David Tayar
Europe Guide 2024
Band 1 : Competition/European Law
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About
Provided by David Tayar
Practice Areas
David Tayar has extensive experience in handling first and second stage complex merger control investigations before both European and French antitrust agencies and in coordinating multijurisdictional filings. He regularly advises clients in restrictive arrangements and monopolization cases before European and French competition authorities and courts.
David is a Member of the Board of the Association des Avocats Pratiquant le Droit de la Concurrence.
Career
Université PARIS X (Nanterre) (Masters in Business Law and Anglo-American Law) 1995
London School of Economics and Political Science (LL.M, European Community Law) 1996
Université PARIS I (Panthéon Sorbonne) (Postgraduate in Private Law, DEA) 1997
Admitted as an avocat in Paris 1999
Joined Clifford Chance as a Partner 2017
Professional Memberships
Member of the Board of the Association des Avocats Pratiquant le Droit de la Concurrence
Publications
Concentrations – Quarterly Reports
Personal
Speaks French and English
Chambers Review
Europe
The market-leading David Tayar has extensive expertise in antitrust investigations, as well as complicated merger control filings, particularly cases involving multi-jurisdictional mergers and acquisitions. He is also skilled in advising on dawn raid proceedings and actions before French courts.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"David Tayar has a good understanding of the market and investigates his files thoughtfully in order to facilitate the transaction. He is very responsive and relevant in his remarks and observations."
"David Tayar really stands out. He is a very technical and smart lawyer with good tactics and instincts."
"His knowledge is really extraordinary when it comes to competition law. He is also very practical. He is a really brilliant competition lawyer and is very good at explaining extremely complicated things."
"David Tayar is one of the best competition lawyers in Paris. He is available, creative and very business-oriented."
"David Tayar is international and very easygoing. He is a smooth lawyer."
"David Tayar has a good understanding of the market and investigates his files thoughtfully in order to facilitate the transaction. He is very responsive and relevant in his remarks and observations."
"David Tayar really stands out. He is a very technical and smart lawyer with good tactics and instincts."
"His knowledge is really extraordinary when it comes to competition law. He is also very practical. He is a really brilliant competition lawyer and is very good at explaining extremely complicated things."
"David Tayar is one of the best competition lawyers in Paris. He is available, creative and very business-oriented."
"David Tayar is international and very easygoing. He is a smooth lawyer."
