With experience in the automotive, retail, food and beverages, and life sciences sectors, among others, Dentons is frequently active in merger control cases, handling notifications to the FCA and the European Commission. Other strong suits of the firm include antitrust and consumer law investigations, competition compliance and audits, and the establishment of distribution networks and agreements. Emmanuelle van den Broucke is the key contact in the practice.
Testimonials
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‘Emmanuelle van den Broucke provides succinct, clear, and practical advice and guidance on French competition and distribution law.’
‘Emmanuelle van den Broucke is our go-to partner for French commercial matters. She is very responsive and able to distill what other lawyers may claim is too complicated into clear and practical guidance rather than providing a treatise on the Civil Code or other applicable laws.’
‘Dentons has a strong network allowing it to react with great responsiveness in most countries. Dentons' expertise is impressive in the field of European, competition and distribution law. The firm is notably capable of following any antitrust filing procedure in any European country.’
‘Emmanuelle van den Broucke is a consummate professional with immense experience in the fields of European and competition law, which allows her to respond in an immediate and responsive manner to any antitrust topic.'
‘Excellent support, partners and teams.’
'Emmanuelle van den Broucke understands our requirements.'
Key clients
- Sportsdirect
- Avis
- BNI
- Gojo (Purell Group-USA)
- Komatsu
- Septodont
- STEF
- Zuru Inc.
- Groupe Maurin
- Centigon
- Emil Frey
- Amplitude
- Groupe Grim
Work highlights
- Advised SportsDirect on the attempted purchase of the Go Sport group, including a full audit of the distribution model of Go Sport in France and abroad.
- Assisted STEF with all the antitrust aspects of the sale of its subsidiary La Meridionale (specialized in maritime transport) to CMA CGM, including merger control filings and procedures before the Moroccan and French competition authorities.
- Advising several major distributors of French and foreign automotive brands, such as Groupe Maurin, Groupe Bernard, Groupe Grim, Groupe Jean Lain, Groupe Pellet and Groupe Amplitude, on merger notification processes before the FCA.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Emmanuelle van den Broucke