During ICC France’s first Masterclass in France, “The enforcement of arbitral awards against States,” Stéphane Bonifassi and Marie Poirot were pleased to share with the attending delegates that in 2017 Bonifassi secured an unprecedented decision from the Paris administrative court, which annulled the French Treasury’s irrational refusal to authorize the unfreezing of assets attached by creditors of sanctioned entities.
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Bonifassi and Paksüt contribute to Anti Money Laundering Report 2022
Stéphane Bonifassi and Sinem Paksüt are pleased to once again contribute the French perspective in Global Legal Group’s Anti-Money Laundering 2022 chapter.
Bonifassi and Chatelin co-author Corporate Investigations 2022
Stéphane Bonifassi and Victoire Chatelin co-authored Global Legal Group’s corporate investigations 2022 French chapter.
France sharpens its rules on companies sharing information abroad
In an article published by Global Investigations Review, Stéphane Bonifassi shares his perspective on France adjusting companies’ rights to share information with foreign agencies and how these policy tweaks are impractical. You can access the article here.
Marie Poirot presents on liability in cross-border investigations
At the 23rd Annual IBA Transnational Crime Conference, Marie Poirot presented on laws and strategies aimed to protect individuals from liability in cross-border investigations.
Stéphane Bonifassi and Sinem Paksüt review chapter in GLG’s Sanctions 2022
Stéphane Bonifassi and Sinem Paksüt once more had the opportunity to review GLG’s Sanctions chapter from a French perspective. They found that, according to the newly enacted French Book of Tax procedure Articles L.135 T and L.167, the same government agencies responsible for preparing and enforcing asset freezing measures are also granted direct access to certain databases of the French Tax Administration.
To learn more, access the full chapter here.