Baton Rouge, April 22, 2024. LSU Law Dean Alena Allen signed a memorandum of understanding between the Law Center and the French National Institute for the Training of Notaries (INFN), the organization coordinating the 16 centers training notaries in France.
In France and civil law jurisdictions, notaries are a separate branch of the legal profession. The MOU with the INFN will attract top candidates to our growing LLM Program and create additional opportunities for future student exchanges and academic activities. Dean Allen signed the agreement with Professor Mustapha Mekki (Pantheon-Sorbonne University), Director General of the INFN in the presence of the Cultural Attaché (Consulate General of France in Louisiana) and a delegation of three other French law professors. The four French professors presented at a well-attended conference discussing how French tort law faces environmental challenges.
From left to right, Prof. Philippe Pierre (Rennes and INFN), Prof. Nick Davrados and Prof. Olivier Moréteau (LSU), Cultural Attaché Jacques Baran (Consulate General of France in Louisiana), Prof. Mustapha Mekki (Pantheon-Sorbonne and INFN), Dean Alena Allen (LSU), Prof. Bernard Haftel and Prof. Nathalie Blanc (Paris Nord-Sorbonne)
