BDGS Associés

Competition and regulatory

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.

In his previous firms, he notably represented Sony in the « PlayStation 4 » commitments procedure before the FCA and in the related litigation cases, as well as companies involved in the alleged « Bisphénol A » cartel. He also assisted EDF in the acquisition of Areva NP (now Framatome) and in the purchase of the nuclear turbine activity of General Electric. François also acted for investment funds (such as Charterhouse, Cinven and Antin) in several of their acquisitions.

François began his career in 2006 at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (Paris and Brussels) where he was promoted counsel. He was then partner at Baker McKenzie, before joining BDGS Associés as partner in 2024.

French and English

Paris Bar (2006).

ESSEC (2006)

LL.M. from King’s College London (2004)

Master’s Degree in Business and Tax Law, Université Paris II Panthéon-Assas (2001)