Article by Stephan H. Haimo
This article is an introduction to certain aspects of the law of secured transactions in France. It presents the French law in a manner which is readily comprehensible to American attorneys by borrowing much of the conceptual framework and some of the terminology of Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code while attempting to avoid the distortion which this approach might tend to produce. The article explains, from a practitioner's viewpoint, the important issues involved in creating, perfecting, and enforcing the most frequently encountered security devices.
To the specialist, some of the generalizations made by the author may appear to be oversimplifications of difficult and sometimes controversial issues. Yet, the author has attempted to strike a balance between completeness and brevity without pretending to reduce all of the law to the few pages that follow.
About the Author
Stephan H. Haimo. Attorney, Baker & McKenzie, New York; Diplome de l'Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris, 1977; Maitre en droit, 1979, Diplome d'Etudes Approfondies en Droit des Affaires, 1980, Universite de Paris X; LL.M., New York University School of Law, 1984.
Citation
58 Tul. L. Rev. 1163 (1984)