Competition Law

Racine's competition team is composed of a dozen of lawyers with deep expertise in economic dynamics and public policy.

It provides comprehensive advice on all areas of French and European competition law. The team is active in merger control, particularly within the industrial sector, antitrust litigation, especially in the field of new technologies, State aid matters and Foreign Investment control.

Thanks to their expertise and flexibility, they deliver practical and pragmatic solutions tailored to the specific needs of Racine’s clients.

Our competition services include:

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Antitrust (cartels and abuse of dominance)

Assistance with dawn raids

Assistance in the course of the dawn raids (European Commission, Competition Authority, DGCCRF)
Appeals against dawn raids

Litigation before antitrust authorities

Complaints and applications for interim measures
Defence in the proceedings before the Competition Authority or the European Commission, in proceedings for interim measures or on the merits

Appeals before the courts

Negotiated procedures

Leniency
Settlements
Commitments
Assistance with all negotiations with regulators

Damages litigation

Assistance in standalone or follow-on damages claims, before civil, administrative or commercial courts

Advice and risk prevention

General advice on implementing competition law, assessing the compliance of commercial projects or identifying opportunities to leverage competition law
Internal audits
Tailored training
Implementation of compliance programmes

Merger control

Notification of mergers

Advice on the review and structuring of proposed transactions
Merger filings with national and European authorities
Assistance with appeals

International coordination

Coordination of notifications in the main jurisdictions that control mergers

Negotiating and monitoring undertakings

Negotiation and monitoring of merger commitments

State Aid

Strategic advice

Advice on economic support granted by public authorities
Assistance in the preparation of documents to be submitted to national or European public authorities

Litigation services