Competition/European Law
Europe Guide 2024 : France
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Latham & Watkins boasts a practice that is skilled in all types of competition matters. The law firm is particularly active on high-profile merger clearance matters. The team also stands out for representing clients in antitrust investigations, including cartel, abuse of dominance and dawn raid proceedings. The lawyers are experienced in representing French and foreign clients, with particular expertise in the telecommunications, technology, healthcare and retail sectors. Clients also benefit from the firm's ability to collaborate with its other offices in the USA, the UK and Europe.
Work Highlights
- Latham & Watkins represented Essilor in an abuse of dominance investigation before the FCA.
Strengths
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"The team was able to handle the case within the deadlines and has kept us informed at all times of the developments of the case."
"Latham & Watkins has delivered. The firm really proved to be a very good handler of mega deals."
"The team are very pragmatic, know our business very well and are also very business-oriented. They do a lot of data gathering and come with realistic and pragmatic advice which is catered to our business."
"Latham & Watkins has dedicated a sufficient number of resources to assisting us, and the team has shown deep competence in competition law matters."
"Latham & Watkins were able to analyse the huge amount of data in order to bring the case to the basics."
"The team was able to handle the case within the deadlines and has kept us informed at all times of the developments of the case."
"Latham & Watkins has delivered. The firm really proved to be a very good handler of mega deals."
"The team are very pragmatic, know our business very well and are also very business-oriented. They do a lot of data gathering and come with realistic and pragmatic advice which is catered to our business."
"Latham & Watkins has dedicated a sufficient number of resources to assisting us, and the team has shown deep competence in competition law matters."
"Latham & Watkins were able to analyse the huge amount of data in order to bring the case to the basics."
Notable Practitioners
Jacques-Philippe Gunther is highly regarded for advising clients on both national and European merger clearance requests. He also stands out for his work on the behavioural side, defending clients in abuse of dominance investigations and cartels, as well as acting for them on the revision of previous FCA commitments.
"Jacques-Philippe Gunther is excellent. He found the right angle and knows the case from A to Z."
"I appreciate the innovation of his reasoning and his unending desire to see the case through."
"If we talk about the godfather of the market, Jacques-Philippe Gunther is definitely the right person."
"Jacques-Philippe Gunther is one of the best in France."
Adrien Giraud is involved in a number of high-profile merger clearance cases. He also has experience in behavioural investigations, market inquiries and appeals of FCA fines. He often acts for technology, telecommunications and healthcare companies.
"Adrien Giraud has shown a remarkable level of sophistication and competence while handling the case."
"I think that he is a very good lawyer with very strong capabilities."
"Adrien Giraud has excellent knowledge of competition law with great analytical skills."
"He is able to explain complex matters clearly and explicitly. He anticipates the problems and always tries to find a solution."
Advancing in the rankings, Mathilde Saltiel advises clients on a range of antitrust mandates, predominantly handling merger control filings before both the FCA and the EC for clients operating in the TMT and automotive sectors. She additionally represents clients in dawn raids and subsequent abuse of dominance and cartel cases.
"Mathilde Saltiel is brilliant. She is very good and she has really got an immense amount of expertise. She also brings commerciality to the table."
"Mathilde Saltiel is a very easy lawyer to work with and she puts in the effort. She is brilliant."
"Mathilde Saltiel is a very good lawyer. She is talented, understands the needs of the client, is available and has the ability to adapt to every situation with every type of person. She manages to bond with people who are completely different."
"What I really like about her is that she always comes very well prepared and that she is also very calm. She is able to elaborate her point of view in a very business-focused and understandable way."
"She is very much a hard worker and a pragmatic lawyer who we trust more and more. She is very involved in her files."
Ranked Lawyers at
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