophie Vermeille, Thibault Jauffret et Paul Oudin

25 november 2020

The High-Level Legal Committee of the Paris Financial Center has published, on September 25, 2020, a report entitled “Report on classes of creditors for the transposition of the Directive of June 20, 2019 on preventive restructuring frameworks.” Drawing on the lessons learned from the economic analysis of insolvency law, Droit & Croissance has decided to make a series of observations relating to this report in its new position paper. We highlight the need for a coherent articulation of the different procedures and…

By Paul Oudin

3 may 2022

On 24 March 2022, the Paris Court of Appeal handed down a judgment (N° RG 20/08390) confirming most provisions of the French Market Authority (AMF)’s unprecedented sanction decision against Elliott, which was sentenced on appeal to a fine of €14 million for violating applicable disclosure rules (in addition to a €4.5 million fine for obstructing the AMF’s investigations) for declaring the crossing of the 5% threshold of NDSA’s capital through the acquisition of CFDs rather than equity swaps and being tardy in declaring its intent to pursue…

by Arash Attar-Rezvani / Adnene Gargouri

20 december 2021

The article examines the coexistence of the defensive capacity of directors with the guiding principles of takeover law, as well as the articulation between stock exchange and corporate law rationales in the context of the application of anti-takeover defences.

by Luidgy Belair

27 july 2021

IThe author examines the construction of sovereign debt as an object of law before analyzing the efficiency of the sovereign bankruptcy regime with respect to bankruptcy law principles. In this regard, he attempts to understand how these regimes could move from a paradigm sanctioning the inefficiency of public policies to a mechanism aiming to preserve the value of the economic and political entity in difficulty.

by Sophie Vermeille

9 march 2021

This presentation at France Stratégie presents the major ideas of Droit & Croissance with regard to the law of secured financing within the context of the French ordinance project launched on 18 December 2020 by the French Ministry of Justice.

by Paul Oudin

1 march 2021

The recent events surrounding GameStop have been seen by many as a battle between David and Goliath, and by others as a threat for the well-functioning of financial markets. Recent discussions about the applicability of market manipulation rules to this case have shown that the legal debate itself is far from being settled. This talk at Queen Mary University, by Paul Oudin, took the GameStop case as an opportunity to revisit the scope and purpose of these rules.

by Sophie Vermeille

5 february 2021

Short selling activism is, just as any other financial technique, subject to market abuse rules. However, the MAR regulation, from which European rules derive, subjects this peculiar form of activism to excessive constraints. In this presentation, Sophie Vermeille discusses the application of MAR to short selling activism and illustrates it with the Solutions 30 case.

Transcript of the conference D&C of 19 November 2021

RTDF – 1 april 2022

Transcript of the conference Droit & Croissance of 19 November 2021 – The rise of protectionism on the economy and the development of financial markets available in the first edition of the Corporate Finance and Capital Markets Law Review.

An interview by Jean-Philippe Denis

Xerfi Canal – 12 march 2022

Xerfi Canal received Sophie Vermeille, Founder of Droit et Croissance and corporate and restructuring lawyer at Vermeille & Co, to talk about corporate governance In France

An interview by Jean-Philippe Denis

Xerfi Canal – 3 march 2022

Xerfi Canal received Sophie Vermeille, Founder of Droit et Croissance and corporate and restructuring lawyer at Vermeille & Co, to talk about bankruptcy and the economy.

The Rules for Growth Institute (Droit & Croissance) invites current PhD students from Europe and the UK to attend a seminar on the ‘Methods of Law & Economics’, to be held in person in Paris on 30 June & 1 July 2022.

Vendredi 19 novembre 2021

The rise of protectionism on the economy and financial markets conference

Vendredi 18 octobre 2019

Corporate governance and shareholder engagement conference: the new normal