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Laurence Bary

France 2026

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Ranked in 1 practice area

Competition/European Law

France

3 years ranked

About

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France

Practice Areas

Laurence Bary focuses her practice on EU and French competition law, and represents clients in cases concerning mergers, anticompetitive practices before the French and EU competition authorities, and in State aid matters. She has experience in helping clients during full (Phase II) merger control investigations, including before the European Commission, and has represented leading companies in the digital sector during investigations conducted by various competition, administrative, and judicial authorities.

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Chambers France

Competition/European Law - France

Up and Coming

Individual Editorial

Laurence Bary has a broad practice that spans antitrust investigations, merger control cases and challenges to FCA decisions before the Court of Appeal. She regularly represents clients operating in the pharmaceutical, e-commerce and technology sectors. She joined Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer in September 2025.

Editorial individuel

Laurence Bary a une vaste pratique qui couvre les enquêtes antitrust, les affaires de contrôle des concentrations et les contestations des décisions de la FCA devant la Cour d’Appel. Elle représente régulièrement des clients opérant dans les secteurs pharmaceutique, du commerce électronique et de la technologie. Elle a rejoint Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer en septembre 2025.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Laurence Bary is very loyal, precise and knows the cases like the back of her hands. She is very pragmatic on her advice too.
Competition/European LawChambers France
Laurence Bary est très loyale, précise et connaît les dossiers sur le bout des doigts. Ses conseils sont également très pragmatiques.
Competition/European LawChambers France