Marc Barennes

Bureau Brandeis (Paris)

Managing Director

Marc Barennes is an antirust litigation expert. Marc was a référendaire (Senior court advisor) at the Court of Justice of the European Union (General Court) in Luxembourg for more than 12 years where he dealt with some of the most high profile Competition and State aid cases brought before that Court. Before working with the Court, Marc was a case/policy officer with DG Competition of the European Commission for 3 years in Brussels. He started his legal career with Latham & Watkins in Brussels and Paris. In addition to acting in his spare time as a Non-Governmental Advisor (NGA) for the International Competition Network (ICN) and lecturing in various law schools, including Sciences Po Paris, Marc regularly writes and speaks on EU litigation, state aid and competition/antitrust law topics. Marc graduated in law both in France (Panthéon-Sorbonne/Paris and Montpellier Universities) and the US (Northwestern University/Chicago). He is a member of the New-York bar.

Contacter

5773 | Conférences

28 mars 2019 Paris Actions en réparation des pratiques anticoncurrentielles : Etats des lieux en France et dans l’Union Voir la documentation

27 févr. 2017 Paris Les enquêtes de concurrence 2017 Voir la documentation

25 sept. 2014 Bruxelles Actualités de la concurrence à l’international : perspectives de l’Union européenne, des Etats-Unis et du monde - 2014 Voir la documentation

19 sept. 2013 Paris Recours contre les décisions des autorités de concurrence : Faut-il y aller ? Voir la documentation

Vidéos

Articles

4902 Revue

Isabelle Berger-Steiner, Marc Barennes Isabelle Berger-Steiner (Nivalion) : Funding competition claims – What is the impact of the Covid-19 crisis ?

septembre 2020 839

Interview conduite par Marc Barennes, CDC Cartel Damage Claims, Luxembourg. As a follow-up to the first interview with a litigation funder I carried out last year, it is my pleasure this year to interview Dr Isabelle Berger-Steiner, a Director and Head of Switzerland, France & Benelux with (...)

Marc Barennes, Driek Deferme, Michiel Verhulst Limitation periods in competition law damages actions in the EU : Are further clarification and harmonisation needed ?

février 2020 1310

Le présent article traite des règles de prescription en matière d’actions en indemnisation que les victimes d’infractions au droit de la concurrence sont en droit d’introduire. Premièrement, il examine l’évolution depuis 2005 des règles européennes applicables en la matière. Deuxièmement, il offre une (...)

James Williamson, Marc Barennes James Williamson (Vannin Capital) : Funding competition claims - How do funders work ?

février 2019 1046

Interview réalisée par Marc Barennes, Référendaire, Tribunal de l’Union européenne, Luxembourg. It is a pleasure to meet with you, James. In addition to your role as an associate director of Vannin Capital, a leading litigation funder, you have particular expertise in funding disputes involving (...)

Katarína Andová, Marc Barennes, Vivien Terrien New rules of procedure of the EU General Court : What are the new provisions that may specifically matter to competition lawyers ?

septembre 2015 626

Depuis le 1er juillet 2015, le Tribunal de l’Union européenne s’est doté de nouvelles règles de procédure. Si aucune des modifications ne concerne exclusivement les procédures applicables dans les affaires de concurrence, un grand nombre des amendements apportés par cette révision affecte cependant (...)

Marc Barennes, Pascale Hecker Strategic and efficient brief writing before the General Court of the European Union : Practical suggestions regarding the application and the reply in competition law cases

décembre 2012 1081

Given the complexity of litigating EU competition law cases and the considerable financial stakes involved, it is surprising to find almost no legal literature discussing efficient brief drafting techniques in direct actions brought before the General Court of the European Union in this field. (...)