Elizabeth Gautier

Elizabeth Gautier is a partner in Gide's Competition and International Trade team in Paris. She specialises in French and European competition law (cartels, abuse of dominant position and merger control) and FSR and FDI regulations. She acts on behalf of national and international operators, both as counsel and in litigation before the French courts, the Competition Authority, the European Commission and their appeal courts. She also assists companies in connection with mergers which may give rise to commitments and/or the opening of an in-depth examination phase, whether before the French Competition Authority, the European Commission or national and regional authorities, particularly in Africa. Finally, Elizabeth assists operators in connection with their filing obligations under the FDI and FSR regulations. Elizabeth has recently acted in the following emblematic antitrust cases before the French competition authority: the household electrical appliance case, the rendering case, the Bisphenol A case, the hygiene and cleaning products case, the Echange Image Chèque case, etc. She has also recently intervened in a number of follow-on cases before the civil and commercial courts, notably in the online betting, hygiene and cleaning products, legal and economic information on companies, banking and consumer goods sectors. Elizabeth is a member of the APDC (Association des avocats pratiquant le droit de la concurrence). She is a graduate of King's College London, Paris V and Université Rennes I. She is a member of the Paris Bar since 2010. · Gide Loyrette Nouel