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- Laurie-Anne Grelier
Laurie-Anne Grelier assists international companies with navigating complex areas of European competition law, including cartel investigations, the clearance of mergers, the structuring of distribution, collaborative and other commercial arrangements, and issues related to abuse of dominant position. Ms. Grelier also assists companies in litigation before the European Courts, as well as with state aid and trade matters.
Ms. Grelier has elementary proficiency in Korean.
- Assisting a major electronics producer in connection with an EU investigation into alleged collusion.
- Assisting a major auto parts supplier in the context of investigation by competition authorities into alleged collusion.
- Obtaining EU merger clearance for a major Asian electronics producer in connection with the restructuring of certain business activities.
- Obtaining merger clearance for AstraZeneca in the EU and other jurisdictions in connection with its diabetes alliance with Bristol-Myers Squibb for the operation of BMS’ Amylin diabetes business.
- Representing Samsung SDI in its appeal against the EU Commission’s CRT cartel decision.
- Advising a leading global chemicals producer in connection with potential issues under Article 101 TFEU.
- Advising clients in the automotive, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, fashion, and medical device sectors on various aspects of their European distribution networks and other commercial and collaborative arrangements.
Memberships and Affiliations
- American Bar Association, Section of Antitrust Law and Section of Intellectual Property Law
Previous Experience
- European Commission’s Economic and Financial Affairs Directorate General, Intern
Brand Owners Beware
September 29, 2014, Luxury Legal Post
March 3, 2014, CovBrands
Prices of branded goods in Switzerland have historically been higher than in neighboring countries. As a result, measures that impede parallel imports into Switzerland have long been seen as preventing Swiss customers from purchasing cheaper products from the European Union (EU), and have triggered complaints to the Swiss competition authority (ComCo). ComCo ...
February 14, 2014, CovBrands
This is the message that the French Competition Authority (FCA) reinforced when it imposed a €4 million fine on Bordeaux-based wine maker Castel Frères group in December 2013 for failing to obtain pre-closing clearance for its acquisition of 6 companies that were part of the rival Patriarche group in 2011. The FCA became aware of...… Continue Reading
February 13, 2014, CovBrands
The Italian Competition Authority (ICA) may be ramping up its enforcement activities regarding branded goods distribution. On November 26, 2013, it announced that it was launching an investigation into sport nutrition company Enervit’s distribution network. The ICA alleges that certain arrangements between Enervit and its distributors may be anti-competitive, ...
February 12, 2014, CovBrands
Brand owners’ policies on internet distribution continue to sit squarely in the sights of competition authorities in the European Union. Brand owners’ selective distribution policies that in effect prevent authorized retailers from selling via the internet are of particular interest. The French Supreme Court’s hard line approach in its September 2013 Pierre ...
October 23, 2013, Law360
September 5, 2013, CovBrands
As previously reported, scrutiny of retail pricing in the luxury industry continues to be a priority for European competition authorities. In addition to ongoing investigations of retail pricing of sportswear apparel in Denmark and luxury watches in Poland, the German competition authority (FCO) recently imposed €6.5 million fines on natural cosmetics maker ...
July 29, 2013, CovBrands
Scrutiny of retail pricing of luxury goods appears to continue to be a priority of European competition authorities. The latest example is the Polish Competition Authority’s ongoing probe into the luxury watch sector. The probe became public through dawn raids, and targets three Polish importers of branded watches: The Swatch Group Poland; Przedsiębiorstwo ...
March 26, 2013, Inside EU Life Sciences
The times when private antitrust damages claims were not a serious risk in the European Union are gone. The European Commission and national competition authorities are actively promoting follow-on damages claims by private plaintiffs, and national health authorities are themselves bringing huge claims for damages arising from anticompetitive practices. The ...
July 2012, Journal of Competition
May 4, 2012, Legal Times
The EU's Battle for Transparency
December 5, 2011, Law360
2011, Rev. Lamy de la Concurrence
Antitrust Year in Review
2010/2011, American Bar Association
Industries
Education
Chicago-Kent College of Law, LL.M., 2009
- International and Comparative Law, Focus: Antitrust
University Paris-Dauphine, 2007
- Master II in International and European Business Law
- magna cum laude
University of Poitiers, 2006
- Master II in Criminal law
- summa cum laude
University of Poitiers, 2005
- Master in Private Law
- magna cum laude
Bar Admissions
- Avocat, Paris (France)
- New York
Languages
- French