Jean-Julien is the partner in charge of the competition department at Stephenson Harwood in Paris. He has developed an expertise of fifteen years in competition law. He acts in investigations concerning alleged anti-competitive practices, mainly initiated by the French competition authority or by the European Commission, and in merger control cases. Jean-Julien also advises his clients on the implementation of compliance programs, on distribution law and on issues of restrictive competition practices. In parallel, Jean-Julien Lemonnier is also regularly involved in internal investigations, not only in competition law but also beyond, in particular in criminal business law. He advises clients mainly in the financial sector but also in a wide variety of sectors such as transport, energy, consumer goods, digital and chemical. Jean-Julien regularly publishes articles and analyses in the field of competition. He is also regularly called upon to speak at conferences and training sessions. Prior to joining Stephenson Harwood, Jean-Julien was Counsel in the competition department of a leading international law firm in Paris. Jean-Julien is bilingual in French and English and is a member of the Paris Bar.
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In a decision issued on November 22, 2012, the French Competition Authority (hereafter “the FCA”) accepted the commitments proposed by PagesJaunes SA, thereby putting an end to a procedure following complaints for abuse of dominant position, without imposing any fine. PagesJaunes is the (...)
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Summary of the case In a decision issued on July 12, 2012, the French Competition Authority (hereafter “the FCA”) accepted the commitments proposed by Presstalis, thereby putting an end to a procedure following complaints for abuse of dominant position, without imposing any fine. The (...)
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On July 7, 2011, the French Competition Authority (hereinafter the “Authority”) issued a decision whereby it accepts settlement of an investigation and makes mandatory the commitments proposed by “Groupement des Cartes Bancaires”,an Economic Interest Group which brings together more than 130 (...)
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Background On June, 30, 2010, following a complaint coupled with a request for interim measures lodged by Navx, the French National Competition Authority (thereafter “NCA”), by way of interim decision, ordered Google Ireland and Google Inc. (hereafter “Google”) to implement in an objective, (...)
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Draft law on the organization and regulation of rail and guided transport and on various provisions relating to transport, 10 September 2008 This draft law, adopted by the Council of Ministers on 10 September, is part of the plan to open up the rail sector to competition. This opening up was (...)
