Reinhart Marville Torre‘s practice was bolstered in November 2023 with the addition of the highly experienced Virginie Viallard from Viguié Schmidt & Associés. The growing practice has expertise across merger control cases, antitrust litigation and follow-on damages claims, state aid matters and distribution law, acting for key players in the food and beverages and media sectors. Distribution-focused Antoine Dérot and Alexandre Rios, who is well versed in the full range of EU and competition law, lead the team.
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Testimonials
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- ‘The team's lawyers are always available, technically excellent, rigorous, pragmatic and always looking for a suitable solution for their client.’
- 'Alexandre Rios is undoubtedly a remarkable lawyer, with a keen sense of strategy in litigation.'
- ‘Excellent team - technical and inventive.’
- ‘The RMT competition team seems to me to be very innovative and very shrewd in its strategic approach, with a much better level than competing teams, even from leading firms.’
- ‘In my opinion, Alexandre Rios is a very talented lawyer - a very fine jurist who never loses sight of the practical issues for his clients.’
- ‘RMT's competition team stands out for its strong responsiveness, as well as its ability to offer often innovative technical solutions, with an excellent understanding of the company's business challenges.’
- ‘Alexandre Rios has very rare technical and drafting abilities. He stands out for his ability to always find a solution in the interest of his clients. He is extremely rigorous, determined and forceful.’
‘Alexandre Rios and Antoine Dérot stand out for their professionalism, responsiveness, calm, availability, attentiveness and pragmatism.'
Key clients
- Roquette Freres
- Groupama
- Bonduelle
- NRJ Group
- Syndicat des Editeurs de la Presse Magazine
- Heineken
- Cerelia
- LIDL
- Mr Bricolage
- Laboratories Vivacy
Work highlights
- Representing a major player in the food industry in several cartel damages claims brought by Carrefour and Casino before the Commercial Courts of Paris and Lille.
- Advising Groupama on its co-reinsurance pool project in the French agricultural sector and represented the client in proceedings before the French government and competition authorities.
- Advising Roquette Frères (a European leader in the starch sector) regarding state aid to assist with the decarbonisation of part of its industrial activities, which is subject to the European Commission's prior approval.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Antoine Dérot, Alexandre Rios