Where we operate

We help clients anticipate and navigate regulatory change, manage risk, and achieve strategic objectives in an increasingly interconnected industrial landscape.

We assist manufacturers, suppliers, investors, and industry associations on competition, regulatory, and policy issues affecting industrial value chains. Our team advises on mergers, joint ventures, and cooperation agreements, as well as on the design and implementation of sustainability and green transition initiatives. We also represent clients in investigations, disputes, and proceedings before EU and national authorities, combining legal and economic insight to deliver clear, commercially focused solutions in fast-evolving industrial markets.

We advise clients across these sectors on competition, regulatory, and state aid matters, including merger control, cooperation agreements, and compliance with environmental and sustainability frameworks. Our work also covers trade and investment regulation, foreign investment reviews, and disputes arising from commercial, regulatory, or contractual issues.

• We acted for car parts manufacturers in several follow-on damages claims before the UK courts.
• We represent Deutsche Bahn group in one of Germany’s largest damages actions against members of the EU trucks cartel and negotiated multiple settlements

We have counselled, lobbied and litigated in relation to automotive data and the sector-specific competition framework for the motor vehicle sector (MVBER, MVBEO).

We assist companies across the digital ecosystem, including media and technology firms, publishers, app developers, gaming and ad tech companies, search engines, and e-commerce sellers, in navigating competition and regulatory developments under the DMA, the Digital Services Act (DSA), and related national frameworks.

Our work covers the entire lifecycle of digital regulation, from shaping and interpreting new rules to ensuring compliance, managing investigations, and pursuing or defending litigation. We also help clients engage effectively with regulators and policymakers to ensure that new digital market rules support innovation and fair competition.

We are at the forefront of these developments. Our team in London includes a former British government Minister for Tech and the Digital Economy, three former senior officials of the UK Competition and Markets Authority, including a co-lead of the Digital Markets Taskforce. Our Paris team counts the former head of Vivendi’s public affairs’ team.  We combine institutional experience with deep competition law and policy expertise to deliver strategic, practical guidance to clients.

We co-founded the Responsible Online Commerce Coalition, which represents the interests of businesses that rely on Amazon and other e-commerce platforms to reach their customers. 

Our firm authors the Platform Law Blog, a monthly newsletter on developments in digital markets that is read by thousands of policy makers and competition officials involved in this space.  

• We represent business users in several DMA investigations before the EC relating to app stores and search engines, and in several DMCCA proceedings.  In particular, we act as external counsel to the Coalition for App Fairness for UK and EU matters, including in investigations before the European Commission and proceedings before European Courts. 
• We represent clients on the Digital Services Act in several EU Member States. 
• Our lawyers have given evidence to the European Commission, the Furman Review, and the UK Parliament’s digital select committee and public bill committee. 
• We advised the Finnish Innovation Fund, Sitra, in a project aimed at exploring opportunities for the use media data in AI development, including alternative models to govern the use of copyrighted materials in AI training and laying the groundwork for a marketplace where media content is licensed and made available for AI training purposes.
• We advised a media federation in a project aimed at advancing a harmonised EU framework to support fair and transparent negotiations between media companies and technology firms over the use of publishers’ and other copyright-protected content in AI training.

We have extensive experience advising on competition law and litigation in the energy industry, including investigations, merger control proceedings, and disputes concerning market design, capacity mechanisms, and access to infrastructure. Our work also covers sector-specific regulation governing electricity and gas networks, including unbundling, network codes, and tariff-setting, as well as state aid and renewable support schemes.

We advise energy companies, network operators, and investors on competition, regulatory, and compliance matters across the energy value chain. Our work includes proceedings before the European Commission, national regulators, and courts on issues such as access to networks, pricing, and cross-border market integration.

We also assist clients in shaping and responding to regulatory reform, drawing on our deep understanding of EU energy policy, the institutional process, and the interplay between competition and sectoral regulation.

• We represented a major national distribution network operator in a regulatory proceeding concerning distribution tariffs.
• We advise public and private clients on state aid issues related to renewable energy and decarbonisation schemes, including the design, implementation, and assessment of support measures, as well as the preparation of complaints concerning potentially unlawful aid.

We assist clients in addressing competition and regulatory challenges linked to financial innovation, market access, and data use. Our clients include banks, payment providers, fintechs, and regulators seeking advice on the competition and regulatory aspects of cooperation agreements, joint ventures, and market investigations. Our team combines deep experience in financial sector enforcement and policy, including leadership in the UK’s Open Banking initiative, with a strong understanding of the commercial and technological trends driving change in the industry.

Drawing on our experience across banking, payments, and fintech, we provide strategic and pragmatic advice tailored to the realities of a rapidly evolving financial ecosystem. 

• We have advised businesses through the whole range of competition issues including mergers, co-operation agreements, CMA market studies, European sector inquiries, abuse of dominance cases, and the development of the new digital regulatory regimes. 
• We have designed and implemented new regulatory rules such as Open Banking and advised companies on how to approach their compliance with them and how to take advantage of the new opportunities that may arise from regulation. 
• We have written extensively on this subject (see e.g. our paper entitled “Maintaining a Level Playing Field When Big Tech Disrupts the Financial Services Sector”) and can advise both established providers and fintechs on how to react to these challenges, including how to influence the direction of digital and financial regulation most effectively. 
• We design informative and engaging competition law compliance programmes, drawing on our experience as former regulators to bring the training to life. 

We advise pharmaceutical groups, medical device manufacturers, and emerging biotech firms on competition and regulatory matters, including drafting licensing or distribution agreements, investigations, litigation, mergers, and market-access strategies. We also assist clients in pricing and IP-related disputes and represent them before competition authorities and courts. We deliver clear, practical advice that supports innovation while ensuring compliance with competition rules.

• We have unparalleled expertise from both the regulator side and the private sector side. Our former regulators have led some of the industry’s defining cases in the UK involving market sharing, excessive pricing and pay-for-delay infringements. Some of our lawyers have been involved in defending pharmaceutical companies in landmark competition cases in the EU regarding patent settlement agreements and killer acquisitions. 
• Our lawyers have led dawn raids on behalf of competition authorities and been involved in some of the leading cases and appeals on procedural issues, including successfully defending the CMA in the High Court and Court of Appeal in the first ever challenge against a judicial warrant to enter business premises. 
• We have achieved a multi-million pounds settlement for a customer who was the victim of a competition law infringement in the pharmaceutical sector. 
• We write extensively on the pharma industry, including via the firm’s The Thicket blog.  

We assist companies, investors, and public bodies in addressing competition and regulatory issues arising in utilities, ICT infrastructure, and circular economy projects. Our work includes representing clients before EU and national regulators in proceedings concerning access, pricing, or state support, and advising on policy and legislative initiatives shaping these industries. 

We also assist clients in navigating the evolving regulatory environment for the circular economy, where new frameworks on recycling, resource efficiency, and secondary materials markets are expected to reshape business models and supply chains.

By combining legal, economic, and policy insight, we provide clear, practical guidance in sectors that are becoming increasingly important to Europe’s green and digital transformation.

• We advised the data centre operator, DayOne, on their EUR 1.2 billion investment on a data centre in Finland.
• We conducted an extensive market study on the waste management sector for The Recycling Industries of Finland and represented them in two adjacent state aid matters.

We support media companies, broadcasters, publishers, and digital platforms in navigating the competition and regulatory challenges that shape today’s converging media and digital markets. Our work covers merger control, investigations, and disputes involving access to audiences, content distribution, and advertising markets, including before national and EU authorities and courts. 

We also advise on sector-specific regulation, including media pluralism, advertising, and online content rules, as well as on compliance, public policy, and engagement with regulators. Our approach combines a deep understanding of the industry’s commercial realities with rigorous legal and economic analysis to help clients navigate a rapidly transforming environment.

We have particular experience in matters arising from the interaction between media operators and large online platforms — including issues of visibility, data use, and commercial terms. 

• We advised the Finnish Innovation Fund, Sitra, in a project aimed at exploring opportunities for the use media data in AI development, including alternative models to govern the use of copyrighted materials in AI training and laying the groundwork for a marketplace where media content is licensed and made available for AI training purposes.
• We advised a media federation in a project aimed at advancing a harmonised EU framework to support fair and transparent negotiations between media companies and technology firms over the use of publishers’ and other copyright-protected content in AI training.

We advise a wide range of stakeholders in the sports sector on competition law and regulatory matters affecting the organisation, financing, and commercial operation of sport. Our work covers regulatory and governance issues, competition and state aid considerations, and the commercial arrangements that underpin the development and promotion of sporting activities. 

We advise clients on competition, regulatory, and governance issues in sport, including investigations, commercial disputes, and policy development. Our work covers broadcasting and media rights, sponsorship, infrastructure financing, and compliance with EU and national regulations.

We assist both public and private stakeholders in designing and implementing governance structures, negotiating commercial partnerships, and resolving disputes through litigation or arbitration. We deliver strategic and practical advice that supports the sustainable growth and integrity of the sports sector.

• We act for the ATP Tour in its defence against complaints brought by the Professional Tennis Players’ Association at the EC and CMA.
• We advise Eredivisie CV, the professional football organisation responsible for further development of the elite competition in the Netherlands, in a confidential matter 
• We represents the Dutch royal football association, KNVB, in several high-profile matters, including the FIFA Football Agents case and advice on admission of new professional teams to the female professional football league.
• We represent several professional cycling teams in a confidential matter.

We advise transport operators, manufacturers, and investors on competition and regulatory matters that shape access, pricing, and interoperability within liberalised transport markets. Our work covers merger control, state aid, and disputes relating to access to infrastructure and public service obligations.

We also assist clients in addressing emerging issues around new mobility services, digital platforms, and sustainability initiatives, helping them navigate the interaction between competition, environmental, and transport-specific rules. Our advice combines legal precision with a clear understanding of policy trends driving the sector’s transformation. 

Beyond contentious matters, we advise on sector-specific regulation and public policy issues, helping clients understand and influence the development of EU and national frameworks that govern the operation of transport networks and services. Our integrated approach combines legal, economic, and regulatory insight and enables clients to anticipate risk, respond to enforcement actions, and pursue opportunities in an increasingly connected and competitive market.

• We advised airport operators and related public bodies on regulatory and competition aspects of airport management and development.
• We advised national and regional authorities, network operators, and investors on issues related to the organisation, access, and operation of transport networks.
• We advised public and private stakeholders on legal and regulatory questions concerning port operations, capacity expansion, and the alleviation of traffic bottlenecks, including policy and compliance aspects of infrastructure planning and investment.

We advise telecom operators, investors, and regulators on the competition and regulatory aspects of market conduct, cooperation agreements, mergers, and infrastructure sharing. Our work also includes litigation and dispute resolution before EU and national authorities and courts, as well as advice on compliance, advocacy, and engagement with policymakers.

We also assist clients in competition and regulatory proceedings involving market access, spectrum, and infrastructure sharing. Our expertise includes mergers, joint ventures, and investigations, and we help shape regulatory reform initiatives affecting connectivity and cloud markets.

Our team has long-standing expertise on telecoms issues. We have worked on both the regulator side and the private sector side and can therefore see the bigger picture. Damien Geradin is a member of the Commission Expert Group on SEP licensing and valuation. 

• We acted in some of the most significant telecommunication cases in the EU Courts, such as Slovak Telecom vs European Commission, which is a leading abuse of dominance case on margin squeeze issues to go before the EU Court of Justice. 
• In the mergers field, our team has worked for regulators on the leading cases in the industry such as BT/EE and Hutchison 3G/O2 in the UK. 
• We acted as expert witnesses in arbitrations and litigation proceedings, for example, in relation to the determination of royalty rates in patent litigation. 
• We work with our clients to design informative and engaging competition law compliance programmes, drawing on our experience as former regulators to bring the training to life.  
• Our team has developed expertise on the application of competition rules to the licensing of standard-essential patents (SEPs).