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Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I.

What we say about the firm's legal practice in Belgium

Competition

Within Competition, tier 4

Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I. had a slow year for merger notifications and cartel mandates, but saw a hike in financial services and technology sector antitrust work. Benoît Le Bret has been leading a major US corporate through an abuse of dominance investigation. Stéphane Hautbourg advised France Télécom on state aid matters.

Customs, trade, WTO and anti-dumping

Within Customs, trade, WTO and anti-dumping, Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I. is a second tier firm,

Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I.’s trade practice assisted the European Investment Bank in the Boeing-Airbus dispute between the US and the EU. The practice’s key figure is Olivier Prost, who handles matters concerning trade remedies, market access, investment protection and WTO regulatory law. The department recruited counsel Pieter Jan Kuijper and senior associate Alexis Massot, replacing departures in 2010.

EU regulatory

Within Energy, Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I. is a first tier firm,

Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I.’s clients include Areva, Alstom and the Exeltium joint venture – it recently advised the latter on antitrust matters. Olivier Prost is the key contact.

Within Financial services, Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I. is a first tier firm,

Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I. has an aptitude for ‘fine-tuning’ the key elements of financial documents and the ability to provide a ‘high level of political advice’. It regularly advises NYSE Euronext on new EU regulations, and private equity bodies EVCA and EPER on execution of the AIFM Directive. Benoît Le Bret leads the group.

Within Transport, Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I. is a first tier firm,

Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I. works in tandem with its highly regarded Paris office to advise the French rail incumbent SNCF on matters including the First Railway Package. The team also recently won new instructions from Louis Dreyfus Armateurs DFDS. Benoît Le Bret heads the practice.

Legal market overview

Within Legal market overview,

K&L Gates LLP and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati were recent arrivals in the market, while new trade practices were launched at Holman Fenwick Willan LLP and Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP, following moves from VVGB Advocaten/Avocats and Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I., respectively.


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