Clémence Coppin is an associate in the Paris office of Latham & Watkins and a member of the firm’s Antitrust & Competition Practice.

Clémence advises and represents multinational corporations before the French Competition Authority and the European Commission (EC) in connection with merger control proceedings, state aid matters, antitrust investigations, abuse of dominance cases, and cartel proceedings. She coordinates multi-jurisdictional merger control filings for cross-border transactions.

Prior to joining Latham, Clémence practiced as an associate at a major international law firm for four years, in Brussels and Paris. She previously served as a legal consultant at another leading international law firm in Brussels.

Clémence’s experience includes representing:

  • Microsoft in its:
    • Acquisition of Activision Blizzard*
    • Investment in OpenAI*
  • Maersk in its acquisition of Senator International*
  • Amazon:
    • Before the ECJ in the tax rulings case*
    • In the EC investigation into alleged self-preferencing practices relating to the Amazon marketplace*
  • Private equity firms, including PSG, Cinven, and InfraVia, in numerous acquisitions and sales of portfolio companies*

*Matter handled prior to joining Latham & Watkins

Bar Qualification

  • Avocat (Paris)

Education

  • Master in Markets & Regulation, Sciences Po Paris, 2019
  • Master 1 in Public International Law, Panthéon-Assas University Paris II, 2017

Languages Spoken

  • English