News

21/03/2024
Actuality of the cabinet, Conference

On 21 March 2024, François Martineau gave a lecture at the Sorbonne to students at the Collège de Droit on the subject of  “L’art de la persuasion: histoires judiciaires” (The Art of Persuasion: Judicial Histories). The lecture provided an opportunity to discuss classical rhetoric and its history with the students, using examples from past and present cases.

12/02/2024
Firm news, Tribute to Robert Badinter

Following the death of the former Minister of Justice of France, Robert BADINTER, read the emotional tribute by Jean-Yves DUPEUX, with whom he worked :

Jean-Yves DUPEUX has also been invited by France Culture ( https://www.radiofrance.fr/franceculture/podcasts/france-culture-va-plus-loin-le-samedi/disparition-de-robert-badinter-la-mort-d-un-monde-9601523 ) and France Inter ( https://www.radiofrance.fr/franceinter/podcasts/le-13-14/le-13-14-du-vendredi-09-fevrier-2024-1498737 ) to share some of his memories and experiences with Robert BADINTER..

30/10/2023
Firm news

“LUSSAN is pleased to announce a webinar on artificial intelligence on November 10 from 12pm to 1:30pm organized by JIMINI and EDHEC and in which LUSSAN is a partner.

The theme of this webinar, in which Etienne Gastebled will participate, will be “Creation of a trusted generative AI for law firms and their clients” (création d’une IA générative de confiance pour les cabinets d’avocats et leurs clients ) with as first episode : Stakes, expectations and demonstration around a legal AI.”

24/10/2023
Firm news, Publication

Étienne GASTEBLED published an article entitled : ” L’indispensable legal privilege à la française au nom du droit de ne pas s’auto-incriminer “ (“The essential French legal privilege in the name of the right not to incriminate oneself”) following the text recognising the confidentiality of in-house counsel’s consultations, voted by the French Parlement at the beginning of the summer, and of which the final text of the bill, resulting from the ” commission mixte paritaire “, has just been published.

This article was posted by the ANJB (Association Nationale des Juristes de Banques).

29/09/2023
Firm news

LUSSAN is pleased to announce the conclusion of a partnership with the Association Nationale des Juristes de Banque (ANJB)

Founded in 1969, the ANJB is nowadays a leading player in France whose mission is (i) to promote the development of banking and financial law in France, (ii) to organize seminars, training courses and other educational operations on these subjects, (iii) to create and publish scientific publications on banking law, (iv) to promote fraternal links between the legal professions in France, and (v) to defend the interests of the banking law profession.

Lussan X ANJB

27/04/2023
Firm news, Publication

On the occasion of the Cohen-Sabban Nogueras case, François Martineau returns in his article “Question de rhétorique : l’avocat, ni supplétif, ni auxiliaire du juge !” to the status of the lawyer, auxiliary of justice and not substitute of the judges.

25/04/2023
Firm news, Publication

Fran­çois Martineau published an article entitled: “Des chiffres et de l’être” in which he denounces the problem of discrepancies in the number of demonstrators who took part in a march; to be found in the Gazette du palais of Tuesday 25 April 2023, n° 14.

16/03/2023
Firm news

On March 27, 2023, Lussan will move to rive droite, after 52 years on boulevard Saint Germain.

We will have the pleasure to welcome you in our new offices, located at 78 avenue Raymond Poincaré, at the corner with the place Victor Hugo.

Only the postal address has changed, your contacts remain reachable at their usual email and telephone addresses.

16/03/2023
Firm news

Lussan welcomes new associates

Lussan is pleased to welcome new associates. Audrey Ferrer and Emmanuel Fleureux  have reinforced the banking department, Valentine Duizabo has joined the business litigation and criminal law departments and Raphaël Desclaux-Priscal has also joined the press and media law department.

02/02/2023
Firm news, Publication

By Fran­çois MAR­TI­NEAU

Fran­çois Martineau illustrated an article by Olivia Dufour entitled: “Draw me justice!” in which she takes up the theme of limiting the amount of time spent on pleadings by judges.

09/01/2023
Firm news, Publication

Nicolas BÉNOIT's new column

Read Nicolas BÉNOIT’s new column, co-written with Nicolas VERLY, on the cover of the October 2022 issue of Légipresse magazine, on the legal impossibility of identifying the authors of defamation and insult on the Internet.

05/01/2023
Firm news, Publication

By Fran­çois MAR­TI­NEAU

Fran­çois Mar­ti­neau, in his article “Questions de rhétorique: le combat continue” returned to the contemporary craze for rhetoric and the intellectual qualities it develops, in particular the awareness of the role of ethics.

15/11/2022
Firm news, Publication

By Fran­çois MAR­TI­NEAU

François Martineau recalls in his article entitled: “Des principes à rappeler…” the importance for every lawyer to respect the rigorous principles of ethics in the elaboration and the enunciation of a criminal defense, particularly against the media; in the Gazette du Palais of Tuesday 15 November 2022, n° 37.

10/11/2022
Firm news, Publication

By Fran­çois MAR­TI­NEAU

François Martineau discusses the use of Reason by the judge in his office in “Instant de Raison” .

10/10/2022
Conferences / Speaks, Firm news

Nicolas Bénoit, partner in the Press and Media Law department of LUSSAN, vice-president of the Association des Avocats Praticiens du Droit de la Presse (AAPDP), had the pleasure of being invited, along with Florence Bourg, co-chair of the ACE’s press and media law commission and Jean-Philippe Mateus, founder of the IMAGRAPH agency, to the 30th national congress of the ACE in Arcachon to speak at a workshop on the theme, “freedom of expression, disinformation, online hate: issues of regulation on the internet“.

10/10/2022
Conferences / Speaks, Publication

Mr Edouard BALLADUR's acquittal

François MARTINEAU, together with Felix de Beloy, defended Mr Edouard BALLADUR before the Court of Justice of the Republic and obtained his acquittal. He was interviewed by Olivia Dufour on the proposals of the Sauvé report concerning the abolition of the Court of Justice of the Republic in the context of an article entitled “The Court of Justice of the Republic: “Political crime, political justice?” published on the Actu-juridique.fr website.

Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)

22/07/2022
Firm news, Publication

By Fran­çois MAR­TI­NEAU

Among the proposals in the Sauvé report published on 8 July is the abolition of the Court of Justice of the Republic, in the name of the principle of equality before the law. Having politicians judge politicians is an idea that goes back to the French Constituents and is based on the separation of powers, recalls Me François Martineau. Having practiced at the court during the Balladur affair, he explains to us the raison d’être and the functioning of this institution which does not necessarily deserve to disappear.

15/07/2022
Firm news, Publication

By Fran­çois MAR­TI­NEAU

Questioned on Tuesday 13 December in the National Assembly by the deputy Laurence Robert-Dehault (RN), in view of the semi-final of the World Cup which will take place this Wednesday, on the outbursts on the Champs-Élysées on 10 December, the Minister of the Interior Gérald Darmanin engaged in a skilful exercise in rhetoric that François Martineau deciphers for us (https://www.actu-juridique.fr/culture/questions-de-rhetorique-gerald-darmanin-et-les-grincheux/).

27/04/2022
Conferences / Speaks, Publication

François Martineau, author of Petit traité d’argumentation judiciaire published by Dalloz, and Corentin Eveno, a speech coach, analyzed the rhetorical techniques used by the various candidates in the French presidential election:

https://www.actu-juridique.fr/culture/question-de-rhetorique-anaphore-humour-et-retorsion-au-menu-de-de-nos-soirees-electorales/

François Martineau illustrated the lengthening of judicial delays in a drawing published on April 13, 2022 on the website actu-juridique :

https://www.actu-juridique.fr/justice/le-dessin-de-la-semaine-quand-les-delais-judiciaires-sallongent-de-maniere-insupportable/

 

16/02/2022
Firm news

LUSSAN LAW FIRM RANKING 2022 (Décideurs magazine)

The LUSSAN law firm is pleased to be included in the Décideurs Juridiques ranking (2022) in the following categories

https://www.leadersleague.com/fr/firm/lussan/classements

16/02/2022
Publication

9th Edition (2022 -2023) of the Petit traité d'argumentation judiciaire et de plaidoirie ( DALLOZ) by François MARTINEAU

François MARTINEAU has just published the 9th edition of his Petit traité d’argumentation judiciaire (Small treatise on judicial argumentation), which gives the keys to understanding and applying the rules of rhetoric. This ninth edition illustrates the evolution of the art of oratory by means of examples drawn from major French and European court cases. It is intended for lawyers as well as for anyone involved in the judicial world. (https://www.boutique-dalloz.fr)

16/02/2022
Publication

Aristotle in the courtroom: rhetoric more than ever topical

Maître TEBOUL published on January 25, 2022 an article devoted to this work entitled « Aristotle in the courtroom: rhetoric more than ever topical » on the Actu-juridique

06/01/2022
Firm news

Emmanuelle Behr joins Lussan as partner in Commercial / Digital Law

LUSSAN strengthens its expertise in Commercial/Digital Law and completes its offer with an expertise in Tourism Law by welcoming Emmanuelle BEHR as a new partner, together with her associate Mathilde THIBAULT.

Emmanuelle BEHR has been advising and assisting leading foreign and French companies for nearly 20 years in all aspects of their commercial activities and supports them in their contractual, litigation or amicable strategies. She has developed a particular expertise in e-commerce, privacy, consumer affairs and distribution with a specific knowledge of the tourism sector.

18/12/2021
Publication

PLUS-VALUES DE CESSION DE PARTS DE GFA : OÙ EN EST-ON ?

Plus-values de cession de parts de GFA : où en est-on ?, Roland Poirier’s article published by Editions JFA Juristes & Fiscalistes Associés, Ingénierie Patrimoniale, July 2019

18/12/2021
Firm news

LUSSAN SHOWS ITS SUPPORT FOR THE ARTS! Lussan shows its support for the arts! After sponsoring the Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris in 2017 and Musée Picasso de Paris in 2018, Lussan is now patron of the Petit Palais exhibition Romantic Paris (1815–1848).

Lussan shows its support for the arts! After sponsoring the Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris in 2017 and Musée Picasso de Paris in 2018, Lussan is now patron of the Petit Palais exhibition Romantic Paris (1815–1848).

18/12/2021
Firm news

FOR THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR, XAVIER AUTAIN’S CRIMINAL DEFENCE WORK HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY HIS PEERS IN THE ANNUAL EDITION OF BEST LAWYERS

For the third consecutive year, Xavier Autain’s criminal defence work has been recognized by his peers in the annual edition of Best Lawyers.

18/12/2021
Publication

MANAGEMENT PACKAGES ET COTISATIONS SOCIALES : LA COUR DE CASSATION LÈVE UN COIN DU VOILE

Management packages et cotisations sociales : la Cour de cassation lève un coin du voile 

Roland Poirier’s response to the Court of Cassation’s Second Civil Chamber Decision No. 17-24.470 on 4 April 2019, published by Editions JFA Juristes & Fiscalistes Associés, Ingénierie Patrimoniale, April 2019

18/12/2021
Publication

COMBATING HATE

Combating hate Sur les réseaux sociaux, désormais on ne communique plus, on injurie ; on ne dialogue plus, on se calomnie. Column published in La Gazette du Palais on 9 April 2019, issue 14, François MARTINEAU.

18/12/2021
Publication

UNE SERVITUDE VOLONTAIRE ?

Une servitude volontaire ?

Opinion column published in Editions Francis Lefebvre, 29 March 2019, François MARTINEAU

18/12/2021
Firm news

ROLAND POIRIER JOINS LUSSAN AS AN PARTNER IN TAXATION AND M&A

ROLAND POIRIER JOINS LUSSAN AS AN PARTNER IN TAXATION AND M&A

Lussan is strengthening its taxation and M&A team by welcoming Roland Poirier. He advises companies on structuring and negotiating their mergers and acquisitions, as well as their shareholders and directors on asset management, governance and tax litigation. Following Linklaters, PwC and Orrick-Rambaud-Martel, where he became a partner in 2000, Roland Poirier joined Brandford-Griffith specializing in stock market transactions in 2007. Whilst continuing to cooperate with his previous law firm on taxation matters, he will develop the company consultancy activity, an important area of Lussan’s growth, alongside his respected work in commercial litigation and corporate criminal law. The expected rise in criminal/tax litigation following adoption of the Fraud Act will enable the firm’s professionals to pool their expertise.

18/12/2021
Firm news

UBS CASE: JEAN-YVES DUPEUX AND XAVIER AUTAIN SECURE THE ACQUITTAL OF THEIR CLIENT MR WEIL, THE BANK’S FORMER NUMBER 3.

UBS case: Jean-Yves DUPEUX and Xavier AUTAIN secure the acquittal of their client Mr WEIL, the bank’s former number 3.

18/12/2021
Conferences / Speaks

INTIME CONNEXION

François MARTINEAU’s new cartoon collection, Intime Connexion, published by Editions LexisNexis

Algorithms and blues could well summarize the judiciary, which is being forcibly modernized, digitized and robotized, prompting nostalgia and some irritation amongst those who miss the good old days.

Will they survive, those endless hearings where you couldn’t help but admire the judges’ patience, where the lawyer let his mind wander as he waited for his turn…

Will our augmented intelligence be able to process the figurative expressions that it will take literally, the colourful legal language and flights of fancy?

To capture them while we still can, here are some more, recorded in drawings, a few quick sketches, a little watercolour, in short, lawyers and judges affectionately caricatured… After Brèves de barre comes Intime connexion…

18/12/2021
Conferences / Speaks

SPEECH BY BEATRIZ DE SILVA ON THE TOPIC “FAKE NEWS, A CHALLENGE FOR EUROPEAN LAW”

Speech by Beatriz de SILVA on the topic “Fake News, a challenge for European law”

Beatriz de SILVA spoke on the topic “Fake News, a challenge for European law” within the Press Law Commission chaired by Jean-Yves Dupeux at the 62nd UIA conference, which was held in Porto from 30 October to 2 November 2018.

18/12/2021
Firm news

LUSSAN SHOWS ITS SUPPORT FOR THE ARTS!

Lussan shows its support for the arts! After sponsoring the Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris in 2017, Lussan is now patron of the Musée Picasso de Paris exhibition on Guernica.

18/12/2021
Conferences / Speaks

SPEECH BY JEAN-YVES DUPEUX AND NICOLAS BÉNOIT AT THE CONFERENCE ORGANIZED BY THE INSTITUT DE DÉFENSE PÉNALE

Speech by Jean-Yves DUPEUX and Nicolas BÉNOIT at the conference organized by the Institut de Défense Pénale

Jean-Yves DUPEUX and Nicolas BÉNOIT spoke at the conference organized by the Institut de Défense Pénale at the Maison de l’Amérique Latine (Paris 7) on 15 June 2018 on the topic: “The right to be forgotten on Google and in the digital media: how is it used?”

18/12/2021
Conferences / Speaks

LECTURE GIVEN BY ETIENNE GASTEBLED AND BOUBOU KEITA TO THE SOCIÉTÉ FRANÇAISE DES ANALYSTES FINANCIERS

Lecture given by Etienne GASTEBLED and Boubou KEITA to the Société Française des Analystes Financiers

On 28 May 2018, Etienne GASTEBLED and Boubou KEITA lectured on ethics as part of the education provided by the Société Française des Analystes Financiers.

The lecture covered the status of the banking and financial sector’s regulatory authorities, protecting investors following the reform of the Directive on Financial Instrument Markets, as well as the market abuse reform.