Manon Oiknine’s practice focuses on French and EU competition law, including merger control and antitrust.

She advises clients in merger control proceedings and investigations relating to anti-competitive practices before the European Commission and the French Competition Authority and also acts in litigation proceedings before the European courts.

Manon joined the firm in 2021 after spending one year at the General Court of the European Union.

 

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Notable Experience

  • Vivendi in the acquisition of the sole control of Lagardère, approved in Phase 2 with commitments by the European Commission.

  • Thales on antitrust and regulatory matters.

  • Whirlpool in the context of an investigation of the French Competition Authority into the French major and small appliances sectors.

  • The Coca-Cola Company in an investigation launched by the French Competition Authority in respect of certain conduct relating to the manufacture and sale of food products in food containers that may contain or may have contained BPA.

  • Auchan Retail on the acquisition of 98 Casino’s supermarkets and hypermarkets located in France.

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Publications

“French Competition Authority Issues Its First-Ever Decision Sanctioning No-Poach Agreements,” Cleary Antitrust Watch blog (June 2025)

“The French Competition Authority unconditionally approves the creation of an airport catering joint venture between Aéroports de Paris and British caterer Select Service Partner following an in-depth investigation,” Cleary Antitrust Watch blog (August 2023)

“Droit procédural européen des concentrations (European procedural merger control law),” Simon Genevaz and Manon Oiknine (November 2019)