EU, competition and distribution

Bredin Prat

Bredin Prat is renowned for the breadth and depth of its EU and competition law offering, which covers the full spectrum of merger control, cartel, vertical restraints and abuse of dominance investigations, follow-on damages actions and state aid issues. The team acts for an impressive roster of blue-chip French and international clients in cases at both the national and EU level; recent highlights include Olivier Billard and Yelena Trifounovitch's advice on two of the three phase II merger control matters currently pending before the FCA and Igor Simic's successful representation of Casino in a high-profile ECJ case. The sizeable team also includes Marie-Cécile Rameau, a key name for antitrust litigation, and Pierre Honoré and Arthur Helfer, who divide their time between Paris and Brussels.

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Testimonials

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‘Marie-Cécile Rameau is very highly skilled, responsive and easy to contact.’
‘Pierre Honoré develops an in-depth view of the market and a good understanding of economic subjects. His work is of a very high quality.’
‘This team has cutting-edge expertise in competition and European law. We benefitted from very precise advice and the partner with whom we collaborate is an excellent strategist.’
‘Pierre Honoré is an excellent lawyer, renowned for his technical expertise and strategic advice.’
‘The team is highly skilled in French competition law and is able to advise and refer to other areas of expertise which may be needed in competition investigations and litigation. They go the extra mile to get to the best possible end result.’
‘I appreciate working with Yelena Trifounovitch. Apart from her competition law expertise, I truly appreciate the fact that she is crisp and clear and to the point in her advice. This helps manage internal stakeholders and saves time (and money).’
‘Probably the best competition law team in Paris due to its depth and quality.’
‘Yelena Trifounovitch stands out for her quality, her investment in the case, and her daily and meticulous involvement in the files.’

Key clients

Airbus
Air Liquide
Apple
beIN Sports
Casino
Coca-Cola
DAF
Danone
De Longhi
D’Ieteren
Edenred
EDF
Eurazeo
Fnac Darty
Fleury Michon
FDJ (Française des Jeux)
France Télévisions
Google
iliad
JCDecaux
Lactalis
Legrand
Longchamp
LVMH
Luxottica
Meta
Nike
Orange
Philips
Schneider Electric
Sonatrach
Suez
Uber
Unilever

Work highlights

Advising Aéroports de Paris (ADP) and Select Service Partners and French agrifood group Euralis on two out of the three merger control Phase II cases currently pending before the French Competition Authority.
Advised French supermarket group Groupe Casino before the EU General Court and the Court of Justice on a challenge to the legality of the European Commission’s dawn raids in its Casino/Intermarché investigation and secured a historic win for the client.
Defended Dutch truck manufacturer DAF in c. 80 damages claims in France in the high-profile trucks cartel litigation and secured the first major win for DAF across Europe, with the dismissal at first instance of the first of these claims in France.