M&A Disputes: a French-Brazilian comparative analysis

Presentation

The panel will discuss French and Brazilian perspectives on hot-topics related to corporate disputes, including claims brought by minority shareholders, abuse of the controlling position of majority shareholders, how arbitrators can deal with potentially fraudulent reports in a company’s accounts and matters of public policy related to M&A disputes.

Opening remarks:
Debora Visconte (CBAr Vice-Chair)
Philippe Pinsolle (CFA Chair)
Pedro Arcoverde (ICC)

Panel:
Brazilian perspective: Rodrigo Garcia da Fonseca (FSL Advogados) and Karina Goldberg (FCDG Advogados)
French perspective: Daniel Cohen (Professor, Université Paris 2 Panthéon Assas) and Claire Debourg (Professor at the Université Paris Ouest Nanterre-La Défense)
Moderator: Isabela Lacreta (Mayer Brown)

Closing remarks: Marie-Isabelle Delleur (Clifford Chance) and Nathalie Mayer Fabre (CFA Deputy Chair)