LAWYER PROFILE

Frédéric de Bure

France 2026

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

Ranked in 1 practice area

Competition/European Law

France

12 years ranked

About

Provided by Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

Practice Areas

Frédéric de Bure’s practice focuses on EU and French competition law, including merger control, cartel investigations, market dominance cases and related litigation matters.

Career

Frédéric joined the firm in 2003 and became counsel in 2012 and partner in 2019. From 2003 to 2008, he was resident in the Brussels office.

Professional Memberships

Member of the Paris Bar.

Personal

Université de Paris I - Panthéon-Sorbonne

Master II

2001

Université de Paris I - Panthéon-Sorbonne

Master I

2000

Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris

Graduate Diploma

1997

University of London, London School of Economics and Political Science

M.A.

1999

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers France

Competition/European Law - France

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Frédéric de Bure is acclaimed for his ability to handle high profile FCA investigations. He is also highly regarded for acting on merger clearance mandates and gun-jumping cases.

Editorial individuel

Frédéric de Bure loué pour sa capacité à gérer des enquêtes de haut niveau de la FCA et des mandats d’autorisation de concentrations.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Frédéric de Bure completely understands where we want to go with the case, we give him an idea and he develops the strategy and arguments, it shows he perfectly understands the case and the client.
Competition/European LawChambers France
Frédéric de Bure is very calm, reassuring, very strategic and does not get lost on the technical aspects of the case.
Competition/European LawChambers France
He has a very good understanding of the issues and strategy.
Competition/European LawChambers France
Frédéric de Bure is a competition expert. He is responsive, takes into account the realities and constraints of the business and knows how to establish cordial relationships with the teams.
Competition/European LawChambers France
He brings useful insights and is willing to be bold and strategic in his thinking. He engages actively in developing and testing arguments, working collaboratively to help us refine our approach.
Competition/European LawChambers France
Il apporte des idées pertinentes et fait preuve d'audace et de stratégie dans sa réflexion. Il participe activement à l'élaboration et à la mise à l'épreuve des arguments, et travaille en collaboration pour nous aider à affiner notre approche.
Competition/European LawChambers France