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France: Spectacular U-turn on successor criminal liability in M&A transactions

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On 25 November 2020 the French Supreme Court (Cour de cassation) overturned its decade-long case law, ruling that corporations may now be held criminally liable for offenses committed by acquired entities prior to the merger....
By: Hogan Lovells
Source Url: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/france-spectacular-u-turn-on-successor-27648/

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