Levy, Victor

Victor Levy

Partner

victor.levy@lw.com
    Levy, Victor

    Victor Levy

    Partner

    victor.levy@lw.com

    “Victor Levy - responsive, pragmatic and practical.”

    Legal 500 France 2026

    “Without hesitation, I would recommend Victor Levy, who has unrivalled, high-level analytical abilities, coupled with a capacity for a detailed understanding of his client’s field and, the cherry on the cake, a real skill in simplifying topics in the best sense of the term!”

    Legal 500 France 2025

    Next Generation Partner – EU, Competition and Distribution

    Legal 500 France 2026

    Profile

    Victor Levy advises clients on EU and French competition law, with a particular focus on merger control for complex, cross-border transactions.

    Victor draws on an analytical background in mathematics and law to guide corporates, private equity sponsors, and financial institutions on high-stakes competition matters involving:

    • Merger control filings before the European Commission, the French Competition Authority, and coordination of filings to other competition authorities worldwide
    • Antitrust investigations, including cartel conduct and abuse of dominance proceedings
    • Follow-on damages litigation and settlements
    • Foreign direct investment (FDI) filings in France and coordination of filings across Europe

    Victor also regularly advises on structuring their commercial and distribution agreements, including vertical restraints. His practice spans various sectors, including aerospace and defense, entertainment and media, and industrial sectors.

    He maintains an active pro bono practice, having recently advised Fashion for Good on antitrust matters.

    Before joining Latham, Victor was a partner in the competition law practice of another global law firm.

    Experience

    Victor’s experience prior to joining Latham includes advising:

    • Alteri Investors in the proposed takeover of Maisons du Monde and the restructuring of its debt
    • ACB Group in its sale to Somacis Group, combining printed circuit board manufacturing operations in France and Belgium
    • Fremman Capital and Chequers Capital in their acquisition of Bertin Technologies
    • Assystem in a French Competition Authority investigation relating to no-poach agreements in the technology consulting and IT services sectors
    • Tikehau Capital in its sale of LMB to Loar Group
    • HEAD Group on foreign investment aspects of its court-approved acquisition of the assets and activities of Aqualung Group, a diving equipment business
    • Tikehau Capital in the context of a fundraise of more than €1 billion to support the next phase of growth of Egis, an engineering and mobility services group
    • TowerBrook Capital Partners in its investment in RYDGE Conseil, formed from KPMG France’s accounting, payroll, legal, and tax advisory activities for small and medium-sized businesses
    • CNP Assurances in its acquisition of Aviva’s Italian life insurance business
    • FrenchFood Capital in its investment by Cerea Partners and Sofiprotéol in bakery group Sophie LEBREUILLY alongside other investors
    • Rexel in its acquisition of Itesa, a French distributor of business-to-business security solutions
    • Tessenderlo Group and its subsidiary Akiolis in a French Competition Authority investigation in the animal-rendering sector that resulted in a full dismissal of the case
    • Ascometal in the sale of its remaining activities by Greybull Capital, involving a European special-steels business
    • Hivest Capital Partners in the reorganization of Videlio’s share capital and the investment by new majority shareholder Trévise Participations
    • Agôn Electronics, backed by Argos Wityu, in its acquisition of Tronico, creating a French electronics manufacturing services provider for complex environments
    • Altawest Group in the sale of its subsidiary Jeumont Electric, a manufacturer and maintainer of electrical motors and equipment, to Framatome and Naval Group
    • Various companies from the consumer goods sector before commercial courts in the context of follow-on damage claims

    Qualifications

    Bar Qualification

    • Avocat (Paris)
    • New York

    Education

    • LLM, New York University School of Law, 2012
    • Master's Degree, Université Paris-Panthéon-Assas, 2011
    • Licence en Droit, University Lumière Lyon 2, 2009
    • Master's Degree, Ecole Normale Superieure, 2009

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