Mr Antoine Gosset-Grainville > BDGS Associés > Paris, France > Lawyer Profile
BDGS Associés Offices
51 RUE FRANCOIS 1ER
75008 PARIS
France
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Mr Antoine Gosset-Grainville
Work Department
Competition & Regulatory
Position
Partner specialising in all aspects of French and EU competition law with a specific focus on state aid, complex merger control and antitrust litigation. Advises French and international clients in a broad range of sectors, including regulated industries such as transport, telecom, and financial services.
Recent work includes advising: Engie on the stock market battle over the acquisition of Suez by Veolia; the French government regarding aid measures granted to Air France-KLM; Carrefour on various antitrust and merger issues; SNCF on State aid and merger issues; France’s main banks in litigation proceedings before the European Court of Justice against a series of ECB and SRB decisions; and CMA CGM on antitrust and regulatory aspects of its business and strategic development.
He is cited as a “leading individual” in the Legal 500 EU Competition and Distribution section.
Career
Prior to founding BDGS Associés in April 2013, he worked at the Inspection Générale des Finances (1993-1997). He then took up the post of Deputy Secretary General of the Economic and Finance Committee of the European Union (1997-1999) and Advisor for economic and industry affairs in the office of Pascal Lamy at the European Commission (1999-2002). From 2002 to 2007, he was a partner at Gide Loyrette Nouel’s Brussels office before becoming Deputy Director of the Prime Minister’s cabinet (2007-2010) and Deputy Managing Director of the Caisse des Dépôts (2010-2012). He co-heads the Competition & Regulatory department with Maria Trabucchi.
Languages
French, English, and Spanish
Education
Paris (2002) and Brussels Bars (2002)
Graduate of ENA (Promotion L. Gambetta – 1993)
Graduate of Institut d’Etudes Politiques, Paris
Postgraduate degree in banking and finance from Paris IX Dauphine University (1990)
Lawyer Rankings
France > EU, competition and distribution
(Leading individuals)France > Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation
BDGS Associés is a strong reference for complex disputes. The firm is popular with leading French corporations, including state-owned companies, for high-stakes corporate disputes, often pertaining to publicly listed M&A deals and shareholder conflicts. The team notably acted for Engie in the landmark recent Suez-Veolia M&A battle. In addition to intervening in high-stakes commercial disputes, the practice must also be acknowledged for its expertise in resisting French discovery procedures and is also highly qualified to handle highly strategic regulatory disputes, notably in the banking sector. For instance, the team recently acted in a high-profile price manipulation securities case before the stock-market regulator (AMF)’s sanction committee. Practice head Kyum Lee and Antoine Gosset-Grainville, who regularly acts for banks in strategic regulatory cases, are the key contacts.
Paris > Droit européen, concurrence et distribution
(Les grands avocats du marché)Paris > Résolution des litiges > Contentieux commercial et de droit des sociétés
BDGS Associés est une référence du marché pour le traitement des litiges complexes. Le cabinet est sollicité par de grandes sociétés françaises, ainsi que des entreprises publiques, pour la gestion de leurs contentieux financiers et de haut de bilan à forts enjeux, souvent liés à des opérations de fusions-acquisitions cotées ou à des conflits d’actionnaires. A titre d’exemple, le cabinet a ainsi agi aux côtés d’Engie dans la bataille judiciaire qui a opposé Suez à Veolia. Le cabinet se voit aussi confier des contentieux commerciaux stratégiques et dispose d’une forte expertise en matière de procédures de saisies selon l’article 145 du CPC. Enfin, il traite des litiges réglementaires particulièrement stratégiques, notamment dans le secteur bancaire – l’équipe est ainsi récemment intervenue dans une affaire de manipulation de cours de premier plan devant la Commission des Sanctions de l’Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF). La pratique est dirigée par Kyum Lee et Antoine Gosset-Grainville, qui est régulièrement mandaté par des banques pour les assister dans la gestion de leurs contentieux réglementaires stratégiques.
Lawyer Rankings
- Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation - France
- Leading individuals - France > EU, competition and distribution