Competition and economic regulation
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Competition and regulation are fundamental elements of a company’s strategy, and one of its main risks.
Faced with the complexity of changing regulations, our team advises you on all aspects of competition law and economic regulation, particularly in France, Germany, Asia and Africa.
Thanks to our in-depth knowledge of economic realities and regulations, we help our clients to accurately identify risks and design appropriate solutions that enable them to achieve their commercial objectives.
At every stage, from competition investigations to antitrust proceedings and actions for damages, we assist and defend you before the French Competition Authority and the European Commission and French courts.
We can also assist you in internal antitrust audits and compliance programs, as well as in State Aid matters.
We advise on merger control in France and at European Union level and coordinate multijurisdictional filings of complex mergers.
Our practice also includes assistance with respect to the EU foreign subsidies regulation and foreign direct investment filings in France.
We work in several languages, which enables us to speak directly to both our customers and foreign authorities in their own language.
We advise and litigate for French and foreign companies in French economic regulation (commercial relations, pricing and invoicing regulations, advertising) and consumer law (unfair commercial practices, unfair terms, e-commerce).
We assist our clients in investigations carried out by the Ministry of the Economy (General Directorate for Competition Policy, Consumer affairs and Fraud control (DGCCRF), Regional Directorates for the Economy, Employment, Labour and Solidarity (DREETS), Departmental Directorate for the Protection of Populations (DDPP)), as well as by sectoral authorities in the field of economic regulation.
The team operates in all areas of competition law:
- Litigation of anti-competitive practices (cartels / abuse of dominant position)
- Competition / Compliance Audits (Compliance Programs)
- Assistance in dawn raids
- Damages actions
- Sector-specific economic regulations
- Advertising and consumer protection
- Merger control (joint-ventures, multi-filing)
- Foreign Subsidies Regulation
- Foreign direct investment filings
- Internal market law / Freedom of movement / Freedom of establishment and provision of services
- State Aid