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Fréget Glaser & Associés

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Specialist competition and regulatory firm Fréget Glaser & Associés fields a sizeable team with standout expertise in complex antitrust litigation and follow-on damages claims. Acting for leading names in the pharmaceutical, digital, TMT and energy sectors, the team has been involved in a series of high-profile abuse of dominance, vertical restraints and cartel investigations and proceedings before the FCA and the French courts. At the head of the practice, Olivier Fréget has a wealth of experience in antitrust litigation in highly regulated sectors, and Liliana Eskenazi focuses on EU law matters. Other key names include Antoine Labaeye and Elsa Thauvin.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘It is a very dynamic and very competent team that is expert in all matters relating to competition law and distribution law. Very good expertise in litigation and in regulated sectors. Very good knowledge of the issues in the health sector. The team is very agile, produces very workable advice, and is able to grasp new issues very quickly.’

  • ‘Liliana Eskenazi is very experienced, competent and very available. She stands out for her very good knowledge of the health sector to which she applies her instincts in competition law. As an in-house counsel, her assistance is very valuable on all my high-stakes cases in economic law.’

  • 'Dynamic and very able to think outside the box.'

  • 'Olivier Fréget and Liliana Eskenazi are leaders in their field, displaying authority and confidence.'

  • 'Liliana Eskenazi is great: fast, insightful and the kind of lawyer you can bring to any fight (or party).'

Key clients

  • Iliad / Free / Free Mobile
  • TotalEnergies
  • Transatlantis II Fund
  • Novartis
  • Johnson & Johnson
  • Groupe Canal Plus
  • Google
  • Paris Mutuel Urbain
  • Leem (Pharma Trade Association)
  • Française de l’Energie
  • Octoplus
  • Citeo
  • Altitude
  • Rolex
  • Nexans

Work highlights

  • Successfully represented Novartis in completely overturning on appeal, in February 2023, the French Competition Authority’s decision imposing a combined EUR 444 million fine on Novartis and Roche.
  • Successfully represented Free Mobile in litigation before the Paris Commercial Court against Bouygues Telecom regarding the latter's unfair competition practices, and obtained EUR 308 million in damages.
  • Advising Rolex on its appeal against the FCA’s antitrust fine of EUR 91 million before the Paris Court of Appeal.

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Olivier Fréget, Liliana Eskenazi

Other key lawyers

Antoine Labaeye, Elsa Thauvin