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Mélanie Perez

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Mélanie Perez is an associate in Covington’s competition team. She advises on all aspects of EU competition law, including merger control, cartels, antitrust and regulatory investigations and enforcement. Mélanie also has extensive experience in multi-jurisdictional merger control, foreign direct investments, antitrust and cartel investigations.

She assists clients across a broad range of sectors, and has a particular focus on the technology sector. With her deep knowledge of EU competition law, Mélanie is dedicated to providing strategic advice to clients and achieving their goals in a rapidly evolving regulatory landscape.
Areas of Expertise

Regulatory and Public Policy

Antitrust/Competition

Antitrust Transactions

Cartel and Government Investigations

Corporate

Mergers and Acquisitions

Technology and IP Transactions

Technology

Energy

Life Sciences
Practices and Industries
Representative Matters
- Represented undertakings in the life science and energy sectors during their contentious in-depth merger control investigation in front of the CMA and EU Commission.
- Represented a third-party software developer during the IBM/Red Hat EU merger review
- Represented a leading handset manufacturer during the Qualcomm / NXP EU merger review
- Represented a chipset manufacturer under investigation during the Capacitors cartel investigation
- Represented a leading handset manufacturer in several of its standard-essential patents litigation and license negotiations
- Represented two chipset manufacturers during the EU Broadcom interim measures case
- Represented an app developer during the EU Apple App Store investigation
Areas of Expertise

Regulatory and Public Policy

Antitrust/Competition

Antitrust Transactions

Cartel and Government Investigations

Corporate

Mergers and Acquisitions

Technology and IP Transactions

Technology

Energy

Life Sciences

Credentials

Education	College of Europe, LL.M., 2013 European Law and Economic Analysis Sciences Po Paris, 2012 Master in Economic Law University of Strasbourg, 2012 Master in European Economic Law Sciences Po Paris, 2010 Bachelor
Bar Admissions	Brussels
Languages	French English
Pro Bono	Represented a victim of the 2016 bombing attacks in Brussels Lobbied against a draft bill criminalizing homosexual relationships in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Advised a start-up developing a central repository of green-house emissions data for the construction industry
Memberships and Affiliations	American Bar Association, Antitrust Section, International Committee - Young Lawyer Representative (2022-2023)
Previous Experience	European Commission, DG Competition, Cartels Directorate (2020-2021)

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