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Mr Michaël Cousin
Work Department
Competition and Distribution
Position
Michaël is a partner in the EU/Competition department in Paris. He represents clients in antitrust litigations, merger control, State Aid, counselling, and establishing effective antitrust compliance programs. He is also specialised in distribution law and restrictive trade practices.
Michaël has considerable experience in competition matters involving the energy, transport and consumer products sectors and has represented clients in other industries including retail, banking, industrial equipment and private equity. Michaël lectures competition law at the University of Paris II (Panthéon-Assas).
He is a member of the board of the French competition Law Society.
Career
- Partner, Addleshaw Goddard (2021-)
- Partner, Ashurst (2007-2021)
- Associate, Veil Jourde (2006-2007)
Languages
- French (native), English (fluent)
Memberships
- Member of the board of the French Competition Law Society (Association Francaise d’Etude de la Concurrence).
Education
- University of Paris II (Panthéon-Assas), DEA (postgraduate degree) in EU law – 1998
- University of Lille II, Maîtrise in private law – 1997
- Universities of Warwick (UK), Saarland (Germany) and Lille II (France), integrated certificate of legal studies (legal diploma in English law, German law and European business law) – 1997PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
- Member of the Paris Bar Association.
- Member of the board of the French Competition Law Society (Association Francaise d’Etude de la Concurrence).
Lawyer Rankings
France > EU, competition and distribution
Addleshaw Goddard acts for leading French and international companies in the transport, energy, retail and finance sectors, among others, with a broad practice that spans merger control, antitrust investigations, follow-on damages claims and distribution law. Practice head Michaël Cousin is experienced in high-profile competition matters at French and European levels.
Paris > Droit européen, concurrence et distribution
Addleshaw Goddard assiste de grandes entreprises françaises et internationales actives dans les secteurs du transport, de l’énergie, du commerce et de la finance dans la gestion de leurs dossiers de contrôle des concentrations, d’antitrust, de droit de la distribution, ainsi que dans leurs recours indemnitaires en droit de la concurrence. Le responsable de la pratique Michaël Cousin a l’expertise des dossiers français et européens sensibles en droit de la concurrence.