Mayer Brown
Client SatisfactionMayer Brown is widely recognised for its extensive experience of assisting clients in dawn raids and large-scale cartel investigations by both the French and European authorities, although the firm is also well versed in abuse of dominance cases. On the non-contentious front, the team frequently handles merger and foreign direct investment clearances (including before the antitrust authorities in French overseas territories) and advises on antitrust compliance programmes. Nathalie Jalabert-Doury is a specialist in the field of dawn raids; in a recent highlight, she and Jean-Maxime Blutel represented Intermarché before the European Court of Justice in a high-profile case challenging an inspection by the European Commission.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- 'The team is very well equipped and thorough when dealing with all compliance issues under the direction of Nathalie Jalabert, whose expertise goes well beyond competition law. They are very innovative because they are very familiar with the transport sector, and our internal processes and company methods. Willing to do part-time or full-time secondments. Very commendable.'
- 'Nathalie Jalabert is a top expert in competition law and knows how to combine the in-house abilities of her team to bring all their strength to serving the client's objectives, in the way expected by the client. Jean-Maxime Blutel provides helpful support.'
Key clients
- AGPM
- Cummins
- ENEDIS (EDF)
- Vinci Construction (Vinci)
- GeoPost/DPDgroup (La Poste group)
- Intermarché/Les Mousquetaires
- La Française des Jeux
- Mediawan
- Pernod Ricard
- Veolia
Work highlights
- Assisted Intermarché in challenging the antitrust inspections carried out by the European Commission at its premises and achieved the annulment of the inspection decisions by the Court of Justice of the European Union.
- Assisted Veolia with the merger control aspects of the acquisition of Suez, a major transaction which resulted in the creation of a French-based global leader in the water, waste and energy management solutions sector.
- Advising La Française des Jeux on the merger control issues in connection with its acquisition of ZEturf group, a competitor of FDJ in the online sports betting market.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Nathalie Jalabert-Doury