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ADVANT Altana

ADVANT Altana

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France

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EU, competition and distribution

ADVANT Altana is frequently called upon by leading French and international clients to advise on a wide range of competition matters, with the team's portfolio extending to merger control proceedings, as well as FDI and FSR filings, cartel and abuse of dominance cases and distribution issues. Practice heads Frédéric Manin and Marie Hindré cover the full spectrum of advisory and litigation matters.
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Testimonials

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  • 'The team is always available and professional. The smooth communication is much appreciated. They listen carefully to develop a support budget for often complex cases.'
  • 'Marie Hindré: very professional and always attentive. A useful network for getting information on case progress.'
  • 'I had the pleasure of working with Morgane Gandaubert, Frédéric's associate. I find Morgane to be a very good competition law technician; she knows her subject and also manages to navigate areas where the legal side intersects with the technical side of very complex professions.'
  • 'A team with a pragmatic approach to the issues raised. Understand our needs and respond to them optimally, using clear, concise language suitable for those who are not experts.'
  • 'Frédéric Manin is our competition law expert. His dual expertise in competition and distribution is a plus in negotiations.'
  • 'I have worked with Frédéric Manin, a great lawyer who supports his clients tirelessly.'

Key clients

  • AB InBev ANETT BANDAI NAMCO CFAO GROUP COGNE ACCIAI SPECIALI EUREDEN ONET TOKHEIM SERVICES GROUP AG2R LA MONDIALE AXIANS BLIZZARD (MICROSOFT GROUP) COVEA CSRP DUCATI EURAPHARMA GROUPAMA INTERFEL MATMUT RENAULT SOPRA STERIA GROUP SODICO UGI Corporation/Antargaz Finagaz LABORATOIRES DEMATOLOGIQUES D’URIAGE VINCI GROUP WIENERBERGER LE MOULIN ROUGE

Work highlights

Assisting Cosea, the Vinci Group major shareholder in LISEA, the entity which has been appointed by SNCF for the construction and the operation of the Southwest speed rail line, in a large claim against SNCF.
Assisting Eureden within the context of the investigation and formal proceedings launched by the French Competition Authority against 101 entities relating to practices in the sector for the manufacturing and sales of food containers that could include bisphenol A.
Representing Renault, one of the worldwide leading groups in the automotive sector, in the context of stand-alone private enforcement litigation initiated by one of its former service providers, which designed a software to optimize the price of spare parts.
Practice head

Frédéric Manin; Marie Hindré

Other key lawyers

Morgan Gandaubert

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