Mayer Brown is well regarded for its strong behavioural practice, representing high-profile French and international clients in cartel and abuse of dominance investigations, appeals and private enforcement actions. The team is also frequently sought out to advise on complex merger control, FSR and FDI filings, state aid and compliance matters. Practice head Nathalie Jalabert-Doury handles a busy workload, including advice on dawn raids, cartels and state aid matters. Jean-Maxime Blutel is an expert in managing multi-jurisdictional merger control and FDI filings.
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Testimonials
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- 'Mayer Brown's Paris office is a powerhouse of competition law, staffed by outstanding lawyers with an incredible depth of knowledge in competition law, compliance, and regulatory matters. During our collaboration, we were convinced that they are truly at the top of their profession.'
- 'Both Jean-Maxime Blutel and Guillaume De Meersman are excellent lawyers and leaders. They managed our very complex joint project with ease, delivering everything to their clients on time and to an excellent standard, even though deadlines and complex issues emerged.'
- 'Motivated and talented team, dynamic and quick to respond. Very good knowledge of our markets and management. Highly available.'
- 'Nathalie Jalabert-Doury has rare experience and a keen intellectual curiosity which she puts at the service of her clients.'
- 'The team stands out for its complementarity and its ability to combine technical rigour with a pragmatic approach. It demonstrates innovative organizational skills, relying on modern tools and a strong culture of collaboration.'
- 'Nathalie Jalabert-Doury was the steady hand on the wheel. Nathalie has a calm but confident way of leading the process. The way she connected EU competition rules with context of our transaction really helped us shape our joint strategy.'
- 'Jean-Maxime Blutel is very sharp and pragmatic. He has the skill of cutting through complexity and pointing straight to the key risks. His clarity saved us time and kept the project focused.'
- 'Nathalie Jalabert-Doury has true expertise and mastery of the subject matter. She relies on a team that is just as committed as she is, including Guillaume de Meersman. In addition to being experts, they have a real sense of interpersonal skills that makes our collaborations very pleasant.'
Key clients
- Boeing
- Cummins
- ENEDIS (EDF Group)
- FDJ United (La Française des Jeux)
- Geopost/DPDgroup (La Poste group)
- Intermarché / Les Mousquetaires
- Intermediate Capital Group (ICG)
- Mediawan
- Nippon Life
- Pernod Ricard
- Veolia Environnement
- Vinci Construction (Vinci)
Work highlights
Defended Les Mousquetaires before the Court of Justice of the European Union and obtained the full annulment of an EC inspection due to lack of sufficient grounds, which constitutes a fundamental guarantee of European Union law.
Advising leading global aerospace company Boeing on all foreign direct investment aspects of its US$10.55 billion sale of portions of its digital aviation solutions business, including its Jeppesen, ForeFlight, AerData and OzRunways assets, to Thoma Bravo, a leading software investment firm.
Advised La Française des Jeux on all antitrust, merger control and foreign investment aspects of its €2.6 billion acquisition of the entire share capital of Kindred with the ambition to create a European gaming champion.
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Practice head
Nathalie Jalabert-Doury
Other key lawyers
Jean-Maxime Blutel; Guillaume de Meersman; Aymeric de Moncuit