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Competition/European Law - France

2
Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is active on significant merger control matters at national and European levels. The law firm boasts a fine competition litigation practice, including representing clients in abuse of dominance investigations and follow-on damages actions before the French courts. The team displays particular expertise acting for clients in the automotive, finance, energy and technology spaces.

Work Highlights

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  • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer defended Sony against abuse of dominance allegations before the FCA in connection with PS4 controllers.

Strengths

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"It is a very strong team with a strong workload capacity. Their analyses are very precise and smart."

Competition/European Law respondent
Europe

"Freshfields is an excellent law firm with broad levels of expertise."

Competition/European Law respondent
Europe

"The firm is simply excellent and knowledgeable on every competition law topic and beyond. The high quality of work is consistent in every jurisdiction."

Competition/European Law respondent
Europe

"The entire team is efficient and works together for the client."

Competition/European Law respondent
Europe

"Freshfields is a very good firm in competition law with good responsiveness and availability."

Competition/European Law respondent
Europe

Notable Practitioners

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Jérôme Philippe
2
Jérôme Philippe
2
Band 2

Jérôme Philippe assists with FCA investigations, as well as advising on appeals against fines and follow-on damages cases. Additionally he is very active on merger clearance mandates. He counts major household names among his client list, including those acting in the technology, automotive and finance fields.

"His expertise, experience and legal input are really to the point."

"Jérôme Philippe never fails to impress with his wealth of experience, sharp mind and ability to provide guidance in the most complex cases."

"He is responsive on very important matters and is very kind. He listens to what we want."

"From what I experienced, he was very easy to work with."

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Charlotte Colin-Dubuisson
U
Charlotte Colin-Dubuisson
U
Up and Coming

Charlotte Colin-Dubuisson debuts in the rankings this year, offering clients her expertise in handling cartel investigations and merger clearance mandates before the FCA. She joined Freshfields in early 2024.

"I worked with Charlotte Colin-Dubuisson, who is pragmatic and has outstanding technical skill in her area of expertise."

"Her exceptional attributes are her very good communication skills with an ability to adapt readily when having direct discussions with the business. She has a great personal style, is incredibly intelligent and adapts to business reality very well."

"Charlotte Colin-Dubuisson offers expertise, availability, responsiveness and pedagogy."

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Jérôme Philippe
2
Jérôme Philippe
2
Band 2
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Charlotte Colin-Dubuisson
U
Charlotte Colin-Dubuisson
U
Up and Coming
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