Jean-Nicolas Maillard
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Foreign Expert : Competition: EU
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Jean-Nicolas is a key partner in our Brussels competition team, having joined Dentons in March 2019 from Steptoe & Johnson in a move that significantly strengthened the practice. Prior to that, Jean-Nicolas spent 15 years at Linklaters and Freshfields in London and Paris.
He focuses on EU and French competition law, in particular cartel and other antitrust investigations and compliance issues.
Over the last few years, he has represented companies in connection with numerous EU and French Competition Authority cases (flour, consumer electronics, rail maintenance, construction products, dairy products, payment systems, freight forwarding, poultry, veterinary products, bisphenol, construction products) and related litigation and has defended several follow-on litigation cases in French courts.
Jean-Nicolas has also advised clients in relation to over 100 corporate transactions and obtained merger control clearances for their strategic operations from the European Commission and national competition authorities throughout the world.
Throughout his career he has gained significant exposure to the food and beverages, energy, luxury, retail, consumer electronics, agriculture, financial services and private equity sectors.
Chambers Review
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The French law-qualified Jean-Nicolas Maillard is based in the Brussels office of Dentons and has notable experience in assisting clients with cartel investigations by the French competition authority.
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"He has provided very sound and tailor-made advice. It is not common for a lawyer to spend so much time and energy providing such tailored advice, but he has done this very well."
"He is very easygoing, accessible and always ready to brainstorm on tough, grey issues."
"He has provided very sound and tailor-made advice. It is not common for a lawyer to spend so much time and energy providing such tailored advice, but he has done this very well."
"He is very easygoing, accessible and always ready to brainstorm on tough, grey issues."
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Jean-Nicolas Maillard named Europe Co-head of Competition and Antitrust at Dentons
Dentons has appointed Brussels-based partner Jean-Nicolas Maillard as Co-head of the Europe Competition and Antitrust Practice. In his new role he will co-lead the practice across 18 offices in Europe and Central Asia alongside the current leader Jörg Karenfort.
Jean-Nicolas Maillard named Europe Co-head of Competition and Antitrust at Dentons
Dentons has appointed Brussels-based partner Jean-Nicolas Maillard as Co-head of the Europe Competition and Antitrust Practice. In his new role he will co-lead the practice across 18 offices in Europe and Central Asia alongside the current leader Jörg Karenfort.
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