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Acting for a host of leading French and international clients, Linklaters‘ large and versatile team in Paris is able to cover the full range of EU and competition matters. The group, which can also draw upon the experience of the firm’s offices in Brussels and other locations, is skilled in large-scale merger control cases at EU and national level, with growing strength in FSR filings. Its expertise in complex cartel, vertical restraints and abuse of dominance investigations by the French and European regulators, and state aid cases is also well established, while antitrust damages actions are another fast-growing area of activity. Highly regarded practice heads Anne Wachsmann, Pierre Zelenko and Thomas Elkins are mainstays on landmark EU and competition cases in the French market. Nicolas Zacharie and Matthieu Blayney are further names to note.
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Testimonials
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"The Linklaters France Competition Law Team, headed by Pierre Zelenko, offers excellent legal advice in a very complicated area. Over the past 10+ years, Pierre and the team have been providing me with support in the area of case management before the French Competition Authority, merger control approval with the European Commission, and updates on new legislation in this area."
Key clients
- Nestlé
- Intermarché
Work highlights
Advised Nestlé on an investigation launched in 2019 by the French Competition Authority on an Article 101 TFUE case on Bisphenol A.
Advising Intermarché, the third largest retail group in France, on the antitrust aspects of its acquisition of nearly 200 retail outlets from Casino Group in France representing a combined turnover of 3.6 billion euros.