Kahn & Associés

The law on equal representation of women and men on company boards and supervisory committees was passed
by Parliament on January 27 2011.

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Download the Newsletter 40 (pdf, 209KB).

• april 8, 2011

Law no 2004-575 of June 21st 2004, on confidence in the digital economy, stipulates that any person or entity whose activity is to provide the public with access to online communication services (Internet service providers) and any person or entity that hosts data provided by its users in order to make it available to the public through online communication services (hosting providers) shall retain data allowing the identification of any person who has contributed to the creation of online content using their services.

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Download the Newsletter 39 (pdf, 197KB).

• march 24, 2011

We have the great pleasure to inform you that Kahn & Associés has been awarded by Leaders League :
2011 GOLD TROPHY BEST SPECIALIZED TEAM IN IT.

Download the newsletter n°38(pdf, 262KB)

• march 8, 2011

Kahn & Associés is pleased to announce that Olivier Aumaître has joined the firm as a Partner, in charge of the Litigation and Arbitration Department.

Download the Newsletter 37 (pdf, 197KB).

• december 21, 2010

Kahn & Associés continues to develop its Franco-Chinese activity with the opening of a China desk in Paris.

Download the Newsletter 36 (pdf, 193 KB)

• octobre 28, 2010

It has taken almost three years, but France has finally amended its online gambling legislation. Law n°2010-476 of May 12, 2010 brings to an end the monopoly enjoyed by the PMU, the French lottery group (“la Française des jeux”) and the casinos.

Download Newsletter 35 – 06/29/10 (pdf, 205.2 KB)

• (Français) 29 juin 2010

The generalized use of social networks creates new issues, one of such is the issue of the liabilities attached to organizing outdoor drinking parties attended by thousands of people.

Download Newsletter 34 – 06/15/10 (pdf, 198.5 KB)

• 15 June 2010

Alain is involved in buy-outs, MBO, LBO, major patrimonial restructuring operations, and more generally corporate finance for international and French clients. In particular, he has an extensive experience in assisting Middle Eastern and European (Central and Eastern) clients.

Download Newsletter 33 – 11/26/09 (pdf, 174.1 KB)

• 26 November 2009

Kahn & Associés is pleased to announce its cooperation with the Chinese law firm JunZeJun.

Download Newsletter 32 – 10/20/09 (pdf, 237.4 KB)

• 20 October 2009

In France, gambling, and in particular online gambling, is illegal. Three entities benefit however from an exemption
to this rule: the PMU (“Pari Mutuel Urbain”) for horse racing bets, the casinos for gambling tables and slot machines,
and the French lottery group called “La Française des jeux” which holds a monopoly on lottery games.

Download Newsletter 29 – 07/29/09 (pdf, 246.2 KB)

• (Français) 29 juillet 2009

French government’s objective: to encourage election of companies for carry-back mechanism that reinforces their net
equity, and to provide them a cash advantage in 2009.

Download Newsletter 27 – 05/07/09 (pdf, 226.9 KB)

• 7 May 2009

Kahn & Associés has received the Silver Trophy for the Best Specialized Team in New Technologies.

The Firm has also been awarded the status of Law Firm of the Year in Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT) by ACQ Finance Magazine.

Download Newsletter 26 – 04/14/09 (pdf, 261.0 KB)

Download ACQ Country Law Awards 2008 (pdf, 140.5 KB)

• 14 April 2009

The law firm of Kahn & Associés is celebrating this year its 20 years of existence. (…) The opportunity for Décideurs Stratégiques Finance Droit to take a look at the unique progression of a law firm founded by an entrepreneur.

Download Newsletter 25-12/15/08 (pdf, 335.4 KB)

Download Focus Kahn & Associés-Décideurs Stratégie Finance Droit n°98 (French version) (jpg, 149.9 KB)

Download Focus Kahn & Associés-Décideurs Stratégie Finance Droit n°98 (English version) (pdf, 635.1 KB)

• (Français) 15 décembre 2008

For several years, the European legislator and the French Financial Market Authority (AMF) have been recasting share buyback programs regulations. Until recently, only companies listed on a regulated market benefited from the term of use diversity of this astonishing widely scoped mechanism.

Download Newsletter 24-20/10/08 (pdf, 73.3 KB)

• 17 October 2008

Many groups of companies do finance their subsidiaries through inter company loans. French tax regulations on deductibility of interest paid by French subsidiaries changed recently.

Download Newsletter 18-29/01/08 (pdf, 50.7 KB)

• 29 January 2008

Daniel Kahn has been invited to take part in French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s State Visit to Israel from June 22 to june 24, 2008.

Download Newsletter 23-19/06/08 (pdf, 56.9 KB)

• 19 June 2008

Kahn & Associés has been ranked by the magazine Décideurs Stratégie Finance Droit in its annual ranking of French law firms.

Download Newsletter 22-18/06/08 (pdf, 84.5 KB)

• 18 June 2008

Download Newsletter 21-02/06/08 (pdf, 70.1 KB)

• (Français) 2 juin 2008

Download Newsletter 20-07/03/08 (pdf, 168.9 KB)

• 7 March 2008

Download Newsletter 19-08/02/08 (pdf, 171.3 KB)

• 8 February 2008

Download Newsletter 17-10/12/07 (pdf, 43.1 KB)

• (Français) 10 décembre 2007

Download Newsletter 16-27/11/07 (pdf, 35.9 KB)

• 27 November 2007

Download Newsletter 15-26/10/07 (pdf, 36.7 KB)

• 26 October 2007

Download Newsletter 14-02/10/07 (pdf, 41.6 KB)

• 2 October 2007

Download Newsletter 13-25/09/07 (pdf, 48.5 KB)

• 25 September 2007

Appointments: 1 Managing Partner, 3 Partners, 1 Senior Counsel

Download Newsletter 12-11/09/07 (pdf, 100.0 KB)

• 11 September 2007

From February 1st, 2007, smoking is banned from all work places (except from pubs and bars, casinos, gambling clubs, tobacco shops, night clubs, hotels and restaurants for which the ban on smoking will be applicable as from January 1st, 2008).

Download Newsletter 11-19/01/07 (pdf, 26.9 KB)

• 19 January 2007

More often than ever some magistrates tend to (…) strongly advise the parties involved in a legal action to settle. It is not uncommon for the parties to meet “amicably” before him prior or following the hearings and in any casebefore the issuing of his ruling.

Download Newsletter 10-11/01/07 (pdf, 23.9 KB)

• 11 January 2007

Download Newsletter 5-30/11/05 (pdf, 77.2 KB)

• 30 November 2005

The French Decree 2005-829 of July 20, 2005, implementing the WEEE Directive 2002/96/EC, imposes an obligation to the producers and distributors of Electrical and Electronic Equipment (“EEE”) with regard to the invoicing relating to thesales of such products.

Download Newsletter 9-30/11/06 (pdf, 25.1 KB)

• 30 November 2006

The current capital gain tax rate on sale of shares for individuals is 16% to which 11% social security taxes shall be added to reach a global rate of 27%. The law has reduced this global rate down to 11%, subject to a holding period.

Download Newsletter 7-25/04/06 (pdf, 78.6 KB)

• 25 April 2006

A new way to raise capital for, and list small and mid-size companies in the Euro zone.

Download Newsletter 6-01/03/06 (pdf, 76.9 KB)

• 1 March 2006

Listed and non-listed companies may now grant for free, subject to certain requirements (…), up to 10% of their shares to their French resident employees or corporate officers, or to those of their affiliates.

Download Newsletter 4-24/10/05 (pdf, 73.3 KB)

• 24 October 2005

In its ministerial order dated July 28, 2005, the Delegated Minister of Industry officially launched the procedure for the grant of Wimax licenses in France (licenses to operate on a VPN – Virtual Private Network – in the 3,4 to 3,6 GHz 
broadband)…

Download Newsletter 2-02/09/05 (pdf, 81.6 KB)

• Fabrice Perbost

A new type of employment agreement, with flexibility: the “contrat nouvelles embauches” (CNE)

Download Newsletter 2-02/09/05 (pdf, 75.1 KB)

• 2 September 2005

Download Newsletter 1-01/08/05 (pdf, 69.1 KB)

• 1 August 2005