Our lawyers understand the economic climate and regulatory frameworks in business centers throughout Europe. We apply that knowledge to identify risks and create transaction structures that comply with regulatory restrictions while helping our clients accomplish their business goals. Our team members are fluent in several European languages, which enables us to readily and effectively communicate with clients and regulators in their own language.
Our team has extensive experience in the following areas:
- Antitrust proceedings and unfair competition advice, defense before regulatory authorities, and representation in court
- Merger control, coordination of multijurisdictional filings, and the structure and negotiation of mergers, takeovers and joint venture transactions
- Horizontal cooperation
- Supply and distribution relationships, agreements, regulation, and dispute resolution
- State aid and EU subsidies
- Internal market issues and proceedings involving French member states
- Consumer protection and advertising
Collaborating with our New York-based Antitrust team and a network of leading correspondent firms in other European countries, we offer international perspective, top-level experience and streamlined service, advising on everything from abuse of dominant position and restrictive trade agreements to regulatory compliance to cartel investigations, and we assert and defend our clients’ interests before regulatory bodies, during the course of investigations and in court.
