Bird & Bird is an international law firm present in European 13 countries. Our teams are strongly specialised in all the main fields of business law, as well as having in-depth knowledge of our clients’ fields of activity. This enables us to assist them over the full spectrum of operations, from the most traditional to the most complex and innovative, on an international and European scale.
In Paris, the Competition team is led by Michel Roseau and Claude Lazarus.
Partner in charge of the department, Michel Roseau was notably previously the Chief of the General Competition Policy and anti-Competitive Practices Office at the DGCCRF [French General Directorate for Competition and Consumer law and the Prevention of Fraud] (2002-2006).
Claude Lazarus and his team joined Bird & Bird in April 2011, contributing rich skills and experience gained at on the major French and international firms. He is distinguished by Chambers & Partners as one of the best lawyers in his field.
The team now includes eight lawyers, including two Counsels, Laurent Nouvel and Julie Catala-Marty.
The team’s expertise covers numerous fields of operation, including control of concentrations, anti-competitive practices (cartels, abuse of a dominant position), horizontal and vertical agreements, compliance programmes), restrictive practices, as well as State aids. We regularly appear before competition authorities (Competition Authority, DGCCRF, European Commission) or before national or Community courts, always applying a resolutely multidisciplinary approach (Competition law, Regulatory law, Public law).
Our team is at the forefront in experience in matters of network industries (telecommunications, transport, energy), the media, new technology, consumer goods, luxury goods and construction materials.
The team works closely with other Bird & Bird teams such as: Corporate, Public law and Intellectual Property.
The team members also benefit from the support and expertise of lawyers from all Bird & Bird offices, particularly that of Serge Durande from the Brussels office, who has spent the best part of his career at the European Commissions General Directorate for Competition With over fifty lawyers spread over different offices, the Bird & Bird’s Competition law group as able to respond effectively to all of its clients’ needs.
Contact: Michel Roseau