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Racine's competition team is composed of a dozen of lawyers with deep expertise in economic dynamics and public policy.


It provides comprehensive advice on all areas of French and European competition law. The team is active in merger control, particularly within the industrial sector, antitrust litigation, especially in the field of new technologies, State aid matters and Foreign Investment control.


Thanks to their expertise and flexibility, they deliver practical and pragmatic solutions tailored to the specific needs of Racine’s clients.


Our competition services include:


Antitrust (cartels and abuse of dominance)


  • Assistance with dawn raids
  • Litigation before antitrust authorities
  • Appeals before the courts
  • Negotiated procedures
  • Damages litigation
  • Advice and risk prevention



Merger control

  • Notification of mergers
  • International coordination
  • Negotiating and monitoring undertakings


State Aid


  • Strategic advice
  • Litigation services



Monitoring of foreign investments and subsidies


  • Notification of investments and subsidies
  • Negotiation and monitoring of undertakings


Chambers Review

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Competition/European Law - France

5
Band 5

What the Team is Known For

Racine storms into the rankings on the back of glowing market support. The law firm's practice covers both contentious and non-contentious competition mandates for large French corporates. It offers expertise in merger clearance mandates, antitrust investigations and litigation proceedings. The lawyers also provide a growing practice in state aid, advising on notifications and IPCEIs before the EC.

Work Highlights

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  • Racine assisted Symbio with obtaining EC approval for state aid for an Important Project of Common European Interest in the hydrogen sector.

Strengths

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"Racine provide strategic advice and are result-oriented."

Competition/European Law respondent
Europe

"The team has several seasoned experts capable of reflecting on complex matters and shows a good ability to handle sophisticated questions."

Competition/European Law respondent
Europe

"Racine are customer and service oriented."

Competition/European Law respondent
Europe

"It is a very hard-working and good team."

Competition/European Law respondent
Europe

"Racine offers a high level of reactivity and an ability to forecast next steps in order to prepare efficiently well in advance. We were never in a rush."

Competition/European Law respondent
Europe

Notable Practitioners

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Bastien Thomas
5
Bastien Thomas
5
Band 5
Bastien Thomas frequently acts on significant merger control mandates for large multinationals operating in sectors such as energy, automotive and agriculture. He additionally demonstrates expertise in private enforcement matters and is increasingly called upon to assist with the state aid aspects of Important Projects of Common European Interest before the EC.
"Bastien Thomas is providing clever advice to all the delicate questions we are facing. He is an extremely competent lawyer and extremely responsive."
"When you need to explain topics, you need to make things basic and understandable so that clients can make the right decisions, and he does this."
"Bastien Thomas is efficient and has deep knowledge of the issues."
"He can respond to very difficult questions."
"Bastien Thomas always listens to us."
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Bastien Thomas
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