Julia Malaussène is an associate in the Paris office of Latham & Watkins and a member of the firm’s Antitrust & Competition Practice. Julia advises clients on EU and French competition and regulatory law.

Julia advises public and private companies on all aspects of EU and French competition law, in particular merger and acquisitions, abuse of dominance, cartel infringements, civil antitrust damages litigation, and commitments procedure.

Her experience covers several industry sectors, in particular telecommunications and digital platforms.
Prior to joining Latham, Julia worked as an intern in several international law firms, as well as in the legal departments of Engie and CHANEL. 

Julia’s experience includes representing:

  • Orange on a 50:50 joint venture with MasMovil valued at €18.6 billion to combine their Spanish businesses (conditional EC Phase II clearance)
  • Bridgepoint before the EC for the acquisition of Nexity Lamy and Oralia Partenaires
  • A major technology company in ongoing abuse of dominance proceedings by the European Commission
  • TDF:
    • Before the French Competition Authority (FCA) in a revision procedure of remedies taken following a protective measures (“mesures conservatoires”) decision in 2015
    • In a successful decision rendered on November 30, 2023 by the Paris Court of Appeal regarding the FCA decision refusing to revise TDF’s remedies
  • Ingram Micro in a civil antitrust damages litigation before the Paris Commercial Court (a follow-on action)
  • A confidential client in an ongoing investigation by the EC in relation to alleged exchange of information and exclusivity clauses 
  • A confidential client in an internal audit for potential resale price maintenance practices

Bar Qualification

  • Avocat (Paris)

Education

  • Master's Degree in Business Law, Catholic University of Lille, 2020
  • LLM in Law and Tax Management, EDHEC Business School, 2020
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Business Law & Management, EDHEC Business School, 2018

Languages Spoken

  • French
  • English
  • Spanish