Julien Payré is Legal Counsel at Novartis since 2013. Prior to joining Novartis he was part of the Competition, European Law and Regulatory group of White & Case Paris in 2009, after a six months internship. Julien dealt with : Cartel cases, in particular in proceedings before the French Competition Authority and the Paris Court of Appeal;Distribution law issues; Merger cases; Regulatory issues, in particular in the pharmaceutical and energy sectors. Before joining White & Case, Julien was an intern in the competition teams of several high profile law firms in Paris.
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On 26 February 2013, the French Competition Authority (“Autorité de la concurrence”) announced the launch of a pharma sector inquiry. The Autorité ’s main goal is to address the cost of prescription medicines for social security, the high prices of non-reimbursable medicines, and the low level of (...)
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BACKGROUND In 2005, the French Competition Authority – (hereafter the “FCA”, previously the Competition Council) fined Panasonic, Sony France and Philips France for anticompetitive vertical agreements – retail price fixing – in the distribution of consumer electronics (decision No. 05-D-66 of 5 (...)
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BACKGROUND The Paris Court of Appeals (hereafter “the Court”) confirms a decision by the French Competition Council (hereafter “the Council”) which fined SNCF and Expedia, Inc. (hereafter “Expedia”) in a decision No. 09-D-06 of 5 February 2009. The appeal was brought by Karavel (a travel agency, (...)
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Background The Competition Authority (thereafter “Authority”) dismisses alleged practices of predatory pricing and discriminatory practices in the market for renting of plastic bins and pallets in France implemented by the leader in the French market, Chep France (hereafter “Chep”), a subsidiary (...)
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