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)

1. Assistance with dawn raids

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

2. 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

3. Appeals before the courts

4. Negotiated procedures

- Leniency
- Settlements
- Commitments
- Assistance with all negotiations with regulators

5. Damages litigation

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

6. 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

1. Notification of mergers

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

2. International coordination

- Coordination of notifications in the main jurisdictions that control mergers

3. Negotiating and monitoring undertakings

- Negotiation and monitoring of merger commitments

State Aid

1. 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