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Aramis has robust experience in a wide range of competition matters. The team routinely advises on merger control, state aid and distribution matters and is also involved in high-profile antitrust litigation and follow-on damages claims. Pierre Galmiche, who was promoted to partner in December 2023, leads the practice.
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  • ‘An available and responsive team, offering a great balance between billing and the work delivered.’

  • ‘The Aramis team is well-positioned in the market, offering a highly diverse practice in economic law. ’

  • ‘Pierre Galmiche is competent and business-oriented. He has a strong understanding of merger control procedures. ’

  • ‘The team is highly skilled, pragmatic, efficient, and available. ’

  • ‘"Pierre Galmiche is highly competent and was able to provide clarity on complex new regulations.’

  • ‘I've only worked with Mr Pierre Galmiche, a competition law specialist. I found him to be highly responsive, very competent, and with a strong understanding of my client’s needs and expectations.'

  • ‘Very responsive team, efficient, with the right level of detail, and a very good analysis of risk.’

  • ‘They are very client-focused and have a deep understanding of their clients' markets and sectors. The partner is always present and proactive, ensuring the best service for clients while coordinating effectively with other participants in the case, maintaining close involvement and high technical quality.’

Key clients

  • Grohe
  • Swile
  • Hermès
  • Cromology
  • Henry Schein
  • InVivo
  • La Poste
  • EDF
  • Intel

Work highlights

Assisted Natixis and Natixis Intertitres (now Swile) in the context of the proceedings before the French Competition Authority that led to the highest fine of 2019, now currently pending before the French Supreme Court.
Assisted InVivo, France’s biggest union of cooperatives, with the coordination of merger filings in several jurisdictions of its acquisition of United Malt Group, the fourth largest maltster globally.
Assisted Intel during the due diligence process (particularly relating to the state aid aspects) of the acquisition of Silicon Mobility.

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Practice head

Pierre Galmiche