Submitted by christian on Wed, 03/29/2017 - 14:41
The impact of new regulations is a major issue for businesses and in-house lawyers in French companies must tackle upstream the elaboration of policies that could apply tomorrow to their company.
There is however a dichotomy in France between the Public Affairs and the Legal Department and this division is harmful as it restricts in-house lawyers’ participation in the lobbying process. Public affairs is often at the heart of public policy advocacy activity without having the necessary technical competencies of an in-house lawyer when debating a draft law.
