EU, competition and distribution

Racine

Particularly well known for its strong expertise in state aid, Racine has a comprehensive competition and distribution law offering. The team undertakes a significant volume of merger control cases, including complex phase II proceedings, and is also frequently involved in high-profile antitrust proceedings before the FCA, with notable recent experience in major cases in the technology and advertising sectors. Distribution matters, follow-on damages claims, and FDI and FSR filings are also among its core areas of expertise. Bastien Thomas and Guillaume Fabre, who are recognised for their excellent experience across the board, lead the team with distribution expert Sophie Pasquesoone and Valérie Ledoux.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

"Perfect knowledge of concentration and state aid issues, as well as distribution law issues."
"Guillaume Fabre is an exceptional lawyer. Extraordinary technical skills, responsiveness, and commercial sense."
"Guillaume Fabre is an excellent lawyer."
"Guillaume's team is very responsive, always available, and provides pragmatic advice."
"Guillaume Fabre: exceptional technical skills, pragmatism, humility. François Aubin: excellent technical and drafting skills."
"Very pragmatic and approachable team with high legal quality. Excellent communication skills and well-prepared legal documents."
"Bastien Thomas and Guillaume Fabre. Both are excellent advisors, easy to work with, high legal quality."

Key clients

Mistal AI
Apple
MERMEC
Airbus
Automotive Cells Company
Adloox
Cafeyn
Caisse des Dépôts
Centrale Envergure
Dassault Systèmes
IN Group
TotalEnergies
Stellantis
Suez
X-FAB
RATP

Work highlights

Advising Apple in the context of the French Competition Authority’s investigation in relation to its technology to put users—and not advertisers—in control of their privacy, App Tracking Transparency (ATT).
Assisting MERMEC—a company specialising in the development of rail transport technologies and industrial applications—on the merger clearance and foreign investment matters of its acquisition of Hitachi Rail’s signalling activities in France, Germany, and the UK.
Advised Stellantis on the merger control aspects of its acquisition of 2L Logistics—an automotive logistics and transportation services specialist.