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Pay Transparency Directive

Mon, 08 Jun 2026 11:39:16 +0200

The EU Pay Transparency Directive introduces new requirements for companies and marks an important step towards equal pay for equal work or work of equal value. In this video, Amélie d’Heilly, Corinne Klapper and Michele Bignami share practical tips on how to implement the directive across Europe.

Fil rouge - A pragmatic & strategic vision of French Employment law

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 17:12:02 +0100

Partners from ADVANT Altana's labor law departement give a clear description of Labor law advantages between strong social protection and flexibility. Cooperation rather than conflicts.

Fil Rouge : illness, work accident and dismissal

Tue, 09 Dec 2025 17:07:22 +0100

Can an employee who is absent due to illness be dismissed?

This question often arises. While labour law prohibits dismissing an employee solely on the basis of their state of health, specific grounds for dismissal are permitted.
Our employment partners outline the key points to bear in mind.

Fil Rouge : Cross-disciplinary approach, from generalist lawyers to specialist lawyers

Thu, 04 Dec 2025 12:23:10 +0100

In this FIl Rouge, Gildas Robert and Philippe Goossens, partners from ADVANT Altana, reveal the importance of a cross-disciplinary approach for lawyers, spanning different subjects and countries, which enables them to develop the best strategy for their clients.

Risk management is achieved by connecting knowledge and practices, while combining different cultures to anticipate what no one else can see coming.

Cartabia Reform: An Assessment

Mon, 10 Nov 2025 10:40:15 +0100

Two years after its entry into force, it is now possible to draw an initial assessment of the effects of the Cartabia Reform on civil justice.

Presented as a historic turning point aimed at simplifying, rationalizing, and speeding up proceedings, the reform has raised high expectations — but also questions and practical challenges.

We discuss it in our new video insight with Ivan Lamponi.

Fil Rouge - Financial crimes: how to manage the risks associated with these proceedings?

Thu, 06 Nov 2025 10:23:17 +0100

In this episode of Fil Rouge, our Criminal Law team explains how to understand and manage procedures related to financial crimes.

Fil Rouge : Pricing in M&A transactions

Thu, 06 Nov 2025 10:17:35 +0100

This video highlights a key point in company share transfer agreements: determining the price. Which option should you choose: locked box or setting the adjusted price based on closing accounts?

Fil Rouge : labor law and Private life versus professional life

Thu, 30 Oct 2025 11:32:35 +0100

This new episode comments on recent French labor law rulings on the delicate boundary between private and professional life.

Amélie d'Heilly and Mickaël d'Allende from ADVANT Altana detail the key points that companies need to pay attention to when it comes to their ability to interfere in the private lives of their employees, particularly in terms of romantic relationships or non-professional communications at work.

Fil Rouge : Liability guarantee insurance

Fri, 24 Oct 2025 10:40:34 +0200

This new episode details the key points of liability insurance in mergers and acquisitions with partners Jean-Nicolas Soret and Géraldine Malfait from ADVANT Altana

Fil Rouge - The establishment of Economic Activity Courts

Thu, 23 Oct 2025 09:56:41 +0200

In this new Fil Rouge video, Valérie Lafarge Sarkozy and Jordan Illouz from ADVANT Altana analyze:

the role and jurisdiction of TAE in France,
the practical consequences for current and future proceedings,
the financial impact for companies, particularly through the contribution to economic justice.

This experiment is profoundly transforming the landscape of economic litigation and directly impacting the actions initiated by clients active in France.

Fil Rouge - Illegal or unfair evidence

Thu, 02 Oct 2025 09:49:44 +0200

This new episode of ADVANT Altana series of videos, focuses on changes to the law of evidence: illegal or unfair evidence is now admissible in civil and commercial proceedings.

ADVANT Altana's lawyers Camille Manguer and Paul Boutron explain the practical implications for your litigation issues.

Fil Rouge : distribution of reserves and retained earnings

Thu, 25 Sep 2025 15:43:45 +0200

ADVANT Altana lawyers Bruno Nogueiro and Arthur Boutemy detailed ,in this new Fil Rouge, the latest rulings on the distribution of reserves and retained earnings.

Fil rouge - Criminal Law/Competition – Contrasting Perspectives

Thu, 18 Sep 2025 16:01:37 +0200

In this new episode, Philippe Goossens and Frédéric Manin explore the relationship between criminal and competition law, emphasising the need for collaboration between specialists to anticipate risks more effectively and protect clients' interests.

Fil rouge: Restructuring: Alternatives to layoffs

Thu, 11 Sep 2025 14:44:32 +0200

In this episode, Amélie d'Heilly and Mickaël d'Allende discuss social reorganisation, focusing particularly on redundancy plans that can result from it.

Fil Rouge : Reform of nullities in corporate law

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 12:41:20 +0200

In this new episode, Fabien Pouchot and Alexandra Ferrier from ADVANT Altana, Corporate M&A department present the reform of the nullity regime in corporate law.

Fil rouge - Are cryptocurrencies a new category of seizable assets ?

Tue, 22 Jul 2025 11:31:51 +0200

In this new episode of Fil Rouge, ADVANT Altana's professionals, Valérie Lafarge-Sarkozy and Jordan Illouz discuss a key question for future litigations : are cryptocurrencies a new category of seizable assets and how to proceed ?

Fil rouge: Internal Investigations in labor law

Thu, 17 Jul 2025 17:20:55 +0200

In this episode of Fil Rouge #Social, Amélie d'Heilly and Mickaël d'Allende, ADVANT Altana's partners revisit the fundamentals of internal investigations in labor law. They explain how to conduct them in accordance with French law, as well as how to avoid certain pitfalls.

Fil Rouge: how to anticipate and manage media risk

Thu, 10 Jul 2025 11:08:58 +0200

This new episode analyses a crucial issue for any business: media risk. How can it be anticipated and managed on a daily basis? Both internally and externally? What strategy should be adopted?
Lucine Didier and Philippe Goossens from ADVANT Altana discuss how to deal with media pressure.

Fil rouge: Reform of Nullities

Thu, 26 Jun 2025 16:29:41 +0200

In this episode of Fil Rouge, Valérie Lafarge-Sarkozy and Paul Boutron, both lawyers in ADVANT Altana Dispute Prevention and Resolution team, discuss the recent reform of Nullities in business law.

Fil rouge : conduct a smooth internal investigation

Thu, 19 Jun 2025 08:53:07 +0200

Our white collar crime team outlines the key points to remember for conducting an internal investigation.

Fil Rouge: The role of the DPO in the design and use of AI systems

Thu, 22 May 2025 11:10:00 +0200

In this episode of Fil Rouge, Camille Raclet and Clémence Aladjidi present and analyse the role of the DPO (Data Protection Officer) in the design and use of an artificial intelligence system when it involves the processing of personal data.

Fil Rouge : Designs and Models Package

Tue, 22 Apr 2025 14:49:15 +0200

In this episode of Fil Rouge, Laura Morelli and Clémence Aladjidi discuss the recent ‘Designs and Models Package’ reform, which came into force on 8 December 2024.

Fil Rouge : Responsibility of AI players

Fri, 28 Feb 2025 09:54:48 +0100

In this episode of Fil Rouge, Jean-Guy de Ruffray and Claire Borgel detail the issue of the responsibility of those involved in artificial intelligence and decipher the "Product Directive" adopted on 23 October 2024.

Fil Rouge : Green claims and Greenwashing

Wed, 18 Sep 2024 14:55:38 +0200

In this new episode, Claire Borgel and Etienne Nicolet look at the legal framework for green claims/greenwashing and the issues that these environmental claims can raise, particularly in terms of consumer law and trademark law.

Fil Rouge: Digital Operational Resilience Act

Tue, 03 Sep 2024 10:16:16 +0200

Players in the financial sector are prime targets for hackers and often suffer attacks, incidents or other security breaches. With the increasing digitalisation of financial services, security issues have become critical.

In this new Fil Rouge, Clémence Aladjidi and Camille Raclet analyse the main obligations imposed by the DORA regulation, which will enter into force in 2023 and be applicable from 17 January 2025.

Fil rouge : AI and Copyright - a recent French bill

Thu, 01 Aug 2024 15:39:03 +0200

Camille Raclet presents the bill of 12 September 2023 aimed at providing a copyright framework for artificial intelligence. What provisions does the bill contain? What difficulties does the bill raise in terms of implementation?

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Fil Rouge: Climate change litigation

Thu, 01 Aug 2024 15:17:01 +0200

Benjamin Dors and Paul Boutron look back at the concept of climate litigation. As COP28 draws to a close, what are the practical aims of these lawsuits? What is their legal basis?

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Fil Rouge: Toward greener social media

Sun, 03 Mar 2024 14:46:00 +0100

Laura Beserman and Mickaël d'Allende look at the different ways in which ecological transition and social dialogue can be combined.

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Fil Rouge: CSRD - Between sustainable management and social dialogue

Fri, 01 Mar 2024 14:25:00 +0100

How can we increase sustainable corporate transparency and strengthen social dialogue at the same time? Laura Beserman and Mickaël d'Allende discuss the new social obligations under the CSRD Directive.

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The ADVANT story

Fri, 10 Mar 2023 16:48:00 +0100