Clement

Associate at Latham & Watkins in the Antitrust and Competition team between Brussels and Paris

Working on a phase two merger notification, before the French Competition Authority in the agri-food sector and the first use by the French Minister for Economy of his right to intervene in a case through his public interest intervention powers; drafting of a memorandum on the application of the rules of origin to wine-based drinks (sparkling, aromatised); drafting of a memorandum on the compliance of an origin label on cereals; drafting of a memorandum on a flour sector production restructuring, based on a compulsory contribution

Drafting of a memorandum on conflicts of interest and impartiality of the members of the French competition authority; drafting of a note on the notion of default supplier in the energy sector; working with a case team on a merger filling before the European Commission and overseas competition authorities in the cement industry

Working on a merger in the aircraft industry before the French competition authority

Comment to a statement of objections in a case of abuse of a dominant position; research on the concept of annulment of a cartel decision, its implications and consequences; multi-jurisdictional filing analyses; drafting of a memorandum on state aid in the French social housing sector

Case support in different sectors such as financial services, payment systems and Internet; working with a case team to help drafting a statement of objections; drafting of a speech on big data and personal data; drafting answers to questions from different national competition authorities

Drafting of a conference on the interactions between anti-competitive practices law and franchising law at the French franchise federation; legal research on cross-subsidy and confusion in consumers' minds about the resources of the public monopoly

Drafting in English and French of a memorandum regarding the rail sector before the European Commission; legal research on the two-sided payment card market; drafting of a memorandum on stranded costs in the energy sector; audits; confidentiality claims

Multi-jurisdictional filing analyses; preparation of legal strategies; litigation

Skills validated by a "Junior-Entrepreneur degree".
Management of a team of 20 people, management of studies, Organization of conferences, preparation of audits, Introduction of a communication strategy for businesses, students and administration (brochures, web marketing, etc.), Community manager.