Competition law
Commercial law
Sébastien Dominguez has significant experience in competition law and commercial law, both in counsel and litigation.
Competition law
Anti-competitive practices (cartels and abuse of dominant position)
Pre-litigation (analysis, strategy, negotiation) and litigation, in particular in the context of investigations and proceedings before the French Competition Authority, the DGCCRF (French Ministry for the Economy) or the European Commission (including dawnraids), including leniency proceedings, settlements etc.
Restrictive trade practices
Pre-litigation and litigation, in particular regarding sudden breach of commercial relationships.
Private litigation related to competition law
Damages claims following anti-competitive or restrictive trade practices, in defence and as plaintiff.
Training in competition law
Compliance programs for management and commercial teams.
Merger control
Analysis, negotiation, and notification of mergers before the French Competition Authority or the European Commission, for the notifying parties; advice to third parties for comments (commitments) or opposition to mergers.
Commercial law
Commercial contracts
Negotiation and drafting of commercial contracts, including industrial contracts (supply contracts, confidentiality agreements, etc.), distribution agreements (franchising, commercial agency, etc.) and other partnership contracts.
Commercial pre-litigation and litigation
Including before the French Commercial Courts: contractual litigation, unfair competition, distribution litigation, damages claims, etc.