The main European event on digital security and trust issues. ...

Congratulations to Maud Lambert for her presentation alongside Didier K., DPO of Intrasipa | Sipa Ouest-France group, during the first digital session of 2025! ...

Steering Legal has opened an office in Lyon to complement its national network, marking an important step in its development. This opening is the result of a strategic merger with Lexplus Avocats, a firm already well established in the Lyon area. ‘This new office is part of our drive to strengthen our local presence. Our approach is focused on the specific needs of our clients in the region and on the Paris-Lyon-Marseille axis, a city where the firm is already well integrated into the regional economy. The opening of our office in Lyon is in line with this approach, enabling[...]

Aude Chartier and Jean-François Bette were members of the judging panel for the Trophées du Patrimoine awards for independent asset managers and family offices by region. Thank you to the Grand Forum du Patrimoine and GROUPE FICADE for their confidence in us, and congratulations to the winners! Regions honoured: - Mediterranean - Rhône-Alpes - Occitanie - Atlantique - Centre - Greater West - North - Greater East - Île de France

A look back at Steering Legal training session for Numeum ! What were the major decisions in individual employment relations in 2024 ? How may digital companies take advantage of these decisions in their practices? Last Friday, January 17, 2025, Gwenaëlle Artur, Partner, and César Solis, Counsel, led a training session for Numeum members on : "2024 French employment case law review in individual relations". Many thanks to Valérie Roulleau and Numeum for organizing this session !   Steering Legal - Revue JP 2024

Next January 24, 2025, César Solis , Counsel at Steering Legal in our Employment Team (headed by Gwenaëlle Artur) will have the honor of leading the IELA Winter Seminar. Topics to be covered: ✅ Internal investigations: Option or Obligation? César Solis will be leading the session alongside Sandrine Mazzoleni, HR Director, Groupe Marie Claire. ✅ Teleworking: end or evolution of a cycle? moderated by Elodie Loriaud ✅ The legal framework for artificial intelligence (AI) and its use at the workplace, moderated by Nicolas Durand-Gasselin 📅When? Friday, January 24, 2025, from 9am to 1pm 📍Where? Maison Du Barreau de l'Ordre des avocats[...]

Steering Legal, who will celebrate its 10th anniversary in 2025, is continuing to grow and is ramping up its Corporate-M&A department with the arrival of a new partner, David Lussigny, and his team. This dynamic development of Steering Legal is perfectly in line with the firm's objectives. The M&A-PE-Corporate team now includes 7 partners, 5 counsels and almost a dozen associates. David Lussigny will strengthen the firm's M&A, private equity and corporate finance practice.   David works in particular with national and cross-border companies, SMEs and major groups, as well as with company directors and investment funds in private equity[...]

Maud Lambert and Sébastien Fleury had the pleasure of taking part in The AI Battlefields, ...

On 25 and 26 October last, César Solis was invited to take part in the annual seminar of the Spanish National Association of Employment Lawyers - ASNALA - in Lleida ...

Nuno de Ayala Boaventura speaks at the VI CRIDO M&A Forum in Warsaw, ...

It is with great honor that César Solis will be leading the next Winter Session of the International Employment Lawyers Association IELA next January 24, 2025 in Paris, France. ...

Steering Legal has added a new partner to its team, Maud Lambert, who joins the firm with her team to provide expertise in digital law, intellectual property and data protection. ...

Steering Legal was represented by César Solis at the annual conference of the European Employment Lawyers Association (EELA) ...

Steering Legal took part in the 15th Juris'Run on Sunday 9 June, in the heart of the Bois de Boulogne, ...

The bill aimed at “increasing the financing of businesses and the attractiveness of France” caps the amount of indemnities for dismissal without real and serious cause for “risk taker” employees. ...

The law of 22 April 2024, which brought French law into line with European Union law on the acquisition of paid leave during sick leave, came into force on 24 April. ...

How to set up successfully in the UK? What are the legal aspects to consider from an M&A, remuneration, employment law and public financing standpoint? ...

Gwenaelle Artur and César Solis had the pleasure of taking part in the annual Conference organized by the International Bar Association (IBA), in Milan, Italy, from April 10 to 12, 2024, focusing on Employment and diversity at work.It was a great opportunity to attend interesting conferences on current trending topics such as Artificial Intelligence, executive compensation, social media and diversity in the workplace, but above all to see colleagues again, and meet new friends, from all over the world.Many thanks to the IBA organization and to all the participants.

In an increasingly connected world, how do employers ensure their employees an effective right to disconnect, so as to limit digital overexposure ? ...

Stéphanie Berland speaks at the Beijing Culture and Entertainment Law Society Annual Forum. ...

What were the major decisions in collective employment relations in 2023 ? What impact do they have on HR pratices ? What points of attention should be kept in mind ? ...

Gwenaëlle Artur and César Solis discussed this issue at a morning session at NUMEUM on 26 January 2024. ...

Stéphanie Berland had the pleasure to lecture once again at the LL.M. | MBA “European Film Business and Law” class of Erich Pommer Institut gGmbH Pommer, in cooperation with Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF and Universität Potsdam, on « Contracting Fundamentals: Coproduction Agreements ». ...

Steering Legal is assisting UDAAC (Union des Actionnaires Minoritaires d'Atos) in an interim injunction to appoint a court-appointed representative to convene a general meeting of the company with a view to changing its governance. The aim of this procedure is to allow the shareholders to change the governance of the company and thus take back control of the decisions affecting the future of ATOS, and thus stop the current dismantling actions organised by the current management. Since the Annual General Meeting of 28 June 2023, UDAAC has noted that the company has carried out or is planning significant transactions without[...]

Aude Chartier joins Steering Legal as a Partner to strengthen its practice in tax law, and more specifically in patrimonial law. Aude Chartier's expertise is mainly focused on French and international wealth taxation for individuals, in both advisory and litigation matters. For her, wealth taxation was an obvious choice to combine her economic and scientific background with the legal complexity of the various project structures she has successfully managed, striving to share her knowledge and put herself at the service of her clients. For more than 10 years, she has developed her expertise in the various areas covered by property[...]

Stéphanie Berland, Partner in charge of Steering Legal IP-IT, Data & Media department, had this year again the privilege to give a lecture at the LL.M. | MBA “European Film Business and Law” class of Erich Pommer Institut gGmbH, in cooperation with Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF and Universität Potsdam, on “Legal framework - Key Market: France”.It has been a pleasure for her to share with students, high-level professionals from the media sector, information and advice on the particularities of the French legal regime applicable to film production and the renowned French film financing system, give a focus on the no less famous “media[...]

Stéphanie Berland, Partner and Head of IP-IT / Data & Media Department at Steering Legal, was invited to talk at the International Screen Institute “Business and Legal Affairs 2023” course in Vienna, attended by film and audiovisual industry executives to deepen their knowledge of legal issues of the sector. Stéphanie spoke on contracts and legal issues in the development phase, with the “Acquisition of rights on original scripts and existing literary works” and the “Negotiation of underlying works“ in view of producing a film or TV series project. This presentation was part of 5-day course organized by the Screen Institute, a non-profit[...]

Steering Legal was pleased to take part in the Leaders League Alliance Summit: Law & Innovation this Thursday, July 6, 2023 in Paris. ...

Gwenaëlle Artur and César Solis were extremely pleased to take part in the European Employment Lawyers Association (EELA) 25th anniversary conference in Bucharest (Romania), from June 8 to 10. ...

Steering Legal took part in the 14th Juris'Run on Sunday, June 11, in the Bois de Boulogne in Paris. 🏃‍♀️ 🏃‍♂️ ...

Stéphanie BERLAND had the honor to be invited by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Mena to the conference, co-organized with the Center For Effective Dispute Resolution Services (CEDRS) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), on 31 May 2023 in Abu Dhabi, to discuss of the development of mediation and ADR tools in resolving disputes. ...

Restructuring: our Employment Team had the pleasure of attending this June 1rst, 2023, a conference organized by the French Government at the Ministry of Labor, ...

Stéphanie Berland, Partner in charge of Steering Legal IP-IT, Data & Media department, was pleased and honored to give another lecture on April 30th, 2023 at the LL.M. | MBA “European Film Business and Law” class of Erich Pommer Institut GmbH, in cooperation with Filmuniversität Babelsberg, Konrad Wolf and Universitat Potsdam on “Legal dispute resolution: contract execution and civil case litigation”.   She presented to students, high-level professionals from the film and TV sector and media law, possible strategies in case of judicial litigation (contractual, civil as well as criminal litigation) and shared examples from her experience as litigator and[...]

Stéphanie Berland, Partner in charge of Steering Legal IP-IT, Data & Media department, had the honor to give on January 14, 2023 another lecture at the LL.M. | MBA “European Film Business and Law” class of Erich Pommer Institut GmbH, in cooperation with Filmuniversität Babelsberg, Konrad Wolf and Universitat Potsdam on “Contracting Fundamentals: Coproduction Agreements”. ...

Our Employment Team is pleased to contribute to the latest issue of Liaisons Sociales Quotidien from December 26, 2022 about the new mechanism of presumption of resignation. This contribution, along with other colleagues and RH professionals, can be read on pages 3-4 of Liaisons Sociales Quotidien from December 26, 2022. liaisons sociales 26 decembre

Stéphanie Berland, Partner in charge of Steering Legal IP-IT, Data & Media department, felt privileged and honored to give a lecture at the LL.M. | MBA “European Film Business and Law” class of Erich Pommer Institut GmbH, in cooperation with Filmuniversität Babelsberg, Konrad Wolf and Universitat Potsdam, on “Key Market: France”, on November 18, 2022.It was a pleasure for her to share with these high-level professionals from the film and TV sector and media law, information and advice on the particularities of the French legal regime applicable to film production and the renowned French film financing system, including a focus on the[...]

The European digital space reform project is coming to an end: the #Digital Markets Act (#DMA) is set to enter into force on May 2, 2023. It is an ambitious legislation that aims to ensure more fairness in the competition of the digital sector, by setting up ex ante rules against the major "gatekeepers" of the online platform market. All the details in the article below. 20221104_Digital Markets Act_Steering Legal en-US

On May 5, 2022, the French Data protection authority CNIL issued a formal notice to 22 municipalities for not having designated a Data Protection Officer (DPO). However, this obligation provided for by Article 37 of the GDPR applies to any public body implementing personal data processing. Stéphanie Berland, partner in charge of the IP / IT / Data practice, reviewed the issues related to the implementation of this specific provision for Options Droit & Affaires.

The employment law team of STEERING LEGAL had the pleasure to attend the EELA (European Employment Lawyers Association) annual congress held in Athens, Greece, between June 23rd and June 25th. It was a great opportunity to meet European colleagues specialized in labour law and to exchange around an extremely instructive and enlightening agenda.

Steering Academy had the pleasure of hosting a breakfast this morning on "Changing the legal structure of the employer: What are the consequences from a labour law standpoint?" Gwenaëlle Artur, Partner and César Solis, Counsel, thank the participants for their questions and their involvement.  

Steering Legal is delighted to announce the promotion of César Solis as Counsel in the Employment  Department headed by Gwenaëlle Artur. César Solis started his career almost 10 years ago. He handles all labor law issues with a multi-cultural approach and expertise that contributes to the success of the team.

The social team of Steering Legal had the pleasure to attend on May 4th and 5th,  the 2022 Colombia Investment Roadshow, organized by ProColombia and held in Madrid the 4th and 5th of May, 2022. It was a valuable opportunity to learn more about the technological and digital development process in Colombia.          

Butler Industries has taken control of the Pierre Hermé Paris group, via the acquisition of 100% of the shares held by LOG Investment (a L'Occitane Group company) in the capital of PHP Invest, the holding company of the Pierre Hermé Group, which specializes in the field of delicatessen, chocolate and haute-pâtisserie. ...

Unisys, a global IT solutions company, has acquired a 100% stake in Mobinergy Group, which specializes in Unified Endpoint Management. Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) centralizes the security and control of desktops, laptops, cell phones and tablets on a single console in a consistent and connected manner. Mobinergy, with operations in France, the United Kingdom and Germany, expands and enhances Unisys' existing UEM expertise. Unisys is financing the transaction with its cash and Mobinergy's business will be developed globally to expand the EMU business. Steering Legal assisted Unisys with Nuno de Ayala Boaventura and Agathe Martin in corporate, Gwenaëlle Arthur and[...]

To preserve the interests of all the parties involved throughout a redundancy plan procedure on economic grounds, Steering Legal has worked out a particular approach and an organisation to achieve the best outcome for everyone. Overview of redundancy procedures on economic grounds

In a latest court’s ruling dated March 16, the Paris Court of Appeal rejected the application of the scale of compensation for dismissal without real and serious cause. It is a case when it does not ensure an “adequate and appropriate reparation” of the damage suffered by the employee. Following previous Court of Appeal rulings, what is the scope of this new decision? Our team specialized in Labour Law answers this question.

On April 21, Sébastien Fleury, a Steering Legal partner, answers questions asked by landlords and tenants in the midst of a period of confinement in L'Usine nouvelle. Read the 10 questions and answers published in L'Usine nouvelle  

Our Tax department is rewarded for our 2019 activity. Décideurs magazine ranks it in Quality Practice in : Tax Law and Wealth Taxation The firm's Tax practice is headed by Jean-François Bette. See the ranking  

The firm has just been classified by Décideurs magazine for 2019, in the category Reputable Practice: in Technology, Internet & Telecommunications - Internet Law. The IP / IT / Data practice is headed by Stéphanie Berland. See the ranking

The firm has been ranked by Décideurs magazine in the category  Strong reputation in the field: Media & Entertainment - Radio Law. The division is headed by Stéphanie Berland. See the ranking (Ranking 2019 - Law firm - France).  

Nicolas Hallais, partner Steering Legal Tours, who works in Tax and Corporate / Mergers & Acquisitions, provided tax advice to the sellers/managers in the Sequoiasoft / MBO partners LBO. Read the article published on July 8 in Capital Finance Les Echos : " Sequoiasoft-se-turn-to-MBO-partners ".  

Steering legal is quoted in the survey carried out by the village of justice on the national networks of law firms and the establishments in the provinces, which is the subject of a file published on June 6. The firm is quoted: page 4, as an example of an integrated structure, with offices in Paris, Angers, Clermont-Ferrand, Marseille and Tours. page 6, in the list of multi-bar firms page 15, with a fact sheet on the firm, which stands out by 1/ the choice of both a local and a global presence and 2 / an accompaniment in 5 regions[...]

Following the arrival at the firm of 8 new members in the first quarter of 2019, Arnaud Dumourier, editor-in-chief of Le Monde du droit, interviewed Sébastien Fleury, partner at Steering Legal Paris, on these recent recruitments and the firm's development prospects. In particular, he discussed: pursuing a three-pronged development between the provinces, Paris (which remains a key legal centre) but also internationally: it has long been obvious that lawyers cannot remain confined to their own territory and must extend their field of action throughout the world. At Steering Legal, this is part of our DNA. Read the interview  

Following the arrival of Stéphanie Berland as partner in charge of the creation of the IP/IT cluster and the recent creation of new offices in Brazil and Africa. STEERING LEGAL continues to strengthen its teams both in Paris and in the provinces: in the first quarter of 2019, the firm has integrated 7 new members and welcomed Marie-Hortense Vairinho as Secretary General. Article published in the Journal Spécial des Sociétés (JSS) of 27 April 2019, n°32, Vie des cabinets, page 11    

Frédéric Raimbault, Partner of Steering Angers, wrote the article Nominative data: anticipate the measures to be taken to comply with the RGPD at May 28, 2018, published in Le Cercle des Echos, February 28, 2018. Find the article here Source: Les Echos – February 28, 2018

Frédéric Raimbault, a Steering Partner in Angers, won his case in a case opposing his client to the URSSAF.     Source: Courrier de l'Ouest - February 3, 2018

Steering Legal (Nicolas Hallais, Olivier Guinard, Partners et Alice Bellilchi, Counsel) assisted the management and the managers of the SITOUR / Store Novation group as part of an LBO alongside Céréa Partenaire. SITOUR is France's leader in merchandising and point-of-sale communication systems and has sales of nearly € 40 million.

Steering Legal sponsors the 6H Juriskart, which will be held on 30 September 2017 at the Racing Kart in Cormeilles. Adrien Matillon and Pierre Wattenne will be the drivers of our team.  

Steering will be present at the Salon de l'Expatriation (Expatriation Fair) on 30th and 31st May 2017 at the Cité de la Mode et du Design. Address 34 quai d'Austerlitz 75013 Paris Registration here  

Steering Legal (Olivier Guinard and Amélie Lièvre-Gravereaux, partners, and Adrien Matillon, associate) assisted Mr. Jean-Marc Lebhar in a minority interest purchase at the outcome of which executives of the Group, joining forces with Siparex, were able to increase their share capital ownership of Lebhar, the French leader in patisserie boxes.

Steering Legal (Olivier Guinard, partner, and Alice Bellilchi and Camille Baux-Valerdi, associates) assisted the Emeraude Cottage holding company in its acquisition of SCI Emeraude, owner of a plot of land almost 10,000 square metres in size in Saint Briac sur Mer. Steering Legal has been supporting Emeraude Cottage throughout the different stages of its expansion in the tourism sector since the company's creation in 2014.

Steering Legal assisted L’Occitane International in the sale of the Le Couvent des Minimes brand to the Filorga et SVR Associated laboratories associated with the HLD Fund. The Steering Legal team was led by Nuno de Ayala Boaventura and Adrien Matillon, respectively Partner and Associate of Steering Paris.  

Professor Mathias Audit, Partner of Steering Paris, will participate in the third conference organised by the CNUDCI on Euro-Mediterranean arbitration, in Milan on 18 January 2017. Find the program here

Frédéric Raimbault et Nicolas Jérusalémy, respectively Partner and Associate of Steering Angers, will be hosting a conference on The new rules of public order, on Friday 16 December 2016 from 9.30 am to 12.30 pm, at the Terra Bontanica Business Center. Access map here

Steering Legal (Nuno de Ayala Boaventura, Partner) assisted the Société Franco-Belge de Casinos (a joint subsidiary of the Société Française de Casinos et the Belgian Groupe Circus) during the acquisition of the Casino de Carnac from the Lucien Barrière Group.

Steering will be present at the Salon de l'Expatriation (Expatriation Fair) on 31st May and 1st June 2016 at the Cité de la Mode et du Design. Address 34 quai d'Austerlitz 75013 Paris

Steering will be holding a conference on The fiscal consequences of an expatriation to Portugal on 23rd May 2016 at 6.30 pm at the Portuguese Consulate. Address 6 rue Georges Berger 75017 Paris

Steering will be available at the French Business Council in Dubaï, on Thursday 19th November 2015, from 8 am to 2 pm. We will answer all your questions, for free and individually, on the DIFC Wills and Probate Registry ("DIFC WPR") created in order to resolve certain succession and inheritance problems encountered by non-Muslims owning assets in Dubai. More information here

Frédéric Raimbault, a Steering Partner in Angers, was involved in the film made by the SDIS49 on road safety. See the article on page 4, here Source: Lignes de Vie No. 33 - July 2015

Steering will be present at the Portuguese Property and Tourism Fair at the Porte de Versailles in Paris, from the 5th to the 7th of June 2015.

Steering will be present at the Expat Forum organised by the CCI LUSO-Française in Paris at Les Docks – Cité de la Mode et du Design on the 2nd and 3rd of June 2015.