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Tactics enjoys a strong reputation for contentious matters, with an excellent recent caseload that includes sensitive antitrust investigations and litigation before the FCA, as well as private enforcement actions before the highest courts. The team is also increasingly active in merger control and FSR clearances, with significant experience of advising on competition matters in French Polynesia, and assists with distribution and competition compliance issues. Loraine Donnedieu de Vabres-Tranié, who is well regarded for her broad competition and distribution expertise, Thomas Picot and Florent Vever lead the team.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘The Tactics competition team is very competent, pragmatic and available, with an excellent understanding of its clients' needs.’

  • ‘Thomas Picot and Lorraine Donnedieu de Vabres: Their expertise and personality make it a pleasure to work with them.’
  • ‘Efficient team, both responsive and able to anticipate the evolution of files, keen to study all their strategic aspects, always actively looking for intelligent solutions.’
  • ‘We work with Thomas Picot who understands in depth the specificities of our company’s economic model and has been providing us with sound advice for several years.’
  • ‘It’s a team that listens, is available and competent.’
  • ‘Thomas Picot: the exchanges are fluid, he is responsive, very helpful and always available. It’s very pleasant because we feel well supported.’

Key clients

  • Lactalis
  • Lidl
  • Veolia
  • Brasserie de Tahiti
  • Alten
  • IAM (Itissalat Al Maghrib)
  • Action Logement Groupe, Action Logement Services and Action Logement Immobilier
  • Systra
  • Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA)
  • Biogroup
  • Viti
  • BE IP (Also)
  • Umicore
  • Descours & Cabaud
  • Plastic Omnium
  • Value Relail
  • Dalkia
  • Mondial Relay
  • Pellegrin
  • SKF
  • SNEF
  • HCAP
  • Staedtler France
  • Entreprises du Voyage (EDV)
  • SADE

Work highlights

  • Advising Brasserie De Tahiti on obtaining approval by the Polynesian Competition Authority to purchase la Société de Distribution et d’Exploitation Commerciale, TOA Distribution and Societe De Gestion D’approvisionnement Et De Marketing.
  • Advising Pellegrin & Fils on a complaint against Rolex before the French Competition Authority for fixing resale prices and banning online sales of Rolex watches, and in an action for damages before the Commercial Courts against Rolex to obtain compensation for the loss suffered as a result of the anti-competitive practices.
  • Advising Umicore in an action for damages brought by a competitor (Rheinzink) in order to obtain compensation following the 2016 decision whereby the French Competition Authority fined Umicore for an abuse of dominant position, in which the court rejected almost all of Rheinzink's claims.

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Loraine Donnedieu De Vabres-Tranié, Thomas Picot, Florent Vever