Create with your company a coextensive firm with the resources of its clients, sharing its knowledge with them, listening to them with humility, a temporary community around a project in which the legal order will be re-examined, if necessary.
olivier fréget
Passionate and tenacious, and a talented expert who never neglects his creative side, Olivier Fréget is generous with his time and spares no effort on behalf of his clients.
A legal adviser before joining the Bar of Paris in 1994, he supports and represents his clients before French and European courts on all matters related to competition law and regulation.
Renowned for the quality of his expertise and technical knowledge in terms of new technologies (especially IT), there is a particular demand for his services in the telecommunications, energy, media and life sciences sectors.
Before founding Fréget & Associates, Olivier Fréget was a partner at Allen & Overy LLP in Paris, in charge of the Competition and European Law department in Paris and jointly responsible for the group's global Competition Law department between 2010 and 2013. In this capacity, he has acquired significant international experience in terms of competition laws and policies in Europe and beyond. He was previously a partner in charge of the Competition Law and European Law department at the Firm Bird & Bird in Paris.
Holder of a Postgraduate Degree in Private International Law and international commercial law issued by the Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne, he has also studied economics and international politics. As a staunch and active European, he is a member of a number of think-tanks relating to competition policy and the EU.
At present, he teaches competition law at the Institut d'Études Politiques in Paris.
emmanuel glaser
Emmanuel Glaser, associé, a une double expérience administrative et juridictionnelle, qui en fait un interlocuteur privilégié dans les relations avec l’administration et les juridictions.
Ancien membre du Conseil d’Etat, Emmanuel Glaser a, ainsi, été conseiller pour les affaires juridiques et européennes du Secrétaire général de la défense nationale puis sous-directeur du droit public, européen et international à la Direction des affaires juridiques du ministère de l’économie et des finances. A ce titre, il a piloté ou suivi la rédaction de nombreux projets de loi et de textes réglementaires, depuis leur rédaction jusqu’à leur vote définitif par le Parlement et leur défense contentieuse devant le Conseil constitutionnel ou le Conseil d’Etat.
Il a également passé 14 ans au Conseil d’Etat, à la Section du contentieux, notamment 7 ans comme commissaire du gouvernement, ainsi que comme juge des référés, et en section administrative, à la Section des travaux publics.
Cette expérience unique en fait un expert du droit public qu’il s’agisse du droit des contrats publics ou du droit de la régulation.
Il a ensuite rejoint le cabinet Veil Jourde en 2011 en qualité d’associé avant de co-fonder en 2021 le cabinet Fréget Glaser & Associés.
Emmanuel Glaser a conservé de cette carrière administrative et juridictionnelle un réseau important au sein des administrations de l’Etat, notamment des directions juridiques et du secrétariat général du Gouvernement, et du Conseil d’Etat.
Emmanuel Glaser est ancien élève de l’Ecole normale supérieure et de l’Ecole nationale d’administration.
liliana eskenazi
An accomplished EU and Antitrust lawyer, Liliana advises with equal ease on cartel or abuse of dominance cases, as well as on distribution agreements or compliance under EU and French competition law. Her extensive experience covers both advisory work and litigation before the EU and French courts and antitrust agencies. Multi-jurisdictional merger control is also part of her core skills in the context of corporate transactions.
Prior to joining Fréget & Associates, Liliana has worked for eleven years in the Brussels and Paris offices of Allen & Overy LLP. She has gained significant experience in regulated sectors (pharma, energy, telecom), as well as on complex issues at the intersection of IP and antitrust law.
Liliana earned a PhD degree in law from the University of Paris – Panthéon-Sorbonne. Her doctoral thesis, Europe – a competition area, was awarded the summa cum laude distinction and is published. Liliana has taught competition law at Ecole Centrale-Supelec and Université de Picardie.
sandrine perrotet
Sandrine Perrotet a exercé au sein des plus grands cabinets de la place. Avant de rejoindre le cabinet Fréget Glaser & Associés en tant qu’associée en 2021, elle a exercé huit ans au sein du cabinet Darrois Villey et plus de dix ans au sein du cabinet Veil Jourde en qualité de Counsel.
Elle maitrise parfaitement toutes les problématiques relatives aux secteurs régulés (communications électroniques, énergie, pharmaceutiques, transports …) qu’il s’agisse des négociations tarifaires, des problématiques liées à l’accès au marché.
Elle est intervenue sur des opérations majeures et structurantes dans le secteur public ou les secteurs réglementés qui constituent des références.
Elle a un grand sens du contentieux et a développé une expertise hors pair en droit constitutionnel et financier notamment dans le cadre de contentieux devant la CDBF. Elle a participé au traitement de contentieux stratégiques : contentieux des tarifs réglementés de vente de gaz qui a conduit le Conseil d’Etat a déclaré non conforme au droit de l’Union européenne la réglementation nationale ou encore la condamnation du CSA à plus d’un million d’euros à raison d’une sanction prononcée illégalement contre un éditeur de service de télévision. Elle a accompagné les clients dans la renégociation de deux importants BEA notamment pour l’installation de la Collection Pinault à la Bourse du Commerce.
Sandrine Perrotet est titulaire d’un Master II de Droit public et d’un Master II de Droit public des affaires de l’Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne.
MARGUERITE DE LA DROITIÈRE
Marguerite intervient en droit de la concurrence et agit aussi bien devant les juridictions et autorités administratives françaises que devant la Commission européenne. Elle y assiste des entreprises en matière de contentieux de la concurrence et en contrôle des concentrations.
Avant de rejoindre le Cabinet Fréget Glaser & Associés, Marguerite a exercé pendant quatre ans dans deux cabinets internationaux basés à Bruxelles.
Elle est membre du Barreau de Paris depuis 2016. Marguerite est diplômée de l’université de Paris II – Panthéon Assas (Master 2 de Droit européen des affaires) et de l’University College London (LLM de droit de la concurrence)
Three areas of expertise
Fréget-Glaser & Associates puts together your file and represents you, as defendant or plaintiff, in the event of any cartel or abuse of a dominant position, before the Competition Authority and the European Commission, as well as any French or EU courts.
The firm is involved in all existing control issues.With respect to mergers, the Firm may issue notifications at national or European level. The partners are also particularly active in the assessment of the compatibility of new structures born out of mergers, by reviewing or establishing undertakings (structural or behavioural) or spin-offs, or even by means of action before EU and national courts.
In terms of State aid, the Firm essentially acts in internal and EU litigation, especially to question the legality of the State aid mechanisms which distort competition, to lodge a complaint before the commission or to act when an investigation has been opened.
Intervenant principalement dans les secteurs régulés (énergie, pharma, télécoms, médias, transports), le Cabinet pratique le contentieux à la fois de droit commun, de concurrence et de la régulation sectorielle, examinant de manière systématique l’opportunité d’actions croisées.
Les associés interviennent aussi bien devant les juridictions civiles, commerciales et administratives nationales, qu’auprès des juridictions de l’Union européenne. Ces dernières années, ils ont notamment mené plusieurs actions en référé devant le Conseil d’État (en collaboration avec des Cabinets d’avocat au conseil) et suivi
des contentieux de premier plan devant le Tribunal de l’Union et la Cour de Justice européenne (y compris à la Grande Chambre).
aeras of expertise
Passionate, experienced, and dedicated, we get thoroughly and immediately involved in each matter we are entrusted with. Thanks to the complementarity of our private and public law practices, each with a strong litigation dominant, we have a unique full-range service market position in economic law.
We advise leading French and foreign companies, as well as State or State-owned entities and professional organisations in all areas of competition law, regulation and public economic law.
Through our expertise, but also our in-depth knowledge of the business world, as well as the public administration, we know how to defend and promote the legal and economic vision of our clients.
Tightly intertwined with the economic activity of businesses, competition law aims to ensure a level playing field. SMEs and large companies alike competing on the merits may sometimes encounter insurmountable obstacles due to a market dysfunction, such as an abuse by a dominant player, a cartel, a restrictive business practice, or even a regulatory blockage.
Our role is to assist these market players to restore the balance. The legal strategy we will design with our clients may require starting litigation before the courts, referring the matter to a specific competition or regulatory authority, including the European Commission, or using all these legal avenues at once. We will help the company identify the legal issue, have the perpetrators of the anti-competitive practice sanctioned, or obtain compensation for the damage suffered.
In defense, we will assist with the same involvement and dedication the companies prosecuted in the context of investigations conducted by the competition authorities and, on appeal, before the competent courts.
We are regularly involved in litigation in the regulated sectors (energy, telecom, media, pharma, transport, digital...). Our practice covers common civil and commercial litigation, as well as the more specific competition and sectoral regulation dispute settlement mechanisms. We will systematically assess the opportunity of multiple actions.
Depending on the issues that each case raises, these actions can be brought before the civil, the commercial or the administrative courts, as well as before sectoral dispute settlement bodies (CORDIS, ARCEP, ARCOM, etc.) or competition authorities (French Competition Authority, European Commission). Various judicial tools (interlocutory proceedings, preliminary rulings, priority questions of constitutionality, etc.) may, if necessary, be mobilized.
An important part of our work covers compensation actions to help companies recover damages resulting from anti-competitive or restrictive practices. Whether autonomously (‘stand-alone’) or following a conviction by a competition authority (‘follow-on’), this type of litigation requires a thorough knowledge of both the procedural rules (collection of evidence, statute of limitations, etc.) and the substantive rules. We will also often work with external economic and financial experts (e.g., to elaborate the damage assessment). In more complex cases, we can set up third-party funding for multiple smaller applicants, whose collective action may be joined alongside medium or larger players.
A good knowledge of the economic sectors is essential to the success of an M&A transaction.
Regulatory analysis and administrative authorizations
Risk assessment involves anticipating the position of the administrative authorities, identifying the impact on the transaction of the various administrative authorisations required or assessing the public law contracts that fall under a specific regulation often difficult to handle. An M&A transaction will also require an overall compliance assessment with ancillary regulations, including those deriving from EU law. This may include assessing, for example, any subsidies or other forms of public aid likely to impact the valuation of the company.
We will provide expert assistance on all these issues and will advise companies and investors in weighing the potential risks as accurately as possible. Whenever possible, we will propose solutions to minimize or neutralize such risks.
Merger control and foreign investment regulations
Beyond the essential skills required for the analysis and the notification of mergers, acquisitions, or joint ventures (JVs), at national or European level, our firm has developed solid expertise in complex transactions requiring structural or behavioural remedies.
We also assist interested third parties, both in the administrative phase of the merger control process and in litigation before the jurisdictions on appeal (Council of State, General Court of the EU, Court of Justice).
The firm also advises its clients on all matters related to foreign direct investment (FDI) regulations, as well as privatizations or public sector restructurings.
A separate branch of competition law, the field of State aid requires specific knowledge of both public and private economic law. The assessment involves identifying properly the existence of State support for an undertaking that may translate not only in a pure subsidy, but in any kind of measure likely to grant an economic advantage over its competitors. Such measures may be prohibited or benefit from an exemption or an authorisation from the European Commission if justified.
On these aspects, we advise companies, either as beneficiaries of aid or as affected competitors, as well as financial institutions, for example in the case of State guarantees in the context of project financing, or public entities as purveyors of aid. Our work spans from the preliminary analysis to the notification process before the European Commission.
Market regulation does not occur only in formerly monopolistic sectors getting open to competition, it can be anywhere: market access authorisations, certifications of conformity, various types of price regulation, supervision of regulated professions, agricultural quotas…
Understanding these regulations and being able to juggle with them is essential for any economic operator willing to enter a new market, maintain itself and innovate to gain market share.
Likewise, public entities, professional organisations or local authorities need to constantly adjust to make sure that they meet market needs and prevent risks.
To respond adequately to these needs, our firm has developed a double expertise, allowing a 360° perspective and a full-range advice.
On the one hand, we regularly assist businesses in all aspects of their activities, including pricing negotiations with the administrative authorities, support in the implementation of their projects to obtain marketing authorizations, representation before the regulatory authorities in the context of sanction or dispute settlement procedures.
On the other hand, we also advise public authorities, professional organisations, or State-owned entities, particularly in the context of major reforms in their sector, such as opening markets to competition, adoption of legislative and regulatory provisions or changing the scope of public prerogatives to help develop a reliable doctrine in accordance with the interests at stake. Our work in this context includes assisting the public authorities in defining the scope of their regulatory power, approval of operations, implementation of their power to impose sanctions.
Public procurement is an incredible opportunity for companies to enter new markets or strengthen their position in an existing market.
In an increasingly competitive environment and navigating across an increasingly complex subject, companies must stand out and make attractive offers. Symmetrically, public or private persons must define their contractual requirements in an innovative way to best meet their needs.
Each of them must know how to control the risks of irregularity and incurring liability, in particular to avoid collateral impact under criminal law.
Unanimously recognized for our expertise in these areas, we assist our clients in the upstream and downstream phases of their projects: from the procurement procedure (definition of contractual arrangements and procurement procedures, structuring of offers and support in the negotiation phases, etc.) to the end of the contract (removal of property from the public domain, etc.), including all the issues related to its execution.
We seek to break away from conventional ways of thinking or the established practices in the field of public procurement by drawing on related sectors such as competition law, sectoral regulation or European regulation. This is because the positions of the Competition Authority, the regulatory authorities or the European Commission provide valuable keys that can be integrated as a leverage in the context of public procurement negotiations or allow to rethink a project from a different perspective.
Because public procurement often includes a litigation component, our firm also acts for clients in all types of litigation (pre-contractual and contractual interlocutory proceedings, challenges of the contract validity of the or actions for the resumption of contractual relations, actions in liability, challenges of the amount of the contractual fees, etc.).
Public financial law is largely unknown, particularly by private operators who may not be aware in which circumstances they fall in its scope, whereas the consequences of breaching the rules are potentially serious in terms of individual, criminal and reputational liability.
The Court of Auditors is increasingly active in all areas of business and its reports are increasingly critical. Its positions are taken up by the public authorities and lead to major reforms. The reports are also used in judicial or administrative disputes. Similarly, a financial irregularity or a management error even perceived as minor or innocuous can trigger a review by the Court of Budgetary Discipline and undermine the interests of a company or a manager.
Our firm has developed cutting-edge expertise in these areas, for example in terms of de facto management, financial irregularities. We advise public entities as well as businesses.
Renowned for its unparalleled expertise in this area, our firm also assists State-owned and private companies in structuring their activities and financial processes to ensure compliance of their operations. We assist them during the audits carried out by the Court of Auditors and the Regional Chambers of Auditors and in the event of litigation before the Court of Budgetary and Financial Discipline.
No litigation can be envisaged without integrating a constitutional dimension.
To introduce litigation without questioning the relevance of a priority question of constitutionality (QPC) is to deprive oneself of a chance to win.
Any legislation can potentially be challenged on the constitutional ground because of its disproportionate nature, its lack of public interest or the breaches of equality that it may entail, for example. We have developed cutting-edge expertise in this field and we know how to identify the best and most relevant angles to challenge legislation which constitutes for our clients a barrier to their development: economic and criminal offences, price regulations, new taxes, the prerogatives of administrative authorities, etc.
Our firm also intervenes ahead of any litigation, assisting with the so-called practice of the ‘narrow door’ before the Constitutional Council that provides an opportunity to censor or amend an unconstitutional law.
