Frédéric Fuchs
Europe Guide 2024
Band 3 : Competition/European Law
Band 3
About
Provided by Frédéric Fuchs
Practice Areas
Competition - Distribution - Commercial contracts
Career
Frédéric Fuchs heads the competition, distribution and commercial contracts practice of Ayache. Prior to joining Ayache, Frédéric practiced in the competition departments of first tier UK and US law firms before founding a French boutique firm where he headed the competition team. Frédéric advises across the various areas of competition law (merger control and antitrust), distribution (structuring distribution networks, drafting and negotiating commercial contracts), and restrictive business practices (drafting general terms and conditions of sale and purchase, business cooperation, termination of business relations).
These activities are divided between counselling and representation before the EU and French competition authorities and courts.
Chambers Review
Europe
Frédéric Fuchs assists with a range of competition and antitrust law matters, including merger filings and distribution law issues. He frequently represents clients before French and European competition authorities in anti-competitive investigations and damages claims.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The facts of our case in France are quite difficult and he is able to chart his way through all of that. He positions things very nicely with the FCA and has managed to keep various balls in the air."
"Frédéric Fuchs has good experience of complex files and a real tactical sense."
"Frédéric Fuchs is our go-to person for everything French. He is very effective, hands-on and easy to work with."
"I find him to be super thorough, client-focused and technically very capable."
"Frédéric Fuchs is very pragmatic, I find. He is also very responsive and available."
"The facts of our case in France are quite difficult and he is able to chart his way through all of that. He positions things very nicely with the FCA and has managed to keep various balls in the air."
"Frédéric Fuchs has good experience of complex files and a real tactical sense."
"Frédéric Fuchs is our go-to person for everything French. He is very effective, hands-on and easy to work with."
"I find him to be super thorough, client-focused and technically very capable."
"Frédéric Fuchs is very pragmatic, I find. He is also very responsive and available."
