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BDGS Associés’s Competition and Regulatory practice, comprising 15 lawyers, benefits from a unique position due to the experience of its partners Antoine Gosset-Grainville, Maria Trabucchi, Jérôme Fabre and François Gordon in all competition law and regulatory matters, including merger control, antitrust, state aid, private enforcement, sectorial regulation, as well as distribution law and foreign investments (FDI) reviews. Our Competition and Regulatory practice was also one of the very first to gain experience in the application of the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation after its entry into force in 2023, and continues to develop this expertise.


The practice is particularly renowned for its work in complex merger control and foreign investments with a strong risk of prohibition or remedies. It is also at the forefront of State aid, advising several major French undertakings in this area. The team is also increasingly active and successful in the antitrust litigation field.


BDGS Associés’s Competition and Regulatory practice also has significant experience in sectorial regulation both nationally and at EU level, notably in the telecommunications, energy, transport and broadcasting sectors. 


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Competition/European Law - France

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What the Team is Known For

BDGS Associés is a boutique law firm known for its strong track record in high-end merger control instructions, with further experience in state aid issues and antitrust litigation. The law firm offers advice on dawn raids and related cartel and anti-competitive behaviour investigations. Its varied client base includes retailers, TMT and transport sector companies.

À propos de l’équipe

BDGS Associés est un cabinet réputé pour son expérience dans le domaine de contrôle des concentrations, avec une expérience supplémentaire dans les dossiers d’aides d’État et les litiges antitrust. Le cabinet d’avocats offre des conseils dans le cadre de drawn-raids et d’enquêtes connexes sur les cartels et les comportements anticoncurrentiels. Sa clientèle comprend des entreprises du secteur du commerce, de télécommunications et de transports.

Work Highlights

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  • BDGS advised the technology group Thales on the sale of its rail signalling activities to Hitachi Rail.

  • BDGS a conseillé le groupe technologique Thales dans la cession de ses activités de signalisation ferroviaire à Hitachi Rail.

Strengths

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BDGS has a very good ability to handle complex cases. The lawyers provide real support and their advice is dedicated, relevant, serious and pragmatic.

Competition/European Law respondent
France

BDGS is open and approachable, as well as being very collaborative, knowledgeable and responsive.

Competition/European Law respondent
France

BDGS has excellent responsiveness and real-time availability.

Competition/European Law respondent
France

I can only recommend BDGS. I am very happy with how the team has managed the matter, the lawyers follow up very closely.

Competition/European Law respondent
France

The team at BDGS is very agile and gives hands-on advice. The lawyers are very pragmatic and commercially driven. They have excellent legal skills.

Competition/European Law respondent
France

BDGS a une très bonne capacité à traiter des dossiers complexes. Les avocats apportent un vrai soutien et leurs conseils sont dédiés, pertinents, sérieux et pragmatiques.

Competition/European Law respondent
France

L’équipe de BDGS est très agile et donne des conseils pratiques. Les avocats sont très pragmatiques et ont un sens commercial. Ils ont d’excellentes compétences juridiques.

Competition/European Law respondent
France

BDGS dispose d’une excellente réactivité et d’une disponibilité en temps réel.

Competition/European Law respondent
France

BDGS est ouvert et accessible, en plus d’être très collaboratif, compétent et réactif.

Competition/European Law respondent
France

Je ne peux que recommander BDGS. Je suis très content de la façon dont l’équipe a géré le dossier, les avocats suivent de très près.

Competition/European Law respondent
France

Notable Practitioners

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Antoine Gosset-Grainville
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Antoine Gosset-Grainville
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Eminent Practitioners

Antoine Gosset-Grainville is recognised for his experience in handling merger control and state aid mandates. He regularly represents clients in cartel and anti-competitive investigations launched by the FCA.

Antoine Gosset-Grainville is an excellent business and legal partner.

Antoine Gosset-Grainville is a rainmaker and a nice guy.

I go to Antoine Gosset-Grainville for my cases, he is very good.

Antoine Gosset-Grainville est reconnu pour son expérience dans des mandats de contrôle des concentrations et d’aides d’État. Il représente régulièrement des clients dans des enquêtes sur les ententes et des enquêtes anticoncurrentielles lancées par l’AFD.

Je vais vers Antoine Gosset-Grainville pour mes dossiers, il est très bon.

Antoine Gosset-Grainville a un sens des affairs et est une personne sympatique.

Antoine Gosset-Grainville est un excellent associé d'un point de vue des affaires et juridique.

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Maria Trabucchi
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Maria Trabucchi
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Band 1

Maria Trabucchi is a top-ranked lawyer who frequently handles high-value merger control mandates. In addition, she leverages her experience to advise on abuse of dominance investigations launched by the FCA, as well as assisting clients with dawn raids. She is a favourite among clients in the TMT and retail sectors.

Maria Trabucchi is an excellent lawyer and is very hands-on.

Maria Trabucchi is an expert.

Maria Trabucchi is a force of nature in her work.

Maria Trabucchi is one of the best lawyers in competition law owing to her responsiveness, relationship with the client, and extremely sound advice due to vision and excellent knowledge of her field.

She is reactive, accessible and pragmatic. She gives good advice and is easy to work with.

Maria Trabucchi est une avocate de premier plan qui s’occupe fréquemment de mandats de contrôle des concentrations de grande valeur. De plus, elle a de l'expérience dans des conseils d’enquêtes sur l’abus de position dominante lancées par la FCA, ainsi que dans de dawn-raids. Elle intervient régulièrement pour de clients des secteurs des télécommunications et du commerce.

Maria Trabucchi est une excellente avocate et est très impliquée.

Maria Trabucchi est une force de la nature dans son travail.

Elle est réactive, accessible et pragmatique. Elle donne de bons conseils et il est facile de travailler avec elle.

Maria est l’une des meilleures avocates en droit de la concurrence grâce à sa réactivité, sa relation avec le client, ses conseils, sa vision et son excellente connaissance.

Maria Trabucchi est une experte.

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Antoine Gosset-Grainville
E
Antoine Gosset-Grainville
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Maria Trabucchi
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Maria Trabucchi
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Members

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François Gordon

Jérôme Fabre