Competition/European Law
France
8 years ranked
LAWYER PROFILE
Pascal Wilhelm
France 2026
Ranked in 1 practice area
About
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Practice Areas
Pascal Wilhelm founded Wilhelm & Associés in 1995. He is recognized as a reference in communications law (audiovisual, advertising, intellectual property), competition law and business law (corporate, financial and stock market law). In addition to his work as a lawyer, he is involved in various teaching and research activities. Since 2006, he has taught communications law at Paris Dauphine University. In 2014, he participated in the creation of a “Audiovisual & Digital” chair at Panthéon Assas University.
Since January 2015, he has also been lecturing at the Sciences Po Paris law school on the interaction between competition law and the ordinary law of obligations. A regular contributor to the specialized press, Pascal Wilhelm is the author of numerous articles on communications, competition and regulatory law. He has also contributed to the Mélanges in honor of Professor Louis Vogel (published on October 21, 2024). He is a member of several professional associations (AFEC, IBA, APDC etc.).
Professional Memberships
He is a member of several professional associations, including the French Competition Law Association (AFEC), the Association of Competition Lawyers (APDC), and the American Bar Association (ABA).
Publications
WILHELM, Pascal and DUMUR, Emilie, The penalty for unfair competitive strategy, in La Semaine Juridique Entreprise et Affaires No. 25, June 19, 2025
WILHELM, Pascal and DUMUR, Emilie, Variable professional secrecy: the advisory role of lawyers sacrificed by the Court of Cassation, in La Semaine Juridique Entreprise et Affaires No. 20, May 15, 2025
WILHELM, Pascal and DUMUR, Emilie, Voluntary interventions in competition proceedings: strictly assessed admissibility, in La Semaine Juridique Entreprise et Affaires No. 46, November 14, 2024
WILHELM, Pascal and DUMUR, Emilie, Justifying the ban on online sales: the Mariage Frères case, in La Semaine Juridique Entreprise et Affaires No. 10, March 7, 2024
WILHELM, Pascal and DUMUR, Emilie, The protection of confidential legal communications in competition and consumer law investigations, in La Semaine Juridique Entreprise et Affaires No. 12, March 23, 2023
WILHELM, Pascal, Defenses invoked against sanctions for practices limiting online sales, in La Semaine Juridique Entreprise et Affaires No. 26, July 2022
WILHELM, Pascal and DUMUR, Emilie, Guarantees of independence and impartiality before the ADLC: the case of recusal and referral, in La Semaine Juridique Entreprise et Affaires No. 2, January 13, 2022.
WILHELM, Pascal and DUMUR, Emilie, Items seized during searches and seizures by the Competition Authority
Chambers Review
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Competition/European Law - France
Band 4
Individual Editorial
Pascal Wilhelm is regularly before the FCA and EC to assist with merger clearance and gun-jumping mandates, in addition to advising on anti-competitive disputes and competition law compliance. He is sought out by large players in the consumer goods and TMT sectors.
Editorial individuel
Pascal Wilhelm intervient régulièrement devant la FCA et la CE dans de mandats d’autorisation de concentrations, en plus de donner des conseils sur les litiges anticoncurrentiels et les aspects de droit de la concurrence des accords de distribution. Il est sollicité par de grands acteurs des secteurs des biens de consommation et des télécommunications.
Strengths
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I can testify to Pascal Wilhelm's profound intelligence, his commitment to his clients, the great technicality of his analyses and his excellent sense of strategy.
Competition/European LawChambers FrancePascal Wilhelm was excellent as usual.
Competition/European LawChambers FranceHe is an exceptionally skilled and experienced antitrust lawyer, with deep expertise and experience. He has a remarkable handling of complex cases and a high level of personal involvement in the case.
Competition/European LawChambers FranceC'est un avocat en droit de la concurrence exceptionnellement compétent et expérimenté, doté d'une expertise et d'une expérience approfondies. Il gère les dossiers complexes de manière remarquable et s'implique personnellement de façon remarquable dans chaque affaire.
Competition/European LawChambers FrancePascal Wilhelm était excellent comme d'habitude.
Competition/European LawChambers FranceJe peux témoigner de la profonde intelligence de Pascal Wilhelm, de son engagement envers ses clients, de la grande technicité de ses analyses et de son excellent sens de la stratégie.
Competition/European LawChambers France
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