Mr Michel Ponsard > UGGC Avocats > Paris, France > Lawyer Profile
UGGC Avocats Offices
47, RUE DE MONCEAU
75008 PARIS
France
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Mr Michel Ponsard
Work Department
- Antitrust, merger control, European Union law
- Distribution law, unfair competition, misleading practices, contract law
- Litigation and arbitration
- Commercial Contracts
Position
Michel Ponsard is one of the partners in charge of the UGGC Competition Law Department.
His sector of intervention therefore corresponds to the competition law and distribution, but also to the law of commercial contracts and commercial practices, as well as to the right of promotion and publicity.
Michel works for a French and international clientele in fields as diverse as the automotive sector, the pharmaceutical sector, personal services, retail distribution, publishing and media, real estate professionals (agents and trustees, construction) or transport.
Languages
- French
- English
Memberships
Beyond his practice as a lawyer, Michel is an active participant in the activities on the evolutions of his practice.
Regular author of articles of doctrine, Michel also is Secretary General of AFEC (French Association for the Study of Law of Competition) as well as the International Competition League, reporter for France in the IBA antitrust newsletter and lecturer at Versailles Saint-Quentin University.
This participation gives him a very good knowledge of the institutions.
Lawyer Rankings
France > Compliance
Praised for its ‘perseverance and excellent knowledge’, UGGC Avocats advises on compliance issues associated with public procurement contracts, in addition to matters concerning anti-corruption and ethical obligations. Thierry Dal Farra, who spearheads the firm’s public business law department, jointly leads the team alongside ‘elder statesman’ Michel Ponsard and Corinne Khayat, who has ‘perfect knowledge’ of data protection issues.
France > EU, competition and distribution
UGGC Avocats‘ practice runs the gamut of EU and competition law, with a particularly strong presence in cartel and abuse of dominance cases – including recently defending clients in litigation stemming from the meal voucher and charcuterie cartels – and in distribution law matters, from negotiating distribution contracts to unfair competition claims. The team also assists with compliance and EU regulatory issues. Corinne Khayat, Michel Ponsard and Malka Marcinkowski jointly head the practice.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Intellectual property: Trade marks and designs
- Media and entertainment: Advertising
- Media and entertainment: Cinema
- Private equity: venture/growth capital
- Administrative and public law
- Compliance
- Employment
- Media and entertainment: Television/radio
- Banking and finance: transactional work
- Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation
- EU, competition and distribution
- Industry focus: Healthcare and life sciences
- Insolvency
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Real estate