Florent Prunet advises and assists groups and companies in French and European competition law: competition investigations, dawn raids, antitrust litigation, merger control, state aid, compensation litigation.
Florent has developed particular expertise in the transportation and energy sectors. He also specializes in distribution law and consumer law.
Florent has also performed several competition audits and implemented numerous competition law compliance plans.
He also advises and assists companies in economic and commercial litigation (contractual and distribution litigation, restrictive practices, unfair competition, etc.)
Background
Lawyer since : 1997
Bar. : Paris
Language(s) : French - English
Training :
- Postgraduate Diploma (DEA) in National Public Law (Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne University, 1994)
- Graduate of Sciences Po, Public Service Section (Institute of Political Studies of Paris, 1993)
Member of :
- Association des Avocats Pratiquant le Droit de la Concurrence (Association of Lawyers Practicing Competition Law) (APDC)
- Association Française pour d’Etudes de la Concurrence (French Association for Competition Studies) (AFEC)
- Association des Sciences Po (Sciences Po Association)
Publications
- Towards a reversal in the Illumina/Grail case? – Option Finance 12/04/2024
- “Companies must take the measure of strengthening the rights of whistleblowers” – LJA Magazine, June 2023 – ITW by Martine Samuelian, Florent Prunet and Olivier Lyon Lynch
- La «shrinkflation» ou les limites du droit de la consommation – LSA, 03/04/2022
- Lex inside of February 17, 2022: news in competition law – Le Monde du Droit, 02/17/2022
- Chronique droit de la concurrence
- Droit de la concurrence: retour sur la décision de la commission européenne “Union Internationale de patinage” ” International Skating Union “
- Droit de la concurrence: retour sur la décision de la commission européenne “Union Internationale de patinage”
- Contrôle des concentrations, par Florent Prunet
- La sanction adéquate en droit de la concurrence
- L’économie collaborative à l’épreuve de la loi
- Peut-on parler de concurrence déloyale entre hôteliers et particuliers ?
- L’Autorité de la concurrence publie un nouveau communiqué de procédure relatif au programme de clémence
- « Les conflits d’intérêt en droit de la concurrence », Gaz. Pal., 7 décembre 2011
- « Visites et saisies en matière de concurrence : l’incompréhensible refus des juridictions françaises de sanctionner la saisie globale des messageries électroniques », Option Finance, n°1149, 21 novembre 2011
- Assistance to French and foreign companies in litigation concerning anti-competitive agreements before the Competition Authority and the Paris Court of Appeal.
- Assistance to businesses in relation to actions concerning the abuse of a dominant position or in consultation proceedings before the Competition Authority.
- Assisting of industrial and financial players in notifying their merger operations to the Competition Authority and the European Commission.
- Assistance to companies in relation to State aid, particularly in the context of proceedings initiated by the European Commission.
- Assistance to businesses in “follow-on” compensation litigation cases before the Commercial Courts, following infringement decisions for anti-competitive practices.
- Assistance to major players in different industrial sectors in proceedings brought by the DGCCRF [French Directorate for Competition, Consumer Affairs and Prevention of Fraud] in the field of consumer law.
- Assistance to various players in the energy sector in aspects concerning regulation and competition law as they relate to their activity (in particular, offering assistance before the regulatory authorities: Energy Regulation Commission and its Dispute Settlement and Sanctions Committee).
- Assistance to different industrial and financial players in notifying their merger operations to the Competition Authority or the European Commission.
- Assistance to players from different sectors (digital services, press, publishing, Internet) in the competition aspects of setting up electronic marketplaces.
- Advised the DLF groupe in its Joint-venture with the Florimond Desprez Group
Rankings – Décideurs Magazine | Leaders League 2026 – Economic Law & European Affairs
Jeantet is proud to be recognized once again in Décideurs Magazine | Leaders League’s 2026 Guide to Economic Law & European Affairs with seven rankings: State Aid: Excellent Antitrust: Excellent Merger Control: Excellent Follow-On: Excellent Deregulation & Regulated Sectors: Strong reputation Distribution Law: Strong reputation Franchise Law: High Profile Congratulations to Renaud Christol and Florent […]
Jeantet advises COGELEC and the shareholders of COGELEC DEVELOPPEMENT, majority shareholder of COGELEC, in the context of the proposed acquisition of COGELEC DEVELOPPEMENT by LEGRAND, prior to the filing of a simplified tender offer on COGELEC shares
Paris, July 11, 2025 – Jeantet advises Cogelec (a company listed on the Euronext Growth Paris market), French specialist of the housing access control, as well as the shareholders of Cogelec Développement, indirect majority shareholder of Cogelec, in the context of the contemplated acquisition of the Cogelec Développement shares by Legrand (a company listed on […]
Paris | CAPITAL MARKETS AND STOCK EXCHANGE LAW
JEANTET ADVISES THE DLF GROUP IN ITS JOINT-VENTURE WITH THE FLORIMOND DESPREZ GROUP
Paris, April 25, 2025 – Jeantet advised the DLF group in its joint venture with the Florimond Desprez group to create United Beet Seeds, a global player in the sugar beet seed industry. DLF Seeds A/S, a farmers’ cooperative headquartered in Denmark and present in 22 countries, the world’s leader in the breeding and production […]
Paris | CORPORATE – M&A – PRIVATE EQUITY | COMPETITION AND ECONOMIC LAW | TAX | EMPLOYMENT
Jeantet advised OMNES in setting up its partnership with STONEHEDGE
Paris, 15 April, 2024 – Jeantet advised Omnes, a leading private equity firm dedicated to energy transition and innovation, in the context of its partnership with Stonehedge to create Mégalithe, a joint venture dedicated to developing Class A logistics projects with high environmental standards in France. Through Construction Energie Plus 2, its fund dedicated to […]
Paris | CORPORATE – M&A – PRIVATE EQUITY
Towards a reversal in the Illumina/Grail case? – Option Finance 12/04/2024
Florent Prunet analyze the twists and turns of the Illumina/Grail saga for Option Finance. This article takes a detailed look at the ECJ’s decision, which puts a stop to the extensive interpretation of Article 22 of the Merger Regulation. An essential read to understand how this reversal in case law redefines the European Commission’s powers […]
Paris | COMPETITION AND ECONOMIC LAW
Jeantet advised Equinox Industries in the acquisition of Clear Channel France
Paris, 7 November 2023 – Jeantet advised Equinox Industries, industrial French holding, in the acquisition of Clear Channel France, the second largest advertising operator in France. After several months of exclusive negotiations and an information and consultation process that culminated in a positive opinion from the works council of Clear Channel France (CCF), Equinox Industries, […]
| CORPORATE – M&A – PRIVATE EQUITY
Best Lawyers in France: 2024 Ranking
The firm is delighted with the ranking of 25 of its lawyers in the following categories: Jean-François Adelle Banking and Finance Law Bertrand Biette Insolvency and Reorganization Law Jacques-Henry de Bourmont Tax Law Thierry Brun Corporate Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law Yvon Dréano Corporate Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law Health Care Law Karl Hepp de […]
Paris | BANK-FINANCE-REGULATORY | LITIGATION – ARBITRATION – MEDIATION | COMPETITION AND ECONOMIC LAW | CORPORATE – M&A – PRIVATE EQUITY | ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES LAW | TAX | REAL ESTATE | MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS (large & mid cap) | CAPITAL MARKETS AND STOCK EXCHANGE LAW | TECH & DATA | PUBLIC LAW – PUBLIC CONTRACTS | RESTRUCTURING – LAW OF COMPANIES IN DIFFICULTY
“Companies must take the measure of strengthening the rights of whistleblowers” – LJA Magazine, June 2023 – ITW by Martine Samuelian, Florent Prunet and Olivier Lyon Lynch
Transposant la directive européenne du 23 octobre 2019 sur la protection des personnes qui signalent des violations du droit de l’Union, la loi Waserman de mars 2022 a sensiblement renforcé les marges de manœuvre des lanceurs d’alerte en France. Alors que le Défenseur des Droits vient d’actualiser son guide pratique consacré à ce statut, Florent Prunet, avocat […]
Paris
Best Lawyers in France : Rankings 2023
The firm is pleased to have 20 of its lawyers ranked, including 1 new entry in the following categories : Jean-François Adelle Banking and Finance Law Bertrand Biette Insolvency and Reorganization Law Jacques-Henry de Bourmont Tax Law Thierry Brun Corporate Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law Yvon Dréano Corporate Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law Karl Hepp […]
Paris | BANK-FINANCE-REGULATORY | LITIGATION – ARBITRATION – MEDIATION | COMPETITION AND ECONOMIC LAW | CORPORATE – M&A – PRIVATE EQUITY | ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES LAW | TAX | REAL ESTATE | MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS | CAPITAL MARKETS AND STOCK EXCHANGE LAW | TECH & DATA | PUBLIC LAW – PUBLIC CONTRACTS | RESTRUCTURING – LAW OF COMPANIES IN DIFFICULTY
Jeantet advises Agrofert on the acquisition of Borealis’ nitrogen production business.
Paris, June 7, 2022 – Jeantet and the Austrian law firm Wolf Theiss have advised the Agrofert group, a European leader in the production of nitrogen fertilizers, on the acquisition of Borealis’ nitrogen production business, which includes fertilizers, melamine and technical nitrogen. The offer values Borealis’ “nitrogen” business on an enterprise value basis of EUR […]
Paris, Franco-German team | CORPORATE – M&A – PRIVATE EQUITY | EMPLOYMENT | BANK-FINANCE-REGULATORY | TECH & DATA | REAL ESTATE | COMPETITION AND ECONOMIC LAW | PUBLIC LAW – PUBLIC CONTRACTS
Jeantet advises The Surgical Compagny Group (TSC GROUP) in connection with the sale of its distribution business in France and Benelux to Duomed Group
Paris, June 2, 2022 – Jeantet advised TSC Group, a leading manufacturer and distributor of specialized medical equipment and devices, in connection with the sale of its distribution business in France and Benelux to Duomed Group, a pan-European distributor of medical supplies. The TSC Group, which also includes the Medtech OEM business (via TSC PTM […]
Paris, Franco-German team | CORPORATE – M&A – PRIVATE EQUITY | TAX | EMPLOYMENT | BANK-FINANCE-REGULATORY | TECH & DATA | REAL ESTATE | COMPETITION AND ECONOMIC LAW | PUBLIC LAW – PUBLIC CONTRACTS
La «shrinkflation» ou les limites du droit de la consommation – LSA, 03/04/2022
Florent Prunet, partner, explains in this article for LSA the legal position on the issue of “shrinkflation”. This marketing practice consists in increasing the price per weight or volume of a product in a painless way for the consumer, by keeping the face price of this product while reducing its weight or volume, in a […]
Paris | COMMERCIAL, DISTRIBUTION AND CONSUMER LAW