EU, competition and distribution

De Pardieu Brocas Maffei

Client Satisfaction

De Pardieu Brocas Maffei maintains a strong profile in significant antitrust cases, frequently representing clients in cartel and abuse of dominance investigations by the FCA and European Commission, and in litigation before the French and European courts (with notable strength in cases involving both criminal and competition law). The team’s expertise in contentious matters also extends to private antitrust enforcement cases, and it is also frequently active in complex merger control, state aid matters and distribution litigation (where Barbara Levy is a go-to practitioner). Philippe Guibert, who is particularly well known for his robust antitrust litigation practice, leads a strong team which also includes Alexandre Eberhardt (who has excellent recent experience in follow-on damages litigation), Laëtitia Gavoty Tolot, Sofia El Hariri and Chimène Faurant.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

‘Philippe Guibert is one of the stars of the market. Alexandre Eberhardt is a young partner who is on the rise.’
‘Certainly one of the best teams on the market.’
‘Philippe Guibert is one of the best lawyers in the area. ’
‘Philippe Guibert and Laëtitia Gavoty Tolot are both exceptional.’
‘Year after year, the De Pardieu competition team confirms its position of excellence on the Parisian market. Remarkable ability to handle difficult cases in both merger control and antitrust litigation. The partners are accompanied by two fantastic counsels and the team members are of a very high level. Responsiveness and "haute couture" work, which is rare today!’
‘Philippe Guibert is always available, with very great knowledge of the subject matter and a remarkable ability to summarise: he is capable of explaining difficult questions to you simply. He is excellent in litigation. Laëtitia Gavoty Tolot and Alexandre Eberhardt have excellent training, are always available and have a great capacity to assimilate complex files. Special mention for the team's two counsels: Sofia El Hariri and Chimène Faurant, who are both remarkable specialists in concentrations and state aid.’
'The De Pardieu competition team supported us in a pragmatic and efficient manner.'
'Dynamic, extremely competent and responsive team.'

Key clients

Derichebourg Group
Man/Traton Trucks
Sonepar Group
Paylib
BELL
Altarea-Cogedim
ADSN
SEPM
Rubis Group (Rubis Energie, Rubis Terminal)
Allianz Group
Hynovi

Work highlights

Assisting Paylib, a digital wallet company jointly owned by French banks, in the proceedings opened by the EU Commission against Apple Pay regarding a presumed abuse of dominant position of Apple Pay on the NFC digital wallet market.
Representing Swiss groups Coop and Bell in the charcuterie cartel case before the Paris Court of Appeal in an appeal against the decision of the French Competition Authority to impose large fines on more than ten companies.