Christophe de Vienne

Associate, Paris
[email protected]

Biography

Overview

Christophe de Vienne is an associate in the Competition, EU law and Economic Regulation practice of White & Case in Paris.

Christophe represents and assists clients in relation to anti-competitive practices, merger control, State aid and commercial and administrative litigation.

Before joining White & Case in 2022, Christophe was an associate in the Paris office of two major international law firms.

Bars and Courts
Paris Bar
Education
Master 2
European Business Law
University of Paris V René Descartes
Languages
French
English

Experience

Antitrust/Competition

Representation before the French Competition Authority of an investment fund for the acquisition of a leader in the building of single-family homes*

Representation before the European Commission of an investment fund for the joint-acquisition of an undertaking offering vehicle parking services*

Representation before the French Competition Authority of a major press group for the acquisition of several French newspapers*

Representation of a professional association before the French Competition Authority for alleged practices of hindering the entry of insulation products*

Appeal against a French Competition Authority's decision fining a leader in the consumer electronics sector for vertical practices*

Appeal against a French Competition Authority's decision fining a pharmaceutical company for an abuse of a collective dominant position.*

*Experience prior to joining White & Case.

Publications

Chapter of the Lamy droit économique on the EU Merger Control in 2020 and in 2021 (Co-author)

Un nouvel exemple de recours en indemnité : la réparation par le Tribunal de l'Union européenne des préjudices causés par une violation du droit à être jugé dans un délai raisonnable, Revue Lamy de la concurrence 2017, n° 61 (Co-author)

La représentation de l'Union européenne dans le cadre du contentieux de la violation du délai raisonnable par le Tribunal, Revue Lamy de la concurrence 2015, n° 44 (Co-author)

The EU Court of Justice declares that financial investors are liable for anti-competitive conduct of portfolio companies (Goldman Sachs), e-Competitions, January 2021 (Co-author)

Pay-for-Delay: the European Court of Justice Confirms the Anticompetitive Nature of Lundbeck's Reverse Payment Patent Settlements, Lexology, May 18 2021 (Co-author)