Sheppard‘s EU competition and regulatory team advises clients on matters spanning multi-jurisdictional merger and FDI control, cartel investigations, abuse of dominance cases, and State aid matters. The team is particularly well-equipped to handle mandates in the energy, transportation, retail and media sectors. Practice head Jacques Derenne stands out for his extensive litigation and State aid experience.
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Key clients
- Air France - KLM
- Viorel Micula and others
- Eurelec Trading
- Meliá Hotels International
- Block Inc.
- Strava
- C.F. Martin Guitars & Co
- Kanadevia Inova
- Arlington Capital Partners
- Concorde Battery Corporation
- EuroCommerce
- European Business Aviation Association
Work highlights
Advised Air France in a series of complex State aid cases before the European Commission totalling €14.6bn since 2020.
Represented Micula a.o. in challenging the Commission’s State aid decision addressed to Romania before the EU courts.
Represented Amazon in global litigation with Nokia.
Practice head
Jacques Derenne
Other key lawyers
Oliver Heinisch; Dimitris Vallindas