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David Tayar
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Competition/European Law

France

16 Years Ranked

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Practice Areas

David Tayar has extensive experience in handling first and second stage complex merger control investigations before both European and French antitrust agencies and in coordinating multijurisdictional filings. He regularly advises clients in restrictive arrangements and monopolization cases before European and French competition authorities and courts.

David is a Member of the Board of the Association des Avocats Pratiquant le Droit de la Concurrence.

Career

Université PARIS X (Nanterre) (Masters in Business Law and Anglo-American Law) 1995

London School of Economics and Political Science (LL.M, European Community Law) 1996

Université PARIS I (Panthéon Sorbonne) (Postgraduate in Private Law, DEA) 1997

Admitted as an avocat in Paris 1999

Joined Clifford Chance as a Partner 2017

Professional Memberships

Member of the Board of the Association des Avocats Pratiquant le Droit de la Concurrence

Publications

Concentrations – Quarterly Reports

Personal

Speaks French and English

Chambers Review

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Competition/European Law - France

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Individual Editorial
The market-leading David Tayar has extensive expertise in antitrust investigations, as well as complicated merger control filings, particularly cases involving multi-jurisdictional mergers and acquisitions. He is also skilled in advising on dawn raid proceedings and actions before French courts.
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Strengths

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"David Tayar has a good understanding of the market and investigates his files thoughtfully in order to facilitate the transaction. He is very responsive and relevant in his remarks and observations."

Competition/European Law respondent
Europe

"David Tayar really stands out. He is a very technical and smart lawyer with good tactics and instincts."

Competition/European Law respondent
Europe

"His knowledge is really extraordinary when it comes to competition law. He is also very practical. He is a really brilliant competition lawyer and is very good at explaining extremely complicated things."

Competition/European Law respondent
Europe

"David Tayar is one of the best competition lawyers in Paris. He is available, creative and very business-oriented."

Competition/European Law respondent
Europe

"David Tayar is international and very easygoing. He is a smooth lawyer."

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