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Provided by Faustine Viala
Faustine Viala is a partner in the Antitrust & Competition Practice Group. Faustine has experience in European and French competition law. Her main areas of practice encompass merger control, anticompetitive practices (anticompetitive agreements and abuse of dominant position) and distribution law. Faustine advises French and international companies mainly active in the fields of media, sports, chemical industry, aeronautic, cosmetics and telecoms, focusing both on counseling and litigation. She was ranked among the leading practitioners in the area of Competition/European Law in France by Chambers Europe (2020).
A native French speaker, Faustine is also fluent in English.
Litigation Before Competition Authorities
Faustine regularly advises clients in restrictive arrangements and monopolization cases before European and French competition authorities.
Merger Control
Faustine also has significant experience in handling complex merger control cases before European and French antitrust agencies and in coordinating multijurisdictional filings.
Compliance Program
Faustine further focuses on compliance aspects tailor-made for the relevant industry, including the implementation of antitrust and anti-corruption compliance programs.
Distribution Law
Faustine has significant experience in French distribution law (general terms and conditions, distribution agreements, commercial agent agreement etc.) and regularly assists French and international clients in the drafting of their distribution agreements or in an ex-post analysis of such distribution agreements in the context of an acquisition for instance.
Université Paris I - Panthéon-Sorbonne, D.E.A., 2001. See: http://www.willkie.com/professionals/v/viala-faustine
Provided by Chambers
Faustine Viala frequently advises clients on merger clearance mandates, including assisting with FDI filings. In addition, her expertise extends to state aid matters. She often acts for clients operating in the private equity and transport fields.
Provided by Chambers
Faustine Viala is very good.
I appreciate her responsiveness, her pragmatism and her ability to listen.
Faustine Viala is an excellent lawyer on the substance and exceptionally responsive. Working with her has been a very positive experience.
It is very pleasant to work with Faustine and her team, who show great responsiveness and an ability to get to the heart of the matter on complex subjects.
Faustine Viala works well as part of the wider team on the antitrust aspects of our M&A. She is an excellent lawyer.
Faustine Viala is very good.
I appreciate her responsiveness, her pragmatism and her ability to listen.
Faustine Viala is an excellent lawyer on the substance and exceptionally responsive. Working with her has been a very positive experience.
It is very pleasant to work with Faustine and her team, who show great responsiveness and an ability to get to the heart of the matter on complex subjects.
Faustine Viala works well as part of the wider team on the antitrust aspects of our M&A. She is an excellent lawyer.
