August Debouzy
August Debouzy has a broad EU and competition practice in Paris, with experience acting for French-based and international clients, particularly in the fashion and retail sectors, and further strengthened its offering in June 2023 with the launch of its Brussels office. Renaud Christol is well versed in merger control (including notifications to the European Commission and antitrust authorities worldwide), competition law compliance and litigation, while Alexandra Berg-Moussa is an expert in distribution law.
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Testimonials
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‘Very competent, welcoming team, always ready to help and provide the technical means to move forward and gain efficiency.’
‘Alexandra Berg-Moussa stands out due to her ability to understand and translate all the complexities of our operations into legal language. Very good listening skills and adapt to meet customer needs. Great negotiator who allows you to move forward in complex situations.’
‘The team is pragmatic and flexible, ready for discussion and always looking for practical solutions.’
‘Renaud Christol has lots of experience, is pragmatic and available, and has a great understanding of our business model.’
‘The strengths of the competition team are its remarkable responsiveness which gives the client a sense of security, good listening skills and knowledge of the client's activities, and its availability. The differentiating feature of the team is that it is business oriented - the advice is always pragmatic and effective.’
'The team is of a high level. The partners get personally involved in the files.'
'Renaud Christol has a great understanding of our operations which makes his advice and interventions extremely effective and relevant.'
Key clients
- Czech Media Invest (Daniel Kretinsky company)
- Adveo Group
- TotalEnergies
- Nike
- Orange
- Costo Wholesale
- DDB Omnicom
- Sagemcom
- Lafarge Holcim
- Transcovo (Kapten/FreeNow)
- Recommerce Solution
- Petit Bateau
- Becton Dickinson
- Genvia
- Havas
- Bertelsmann
- Caisse des dépôts et consignations (CDC)
- Brittany Ferries
- Schlumberger
- Argos Wityu
- Microsoft
- Colas and its subsidiaries
Work highlights
- Assisting Czech Media Invest, a Daniel Kretinsky company, with the clearance of its acquisition of Editis before the European Commission, as well as the framework of the Vivendi/Lagardère deal, which included an obligation for Vivendi to divest Editis.
- Assisting Argos Wityu, an investment fund, with the clearance of its acquisition of TKH France and its subsidiaries before the FCA, the Moroccan Competition Authority and the General Authority for Competition of Saudi Arabia.
- Assisting Adveo Group with the distribution aspects of its acquisition of certain assets of the Top Office retail network and the creation and structuring of a new franchise network throughout the entire French territory.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Alexandra Berg-Moussa, Renaud Christol