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Léna Sersiron

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Work Department

Competition - Distribution

Position

Partner

Career

Léna Sersiron leads Baker McKenzie’s French Competition and Distribution practice. She joined Baker McKenzie in 2003 and was co-opted as a Partner in 2012. She is a worldwide Baker McKenzie Competition Steering Committee member.

With over 20 years’ experience, Léna Sersiron has a strong track record of successfully handling difficult and sensitive competition cases (investigations and subsequent litigation) at both EU and national level. She has extensive knowledge related to inspections and the collection of digital evidence (forensic IT). She advises various clients on a wide array of competition subjects, including complex merger control operations (at a French and EU level). She also works on distribution law cases.

Léna Sersiron also advises blue-chip clients from multiple sectors such as Daunat, Demeco, Lubrizol, Servier, Wonderbox, EDF, TDF, Crédit Agricole, Avis Budget Group, CGI, etc.

She is also well-established in the agricultural and food sector, advising various clients and professional trade associations (FNPSM, CNIEL, Nutrixo, FNIL, etc.) on a wide array of competition subjects.

She frequently contributes to various law conferences and seminars.

Léna Sersiron has been praised by one rival practitioner as an “excellent litigator.” Acritas 2021 recognizes Léna as a “stellar professional lawyer” based on interviews and testimonials of more than 2,500 companies decision-makers. Clients interviewed have called her “very talented. The work provided is irreproachable and of high quality.” She is also reported to be “the most impressive on contentious matters currently” and “a remarkable lawyer,” according to sources. She is highly sought after for her expertise in handling abuse of dominance and cartel investigations. Clients also say that they are “extremely happy about her way of practising,” going on to add, “She knows the ins and outs of the law.”

Languages

English; French

Lawyer Rankings

France > EU, competition and distribution

(Leading partners)

Léna Sersiron – Baker McKenzie

Baker McKenzie has an excellent reputation for representing prominent clients in dawn raids by the FCA and EC, and in many of the most complex and sensitive cartel investigations in France. The team is also well versed in complex merger control cases at both the national and European levels (often joining up with the firm’s international offices to obtain clearances for global deals), abuse of dominance investigations, follow-on damages claims, and compliance matters. Léna Sersiron, a highly sought-after advisor on high-stakes antitrust investigations and litigation, leads the practice. Olivia Chriqui-Guiot provides strong support, particularly in merger control and abuse of dominance cases.

France > Industry focus: Luxury goods

The team at Baker McKenzie has a solid footing within the luxury goods industry and is routinely instructed to advise on corporate acquisitions, refinancings, IP asset protection and supply chain distribution. Katia Boneva-Desmicht has particular experience advising on the reorganisation of exclusive and selective distribution networks at an EU level and also handles disputes related to luxury brands. M&A expert Hugo Sanchez De La Espada and Léna Sersiron, who brings competition expertise to the team, are other names to note.

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