BDGS Associés

Competition & Regulatory

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.

She has recently advised Safran on the merger control aspects of its acquisition of RTX's actuation business; Carrefour on several of its acquisitions, including that of its competitor Cora/Match; Thales on the sale of its Ground Transportation Systems (GTS) to Hitachi Rail; Meta on its defence against a complaint for abuse of a dominant position before the French competition authority, both during the interim measures procedure and the proceedings on the merits; the Alliance de la Presse d'Information Générale (APIG) before the French Competition Authority on the case of abuse of dominant position against Google in relation to neighbouring rights; several key French banks in litigation before the General Court and the Court of Justice of the EU against a series of decisions by the ECB and the Single Resolution Board; the Fédération du Commerce et de la Distribution before the French Competition Authority on the case of Bisphenol A, recently obtaining its total exoneration; and Campofrío on the ham and charcuterie cartel case before the French Competition Authority and then the Paris Court of Appeal.

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

French, English and Italian

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

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)