François Gordon

Partner advising French and international companies on all aspects of competition law: merger control, anticompetitive agreements, abuse of dominant position, private enforcement, State aid and distribution law. His practice encompasses counselling as well as litigation before the European and French competition authorities and courts across an array of economic sectors, including regulated industries. He also assists clients on the EU’s foreign subsidies control procedures (FSR) and foreign direct investment reviews (FDI) in France and other jurisdictions. He has recently advised Carrefour on its acquisitions of Cora/Match and Casino stores and Séché Environnement on the competition law aspects of its acquisition of Groupe Flamme, a company active in the waste management sector. He has also recently represented a company involved in the first case before the French Competition Authority in which criminal and competition proceedings were conducted in parallel, raising significant due process issues. François regularly acts in the energy sector and has also advised several investment funds on merger control and FDI filings for various acquisitions. · BDGS Associés