Ms Laurence Bary > Dechert LLP > Paris, France > Lawyer Profile
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22 RUE BAYARD
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Ms Laurence Bary
Work Department
Position
Partner
Career
Laurence Bary focuses her practice on EU and French competition law, and represents clients in cases concerning mergers, anticompetitive practices before the French and EU competition authorities, and in State aid matters. She has experience in helping clients during full (Phase II) merger control investigations, including before the European Commission, and has represented leading companies in the digital sector during investigations conducted by various competition, administrative, and judicial authorities.
Ms. Bary has developed impeccable credentials working for major international groups in the information technology, new technologies, aeronautical, and defense sectors.
She is a lecturer at the University of Montpelier (DJCE) and has published numerous articles on competition law in Concurrences and Revue Lamy de la Concurrence. Prior to joining Dechert as a partner, she worked at another international law firm in Paris and Brussels.
Languages
- French
- English
Education
- Ecole Normale Supérieure, 2006
- Institut d’Études Politiques de Paris, 2006
- Université de Paris XI – Paris-Sud, M.A. in EU Business Law, 2007
Lawyer Rankings
France > EU, competition and distribution
(Next Generation Partners)Dechert LLP
is highly regarded for its prowess in the life sciences sector, frequently acting for leading pharmaceutical companies in high-profile merger control cases and antitrust litigation; its impressive recent highlights include securing a victory for Roche before the Paris Court of Appeal in a challenge to a fine imposed by the FCA. The team is experienced across the board of EU and competition law matters, but is particularly noted for its expertise in cartel and abuse of dominance cases, where Mélanie Thill-Tayara (who also leads the global life sciences practice) has an excellent reputation. Laurence Bary and Marion Provost are also names to note.
Lawyer Rankings
- Next Generation Partners France > EU, competition and distribution
- EU, competition and distribution France