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Tactics
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COMPETITION


  • Major cases (searches contestations, anti-competitive practices litigation before the French Competition Authority, the Paris Court of Appeal and the French Supreme Court, or before the European Commission and the EU courts).


  • Specific issues such as public procurement or digital technology, has capitalized on its experience on the entire continuum of investigation / instruction / decision / appeal / indemnity / criminal litigation, from the searches to the issues of imputability, determination of sanctions, settlements, appeal techniques, and finally to private enforcement.


MERGER CONTROL


  • Complex mergers, both at the level of the French Competition Authority and the European Commission(ability to optimize the authorization in phase 1, or in the event of a phase 2, to preserve the economic interest of the transaction by negotiating proportionate and innovative remedies).


  • Coordination of multi-jurisdictional filings, ensuring overall consistency, and act directly in certain areas such as Morocco and French Polynesia.


Chambers Review

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Competition/European Law - France

5
Band 5

What the Team is Known For

Tactics is a recently established firm that houses an experienced team of lawyers who are comfortable advising clients on damages actions and cross-border merger clearance mandates. The team regularly handles FCA investigations into anti-competitive issues, including in relation to distribution practices and cartels.

Work Highlights

Provided by Tactics

  • Tactics represented Umicore before the Commercial Court of Paris in a damages action following a fine from the FCA relating to an abuse of dominance.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

"The firm has the ability to assimilate very complex issues in order to provide quality analyses and responses to defend the interests of its clients."

Competition/European Law respondent
Europe

"The team is very accurate in market analyses and very available."

Competition/European Law respondent
Europe

"Tactics offers a combination of deep knowledge and great experience."

Competition/European Law respondent
Europe

"The team showed high availability and was able to organise itself to meet very tight deadlines."

Competition/European Law respondent
Europe

"Tactics' strengths are its responsiveness and skill."

Competition/European Law respondent
Europe

Notable Practitioners

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3
Loraine Donnedieu de Vabres-Tranié
3
Band 3
Loraine Donnedieu de Vabres-Tranié has extensive experience in representing clients before the FCA regarding investigations into allegations of anti-competitive practices. She also assists with private enforcement actions and merger control mandates.
"In addition to her great recognised expertise, she has always provided us with good advice to help us in the reflection and in the strategy to adopt."
"Loraine Donnedieu de Vabres-Tranié is widely regarded for her remarkable track record in successfully handling competition law cases. Her strategic approach and insightful analysis of market dynamics enable her to provide effective counsel and deliver positive outcomes for her clients in competitive environments."
"Loraine Donnedieu de Vabres-Tranié is very skilled and has the experience of various cases and jurisdictions in competition law."
"She had a good sense of the dynamics in the litigation. She absolutely excelled."
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Tactics

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Competition/European Law
3
Loraine Donnedieu de Vabres-Tranié
3
Band 3
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Members

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Dominique Gaffuri

Florent Vever

Juliette Tamalet

Madeleine Touttéé

Marc-Antoine Picquier

Thomas Picot