LAWYER PROFILE

Jérôme Philippe

France 2026

Freshfields

Ranked in 2 practice areas

Competition/European Law

France

19 years ranked

Foreign Investment

France

1 year ranked

Contributions and articles

1 Global Practice Guides

About

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Practice Areas

Jérôme heads our regulatory and antitrust, competition & trade practice groups in Paris. Before becoming an Avocat à la Cour, he graduated as an engineer from Ecole Polytechnique and obtained a PhD in economics from the Toulouse School of Economics. He used to be in charge of mergers and state aid at the DGCCRF. He represents clients in all areas of EU and French competition law, including civil and criminal cases before courts and international investigations. He also advises on regulatory issues, either sectorial or cross-sector such as safety, foreign investment, personal data and GDPR, cyber security.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers France

Competition/European Law - France

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Jérôme Philippe assists with FCA investigations, as well as advising on appeals against fines and follow-on damages cases. Additionally he is very active in merger clearance mandates. He counts major household names among his client list, including those acting in the technology, pharmaceutical and retail fields.

Editorial individuel

Jérôme Philippe intervient dans des enquêtes de la FCA, ainsi que dans le cadre des recours contre les amendes et des dommages. De plus, il est très actif dans le domaine de l’autorisation des concentrations et des mandats d’aides d’État. Il compte parmi ses clients de grands noms, notamment dans les domaines de la technologie, pharmaceutique et du commerce.

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Foreign Investment - France

Band 3

Individual Editorial

Jérôme Philippe is highly experienced in advising French and international clients on foreign investments mandates.

Editorial individuel

Jérôme Philippe a une grande expérience en matière de conseil auprès de clients français et internationaux sur les mandats d'investissement à l'étranger.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Jérôme Philippe really has a solid understanding of the substantive topics. He is technically very good and on top of everything.
Competition/European LawChambers France
Jérôme Philippe is very responsive and hugely knowledgeable.
Competition/European LawChambers France
Jérôme Philippe est très réactif et extrêmement compétent.
Competition/European LawChambers France
Jérôme Philippe possède une excellente compréhension des sujets abordés. Il est techniquement très compétent et maîtrise parfaitement la situation.
Competition/European LawChambers France