Racine advises high-profile French and global companies, particularly in the automotive, environment, food and agribusiness, digital and luxury goods sectors, on the full spectrum of competition and distribution law. In particular, the firm has an excellent reputation for assisting clients in state aid cases and in complex antitrust investigations and litigation before the FCA and the national courts. Bastien Thomas and Guillaume Fabre, both of whom are highly skilled in merger control, antitrust litigation and state aid matters, lead the team alongside distribution specialist Sophie Pasquesoone.
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Testimonials
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- 'Bastien Thomas is an excellent lawyer.'
- 'A dedicated, highly engaged, and responsive team. Remarkable legal skills and a keen, sharp intellect.'
- 'Guillaume Fabre is a brilliant lawyer, distinguished by his economic and technical understanding of his clients' sectors: a rare feat for a lawyer. He is responsive and always attentive.'
- 'Very good understanding of client issues. Responsiveness, efficiency. Excellent ability to carry out effective legal actions before commercial courts in a very short time and obtain success.'
- 'Sophie Pasquesoone is an excellent lawyer who is close to her clients, has a very good command of her cases, a very good command of procedures in the event of a dispute and advises her clients on the correct course of action.'
- 'The perfect combination of high-level legal skills, in-depth understanding of business and the functioning of complex ecosystems, and sector expertise that is unrivalled in the market.'
Key clients
- AFEP
- Greenyard
- Murfy
- Ryam
- Adeo
- Adloox
- Apple
- Automotive Cells Company
- Dassault Systèmes
- Eureden
- Mistral AI
- RATP
Work highlights
Representing SEB, a manufacturer of household appliances, in its appeal before the Paris Court of Appeal against a significant fine imposed by the French Competition Authority on 10 manufacturers of household appliances and two retailers for resale price maintenance.
Advised Apple during the French Competition Authority’s investigation regarding its App Tracking Transparency (ATT) technology, which empowers users—rather than advertisers—to control their data privacy.
Defending Eureden before the Commercial Courts of Paris and Rennes against claims from Carrefour and Casino.
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Practice head
Bastien Thomas; Guillaume Fabre; Sophie Pasquesoone
Other key lawyers
François Aubin