About
Provided by Gide Loyrette Nouel
The Competition & European Law department at Gide offers the services of some 20 lawyers in Paris including five partners (Dimitri Dimitrov, Antoine Choffel, Emmanuel Reille, Franck Audran, and Laura Castex) and two counsels (Elizabeth Gautier, Charles Terdjman, and Hélène Vey-Morit). The team works closely with all other offices of the firm, in particular in Europe, the United States, Africa, and Asia.
Thanks to its wide-ranging experience acquired from advising clients in a multitude of sectors, combined with a solid understanding of an increasingly complex legislative and regulatory environment, the department is ideally placed to assist French and international companies in all matters of economic and European law and to propose practical, tailor-made solutions to address all their needs.
Gide has set up expert legal teams to assist companies in the energy, agriculture and food sectors. In addition to their competition and distribution law expertise, our lawyers offer in-depth knowledge of the particularities of these businesses and the specific regulations applicable in these sectors.
For more information about Gide’s Competition / European law practice in Paris, please visit: https://www.gide.com/en/expertises/competition-international-trade
Chambers Review
Gide Loyrette Nouel has solid experience in contentious matters, often advising clients on cartel and abuse of dominance investigations before the French Competition Authority and on litigation before national courts and European institutions, including private enforcement actions. The law firm also covers merger control mandates and distribution issues. The team's solid client base includes household names spanning a range of industry sectors such as transport, cosmetics and agriculture.
Work Highlights
- Gide advised Phoenix Group on the phase I review by the FCA for its acquisition of McKesson.
Strengths
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"We chose the team mostly due to its technical knowledge of the file, its ability to anticipate the issues and its connections with the authority that allowed it to have relevant knowledge in a timely manner."
"The lawyers are straightforward, have a practical approach and understand the needs of the clients."
"The client service is excellent and the team is always willing to engage and consider suggestions."
"The firm's strengths are its knowledge of the sector, great technical skill in the required areas, speed and efficiency in the answers and deliverables it needs to provide and good relationship skills."
"The trust is established and the lawyers have in-depth know-how and a proactive, commercial approach."
"We chose the team mostly due to its technical knowledge of the file, its ability to anticipate the issues and its connections with the authority that allowed it to have relevant knowledge in a timely manner."
"The lawyers are straightforward, have a practical approach and understand the needs of the clients."
"The client service is excellent and the team is always willing to engage and consider suggestions."
"The firm's strengths are its knowledge of the sector, great technical skill in the required areas, speed and efficiency in the answers and deliverables it needs to provide and good relationship skills."
"The trust is established and the lawyers have in-depth know-how and a proactive, commercial approach."
Notable Practitioners
Franck Audran moves up in the rankings thanks to impressive feedback and a broad portfolio of work. He frequently represents clients in investigations before the French Competition Authority and in follow-on damages claims. He also has experience advising on merger control filings and acting for third-party interveners on opposing possible clearances.
"He is very proactive and available, does not hesitate to pick up the phone and discuss matters and has good insights. He was able to understand the operational consequences and help us anticipate things."
"Franck Audran is a very good listener, who asks good questions and people trust him. He inspires confidence, is very available and skilled and he is quite pragmatic in his approach."
"He listens very well to clients and grasps what they want."
"He understands and incorporates operational constraints into his analysis and provides firm advice."
Emmanuel Reille is equally adept at merger filings and antitrust investigations. He assists domestic clients with multi-jurisdictional competition law mandates.
"Emmanuel Reille is very sharp and he always looks for the most pragmatic and effective solutions or approaches."
"He is cooperative and efficient."
Ranked Lawyers at
Gide Loyrette Nouel
France
Members
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Charles Terdjman
Dimitri Dimitrov
Elizabeth Gautier
Hélène Vey-Morit
Laura Castex