Jérémie Marthan is a Partner in the Competition, EU Law and Economic Regulation practice at White & Case in Paris. Jeremie advises clients on merger control, cartels, horizontal cooperation, vertical restraints, abuse of dominant position and litigation before the French Competition Authority and the European Commission. He has particular expertise in the energy, finance and media sectors. Jérémie has published various articles and academic papers in the field of competition law. He is also a lecturer at the Toulouse School of Economics teaching Competition law to post-graduate students. Before joining White & Case in 2021, Jeremie was Counsel in the Competition/Antitrust practice of Linklaters.
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Advocate General Juliane Kokott has proposed that the EU Court of Justice should find that competition authorities have the power to apply Article 102 TFEU to corporate transactions that are not reportable, and test under that provision whether the transaction as such constitutes an abuse of a (...)
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The French Competition Authority (’FCA’) has unconditionally authorized the acquisition of furniture retailer Conforama by Mobilux under the failing firm defence (’FFD’). Background On 8 July 2019, Mobilux group (’Mobilux’) announced its intention to acquire Conforama. Mobilux is the parent company (...)
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On 12 April 2022, the FCA fined the Compagnie Financière Européenne de Prises de Participation ("COFEPP") EUR 7 million for both (i) failure to notify its merger with Marie Brizard Wine & Spirits ("MBWS") and (ii) completion of the merger prior to the FCA’s approval. The FCA launched the (...)
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The European Commission ("EC") is shifting its approach with respect to the referral mechanism under Article 22 of the EU Merger Regulation 139/2004 (the "EUMR") and now – at least in certain circumstances – encourages referrals from Member States even where the national filing thresholds are not (...)
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The European Commission ("EC") is shifting its approach with respect to the referral mechanism under Article 22 of the EU Merger Regulation 139/2004 (the "EUMR") and now – at least in certain circumstances – encourages referrals from Member States even where the national filing thresholds are (...)
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At a time when the European Union and many Member States have just unveiled their hydrogen strategy, the French Competition Authority takes the lead in delivering the very first analysis of the emerging hydrogen sector in a merger control case. In addition, contrary to the well-established (...)
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In the midst of the Homeric battle between Veolia and its takeover target, Suez, the European Commission rejects Suez’s gun jumping claim and provides further clarifications on the scope of the exemption to the standstill obligation in the case of two-step acquisitions encompassing a public bid. (...)
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La question de la protection du secret avocat-client ne s’est jamais posée avec autant d’acuité en contrôle des concentrations qu’aujourd’hui, compte tenu de la pratique croissante des autorités de concurrence d’adresser des demandes d’informations massives, s’apparentant à de véritables inspections. Or, (...)
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