Cross-border acquisitions of companies and interculturality

[SAVE THE DATE] Tuesday, May 21, 2019. The University of Düsseldorf welcomes us warmly during two conferences to shed light on cross-border business acquisitions and interculturality – focusing on the different methods of approach in France and Germany. Speakers: Dr. Antje Luke, professors Dr. Sabine Otte-Gräbener & Anne-Sophie Jansen-Lasnier GRENZ­ÜBER­SCHREI­TEN­DE UNTER­NEH­MENS­KÄUFE – GESTAL­TUNG UND BEI­SPIELE AUS DER PRA­XIS INTER­KULTUR­ALI­TÄT­/­UNTER­SCHIED­LICHE ARBEITS­WEISEN IN…

9th edition of the #Footéolien

BMHAVOCATS is delighted to welcome you once again to the 9th edition of the Footéolien tournament, a must-attend event for players in the wind energy sector. As every year, manufacturers, developers, operators, design offices, insurers and lawyers will compete for the meeting around a soccer ball… for fun! We look forward to seeing you in the area…

On-line retail & sales 

The Association of German Lawyers established in France (AAF/DAV Frankreich) invites you to its conference: On-line retail & sales   Cross perspectives on distribution law, competition law and consumer law between France and Germany    Thursday 13 June 2019 from 2.30 p.m to 6.00 p.m in French language in the Monnerville Room of the Maison du Barreau…

WIPO-MCST Seoul Seminar & Workshop

WIPO-MCST Seminar & Workshop: Mediation of International Copyright and Content-related Disputes, Seoul May 22, 2019   It was an honour and a pleasure for Martin Hauser to be invited together with Jane Player, international mediator, London, upon invitation of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) of the Republic of Korea and the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation…

WIR – Women in Restructuring

All the BMH AVOCATS Restructuring team, Anja Droege Gagnier, Amélie Dorst and Léa Marlière, participated in the evening and conference “Improving restructuring: best practices in France and Germany” organized by WIR – Women in restructuring. WIR is an independent association and aims to develop friendly relationships with other restructuring associations internationally and in France.  

Séminaire franco allemand – Freiburg im Breisgau

L’Europe dans tous ses états: les nouveaux enjeux pour l’Europe et le droit européen Le monde est en ébullition : populisme, protectionnisme, nouvel ordre économique mondial, unilatéralisme, Brexit et guerre commerciale, entre autres … Dans le cadre de notre prochain colloque franco-allemand, nous évoquerons des sujets qui représentent autant de défis que de chances pour…

[M&A] Attribution of knowledge – Obligation to provide information, fraud and fraudulent retention of information – but who actually possesses the information?

It happens frequently that following the acquisition of a business, the acquirer, dissatisfied with the deal, attempts to obtain compensation for damages on the grounds that seller withheld decisive information. Another frequently used strategy is to try to have the contract annulled on the grounds of fraud or fraudulent retention of information. The acquirer is…