Led by the highly experienced Eric Barbier de la Serre, Jones Day stands out for its strong expertise in competition matters in heavily regulated sectors, particularly energy, telecoms and pharmaceuticals, where the team acts for a host of major French and international clients. The wide-ranging practice covers merger control (including global transactions) and antitrust and state aid litigation before the French and European courts and competition authorities. Eileen Lagathu provides strong support, particularly in matters in the pharmaceutical and renewable energy spheres. Brussels-based Charlotte Breuvart also contributes to the practice.
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‘Very competent and professional.’
‘The distinctive feature of this team is the ability to combine excellence and empathy.’
‘Eric Barbier de la Serre is an exceptional lawyer. He brings people together and is technically excellent. Eileen Lagathu stands out for her thoroughness and her analytical skills.’
‘Good experience in telecommunications.’
‘Eric Barbier de la Serre is reassuring and solid in his analyses.’
‘Eric Barbier de la Serre is very pragmatic and adapts to the circumstances.’
'The Jones Day competition team led by Eric Barbier de la Serre works in partnership with the firm's M&A teams and as such constitutes excellent support for the management of competition issues arising in this type of project, in terms of the strict M&A aspects, merger control, and even state aid. As such, it constitutes a valuable and dynamic support.'
'Eric Barbier de la Serre is one of these advisors who is extremely attentive to the needs of his clients - very focused, very responsive, and in constant communication with all parties to identify solutions that are as simple as possible even (especially!) in the most intractable cases.'
Clients clés
- EDF
- Swile
- Suez
- Sanofi
- Ligue Nationale de Rugby
- Teréga
- IFPEN
- Ubisoft
- Orange
- Crédit Agricole Consumer Finance
Avocats
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Responsable de la pratique
Eric Barbier de la Serre
Autres avocats clés
Eileen Lagathu; Charlotte Breuvart