Arnaud Sanz

• Litigation concerning anti-competitive practices (investigation in the mass retail sector, investigation in the medical biology sector, cartels and abuse of dominant position in the pharmaceutical sector, cartels in the chemical commodities and courier sectors, leniency procedure in the health sector, Euribor cartel, cartels in the fuel sector in Morocco)

• Assistance in simple investigations and dawn raids by the French Competition Authority, DGCCRF, and the Moroccan Competition Council

• Advice in various cases (joint ventures, information exchange between competitors, various partnerships in the energy sector, analysis of dominant positions in the pharmaceutical and household appliance sectors, procedural guides in case of competition investigations, purchasing center project, industrial cooperation agreements, research and development agreements, telecommunications, rebates, payment terms, etc.)

• Advice on commercial policy, commercial negotiations (restrictive practices, single agreement, general terms and conditions of sale/purchase, various commercial contracts) and consumer law

• Preparation and delivery of compliance programs and training on competition law (cartels and abuse of dominant position, investigation procedures)

• Merger control notifications to various national (France, Cameroon, Morocco), regional (CEMAC, UEMOA) and European Commission authorities for major international clients in various sectors (energy, health, edible oils, automotive distribution, defense, cement, mobility, etc.): drafting notifications, exchanges and meetings with authorities

• Updating and redesign of the compliance program (comprehensive guide, brochure on internal procedures in case of investigation, President's letter, organization of "compliance officers")

• Preparation and delivery of training to operational staff (competition investigations, payment terms)

• Reorganization of the group's international distribution network and management of litigation risks for termination of commercial relations

• Drafting of commercial contracts

• Assistance to operational staff on various legal issues

• Drafting of legal documents and pleadings before the courts (termination of commercial relations, seizures, counterfeiting)

• Responses to information requests from the European Commission and national authorities in the context of market testing

• Risk audit and assistance in Competition Council investigations (hearings, investigations)

• Litigation before the Competition Council (cartels)

• Commercial litigation before the courts (termination of commercial relations, contract law, intellectual property...)

• Merger control notifications to various national (France, South Africa, Turkey, Ukraine) and European Commission authorities in different sectors (IT, audit and accounting)

• Defense of a client in an appeal before the Conseil d'Etat against the Competition Council's decision authorizing its merger (IT, audit and accounting)

• Advice (general terms and conditions of sale, contracts, commercial documents, distribution networks...)