Maria Trabucchi > BDGS Associés > Paris, France > Lawyer Profile

BDGS Associés
51 RUE FRANCOIS 1ER
75008 PARIS
France

Work Department

Competition & Regulatory

Position

Partner specialising in French and EU competition law, advising on complex merger control procedures, cartel and abuse of dominance investigations, antitrust litigation and follow on damages claims before the European and French competition authorities and courts with a particular focus on sectors such as aerospace, energy, financial services, food and consumer goods, and retail.

Recent work includes advising: Engie on the sale of Equans, its multi-technical services business, to Bouygues; Thales on the sale of its ground transportation systems business to Hitachi Rail; Meta on its defence against a complaint for abuse of a dominant position and an application for interim measures before the French Competition Authority; the Fédération du commerce et de la distribution before the French Competition Authority in alleged sector-wide cartel proceedings in relation to the Bisphenol A regulatory framework; Carrefour on its joint purchasing alliance with Système U in the mass retail sector; Campofrío in its leniency application before the French Competition Authority in the charcuterie cartel investigation; and France’s main banks in litigation proceedings before the European Court of Justice against a series of ECB and SRB decisions.

Career

Maria joined BDGS Associés as partner in 2016. She was previously partner at Weil, Gotshal & Manges (2008-2009) and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (2009-2016).

Languages

French, English and Italian

Memberships

Member of the “Association des Avocats pratiquant le droit de la concurrence” (APDC)

Education

Paris (2000) and New York (2001) Bars

LLM in Trade Regulation – Antitrust from the New York University School of Law (2000)

Master’s degree in European Business Law from Paris II Panthéon-Assas University (1999)

Lawyer Rankings

France > EU, competition and distribution

(Leading individuals)

Maria Trabucchi – BDGS Associés

BDGS Associés‘ wide-ranging EU and competition law practice is well regarded for its advice to leading French multinationals across a broad array of sectors, most notably transport, energy, retail and financial services. Merger control cases are a prominent area of expertise for the team, which is well versed in handling notifications to the FCA, the European Commission and to antitrust authorities worldwide, and it is also widely recognised for its strength in state aid, with Antoine Gosset-Grainville and Mathilde Damon representing SNCF and the French State Shareholding Agency in high-profile recent cases. In addition, the firm is highly active in significant antitrust investigations and litigation. Maria Trabucchi and Jérôme Fabre are also noted practitioners across the full range of EU and competition law.