Headed by the experienced Frédéric Manin and Marie Hindré, ADVANT Altana provides thorough coverage of competition and distribution law matters. The team is frequently instructed to advise on French and EU merger control cases (with additional expertise in FDI and FSR filings) and also has robust experience in antitrust litigation, private enforcement cases and distribution-related disputes. Lucie Giret is also a noted contact.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
'Very good collaboration and communication between the partners and the employees, excellent follow-up of files, responsiveness, accessibility, availability.'
'Marie Hindré: responsiveness, operational solutions, understanding of how the company works.'
Key clients
- AB InBev
- ANETT
- BANDAI NAMCO
- CFAO GROUP
- COGNE ACCIAI SPECIALI
- EUREDEN
- ONET
- SYNGENTA
- TOKHEIM SERVICES GROUP
- AG2R LA MONDIALE
- AXIANS
- BLIZZARD (MICROSOFT GROUP)
- COVEA
- CSRP
- DUCATI
- EURAPHARMA
- GROUPAMA
- INTERFEL
- MATMUT
- RENAULT
- SOPRA STERIA
- SODICO
- UGI Corporation/Antargaz Finagaz
- URIAGE
- VINCI GROUP
- WIENERBERGER
- LE MOULIN ROUGE
Work highlights
- Assisting Cosea, the Vinci Group major shareholder in LISEA, the entity which has been appointed by SNCF for the construction and the operation of the southwest high-speed rail line, in a large claim against SNCF.
- Assisting Eureden within the context of the investigation and formal proceedings launched by the French Competition Authority against 101 entities relating to practices in the sector for the manufacturing and sales of food containers that could include Bisphenol A.
- Representing Renault, one of the worldwide leading groups in the automotive sector, in the context of stand-alone private enforcement litigation initiated by one of its former service providers, which designed a software to optimize the price of spare parts.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Frédéric Manin, Marie Hindré