Overview
Daniel is an Associate in the Antitrust & Foreign Investment Group of Linklaters in Paris.
He advises on all aspects of EU and French competition law, including litigation, antitrust compliances issues and merger control. His past experience also includes litigation before commercial courts in relation to contractual agreements and commercial arrangements.
Daniel assists clients from a wide range of industries, with a particular focus on technology, aerospace, life sciences and food retail.
Work highlights
Recent significant matters in which Daniel has been involved include:
- Advising Samsung BioLogics in its USD 2,3 billion agreement with Biogen to acquire its stake, and therefore full ownership, in the 50/50 Samsung Bioepis joint venture. The deal was cleared by the European Commission well in advance of standard deadlines for Phase I merger review;
- Advising Groupement Les Mousquetaires – Intermarché on the acquisition of 90 Mestdagh supermarkets in Belgium. The transaction was first submitted to the European Commission’s review to ask for a referral to the Belgian Competition Authority which was granted. The acquisition is one of the most important of the Belgian food retail sector in 2022;
- Advising GIP in its acquisition of New Suez, through a consortium including, alongside GIP, Meridiam, Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations and CNP Assurances. New Suez includes the companies and activities divested by Veolia following its acquisition of Suez and accounts for approximately half of Suez;
- Advising a leading US tech company in abuse of dominant position proceedings before the French Competition Authority in the ad tech sector:
- Advising an innovative French TV channel distribution platform in its complaint before the French Competition Authority against large French media groups and then in its appeal before the Paris Court of Appeal.
Professional experience
Before joining Linklaters, Daniel worked in the Competition law and litigation practices of several French and international law firms based in Paris. He also worked for the Competition and Litigation department of a major French oil and gas company.
Education and qualifications
Daniel has been a member of the Paris bar since April 2019. He obtained his Master 2 in European Union Law and Litigation from University Paris 2 Panthéon Assas and graduated from King’s College London with a LL.M. in Competition Law.
