Criminal competition and consumer law
The firm is frequently instructed to represent organisation and individuals under investigation brought by competition and consumer regulators.
Notable experience
- Representation of a French car manufacturer investigated over allegations of aggravated deception (“Dieselgate” case).
- Representation of an individual in connection with an investigation by the Direction départementale de la protection des populations (DDPP) for misleading commercial practices.
- Representation of several organisations in investigations relating to non-compliance with legal rules on payment terms.
- Representation of a organisation in an investigation into restrictive competition practices.
- Defence of a director of a semi-public company prosecuted over charges of favouritism (breach of public procurement rules) and market-sharing arrangements.
- Representation of an international group specializing in digital technology in a DGCCRF investigation over allegations of misleading commercial practices.