Overview
Frédéric Pradelles focuses his practice on French and European competition law. He regularly advises international clients in abuse of dominance cases, cartel investigations and on distribution matters, notably in the context of litigation before the French and European competition authorities and courts.
Frédéric also advises clients in global, European and national merger control cases, including Phase II cases. He has extensive experience in the notification of strategic alliances and joint ventures as well as negotiating innovative remedies to secure antitrust approval for the deals on which he advises.
On the litigation side, Frédéric represents clients before the French competition authority, the French Government antitrust agency (DGCCRF) and the European Commission. He also regularly appears as a litigator before the courts in France and the European Courts in Luxembourg. Frédéric has extensive experience in summary proceedings in the field of antitrust, and in interim measures and commitments proceedings before the French Competition Authority.
Frédéric advises clients active in various industries, particularly in the retail, services, transportation, media, hospitality, information technology and banking/finance sectors.
Results
- Representing a company in the context of a cartel investigation by the French Competition Authority (FCA) in the IT sector
- Assisting companies in the context of FCA investigation in the food and non-food product sectors
- Representing a company before the Paris Court of appeal following the FCA fining decision in the concrete sector
- Representing a company during investigations led by the DGCCRF and criminal prosecution regarding alleged unfair commercial practices
- Representing a company acting as a third party before the European Commission in the context of two ongoing antitrust investigations in the payment system market (dominance cases)
- Advising several private equity funds and corporate clients on multi-jurisdictional merger control analysis, including French, EC, and/or other national filings
- Representing companies before the French courts in the context of abusive termination of relationships
- Representing a company during investigations led by the DGCCRF regarding French consumer protection law
Recognitions
- The Best Lawyers France, 2016-2026
- Chambers France, Competition/European Law, 2025
- Chambers Europe, France: Competition/European Law, 2022-2024
- The Legal 500 EMEA, Recommended, 2022-2025
- Thomson Reuters, Stand-out Lawyer – independently rated lawyers, 2023
Community
- APDC (Association des avocats Pratiquant le Droit de la Concurrence), Member
- AFEC (Association Française d’Etude de la Concurrence), Member
Credentials
Education
University of Paris II (Panthéon-Assas), Postgraduate Degree European Business Law (DESS), 1996
University of Paris II (Panthéon-Assas), Postgraduate Degree Business and Tax Law (Magistère de Juriste d’Affaires – DJCE), 1995
Admissions
Paris
Languages
English
French
