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Maulin Avocats

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Under the leadership of Romain Maulin, boutique firm Maulin Avocats stands out for its strong record in antitrust litigation, representing clients in complex cartel, vertical restraints and abuse of dominance cases before the FCA and the French courts. The team, which counts well-known French multinationals and international corporations among its clients, also advises on merger control, distribution matters and competition compliance.
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  • ‘The Maulin Avocats team is fully dedicated to its clients and efficient in its support. It also carries out useful monitoring of external events that could impact its clients' positions (e.g., decisions or projects from the Competition Authority).’

  • ‘Romain Maulin is a lawyer who is fully committed and effective in his interventions’

  • ‘Available and highly skilled team. The responsiveness and legal monitoring are greatly appreciated!’

  • ‘Romain Maulin is very responsive and has a great understanding of his clients. He has valuable insights to share! A very good practitioner.’

  • ‘I can highly recommend Romain Maulin.’

  • ‘A very commercially dynamic law firm. ’

  • ‘Romain Maulin has an energetic and determined personality. His collaborators are highly skilled.’

Key clients

  • Mariage Frères
  • Numeum
  • AIMCC
  • Group Figaro
  • Crédit Agricole
  • Ovoko
  • Isabel Marant
  • Capri Sun
  • Colgate-Palmolive
  • GrandVision-Essilor-Luxottica

Work highlights

  • Represented Group Figaro before the European Commission in merger control proceedings in the context of its acquisition of Vivendi’s key asset Gala.
  • Representing Mariage Frères before the Paris Court of Appeal in an action for annulment of the FCA’s 2023 decision imposing a €4 million fine on Mariage Frères for an alleged online ban.
  • Represented Numeum before the FCA in the context of a cartel investigation concerning alleged no-poach agreements, and obtained the discontinuance of the case against Numeum.

Lawyers

Practice head

Romain Maulin