DLA Piper is equally adept at handling transactional and contentious matters, acting for an impressive roster of clients in the automotive, green mobility, life sciences and digital sectors, in particular. The team has a strong track record of representing clients in dawn raids and sensitive antitrust investigations by the French and European competition authorities, as well as in complex merger control proceedings. Heading the practice, Edouard Sarrazin excels in cartel-related litigation.
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Testimonials
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- 'Edouard Sarrazin has a good strategic vision of the case and the sector, as well as the approach to adopt with the authorities involved and the local firms he must coordinate with.'
- 'Julie Brousseau and Clara Deveau have a very good command of all aspects of their cases, both substantive and procedural.'
- 'Highly responsive, in-depth knowledge of how the competition authority works, defend the interests of their clients with conviction and in an expert manner.'
- 'Céline Espesson is very familiar with the workings of the competition authority and the specificities of litigation procedures, defends the interests of her clients very persuasively and is very successful in capturing the attention of her counterparts.'
- 'Edouard Sarrazin, Julie Brousseau and Céline Espesson - Excellent team, with a good level of technical expertise, and a well-managed cost structure. And very easy and pleasant to work with.'
- 'Edouard Sarrazin's team is always very available and very pragmatic in dealing with matters.'
Key clients
- AIR FRANCE
- AIRBUS
- DOCTOLIB
- GUERBET
- ECOLAB
- MICHELIN
Work highlights
Advising Airbus and Air France in relation to the antitrust and merger control aspects of the creation of a joint venture active in the field of component maintenance for the A350.
Advising Michelin on securing a partial annulment of a European Commission’s dawn raid decision.
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Practice head
Edouard Sarrazin
Other key lawyers
Céline Espesson; Julie Brousseau; Clara Deveau