About

Provided by BDGS Associés

BDGS Associés’s Competition and Regulatory practice, comprising 15 lawyers, benefits from a unique position due to the experience of its partners Antoine Gosset-Grainville, Maria Trabucchi, Jérôme Fabre and François Gordon in all competition law and regulatory matters, including merger control, antitrust, state aid, private enforcement, sectorial regulation, as well as distribution law and foreign investments (FDI) reviews. Our Competition and Regulatory practice was also one of the very first to gain experience in the application of the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation after its entry into force in 2023, and continues to develop this expertise.


The practice is particularly renowned for its work in complex merger control and foreign investments with a strong risk of prohibition or remedies. It is also at the forefront of State aid, advising several major French undertakings in this area. The team is also increasingly active and successful in the antitrust litigation field.


BDGS Associés’s Competition and Regulatory practice also has significant experience in sectorial regulation both nationally and at EU level, notably in the telecommunications, energy, transport and broadcasting sectors. 


Chambers Review

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Competition/European Law - France

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Band 2

What the Team is Known For

BDGS Associés is a boutique law firm known for its strong track record in high-end merger control instructions, with further experience in state aid issues and antitrust litigation. The law firm offers advice on dawn raids and related cartel and anti-competitive behaviour investigations. Its varied client base includes retailers, TMT and transport sector companies.

Work Highlights

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  • BDGS advised the technology group Thales on the sale of its rail signalling activities to Hitachi Rail.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Antoine Gosset-Grainville
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Antoine Gosset-Grainville
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Eminent Practitioners

Antoine Gosset-Grainville is recognised for his experience in handling merger control and state aid mandates. He regularly represents clients in cartel and anti-competitive investigations launched by the FCA.

Antoine Gosset-Grainville is an excellent business and legal partner.

Antoine Gosset-Grainville is a rainmaker and a nice guy.

I go to Antoine Gosset-Grainville for my cases, he is very good.

Maria Trabucchi
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Maria Trabucchi
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Band 1

Maria Trabucchi is a top-ranked lawyer who frequently handles high-value merger control mandates. In addition, she leverages her experience to advise on abuse of dominance investigations launched by the FCA, as well as assisting clients with dawn raids. She is a favourite among clients in the TMT and retail sectors.

Maria Trabucchi is an excellent lawyer and is very hands-on.

Maria Trabucchi is an expert.

Maria Trabucchi is a force of nature in her work.

Maria Trabucchi is one of the best lawyers in competition law owing to her responsiveness, relationship with the client, and extremely sound advice due to vision and excellent knowledge of her field.

She is reactive, accessible and pragmatic. She gives good advice and is easy to work with.

Ranked Lawyers at
BDGS Associés

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France

Competition/European Law

Antoine Gosset-Grainville
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Antoine Gosset-Grainville
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Eminent Practitioners
Maria Trabucchi
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Maria Trabucchi
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Band 1

Members

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François Gordon

Jérôme Fabre