Jean-Louis Fourgoux
Partner
Jean-Louis Fourgoux has extensive expertise in competition, distribution, and consumer law. As a specialist in economic and European law, Jean-Louis is known for his expertise in advising clients in complex litigation before the European Commission, the Competition Authority and the national commercial courts. He has particular experience in the distribution, media and energy sectors. Jean-Louis Fourgoux is a founding partner of the law firm Fourgoux, which later became Fourgoux-Djavadi & associés. He joined the Fidal network in 2019 as Partner in charge of the competition law department and his work was recognized by Chambers at that time. He holds a postgraduate degree in business and economic law from the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and is a member of both the Paris and Brussels Bars. He is a regular contributor for Dalloz, Lexis-Nexis and Concurrences, as well as co-author of the Practical Guide to Competition, author of a digital marketing law manual for Lextenso, 2021, and co-author on restrictive practice with Leyla Djavadi and Erwann Kerguelen for Concurrences, 2022. Together with Jocelyn Goubet, they have contributed to the French chapter of the Chambers Cartel book in 2020 and 2021. Former President of the French “Association française d’étude de la concurrence” (AFEC), Jean-Louis teaches competition law at Sciences Po Paris and at the University of Paris Saclay and La Rochelle.
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Admission to office
Paris (1987)Education
Master of Law Paris 1 Panthéon-Assas, DEA in Business Law, Economic and European lawSkills
- Competition law
- Distribution law
- Consumer law
Publications
- Co-author of "Guide pratique de la concurrence", Lextenso
- Co-author of "Un droit du marché numérique", Lextenso, 2021
- Contributor to Dalloz, Lexis-Nexis, Concurrences
- “A must in distribution law for more than 10 years”, for Décideurs magazine
President of the French Association for the Study of Competition
Former president of the Gesica network of lawyers
Lecturer in competition law at Lawyers' training schools, Sciences-Po Paris, Paris Saclay University and La Rochelle University
Our main operations
Assistance in connection with the filing with the French anti-trust authority with respect to the acquisition by the GEMY group of the acquisition of of the Géant Casino La Batelière hypermarket and the shopping center. December 2022
Jocelyn Goubet, Jean-Louis Fourgoux, Leyla Djavadi
Assistance in connection with the filing with the French anti-trust authority with respect to the acquisition by the GEMY group of (i) Berrezai group (Citroën and DS cars distribution businesses) and (ii) Renault and Dacia cars distribution businesses. January 2023 and July 2022
Lorye Hugon, Jean-Louis Fourgoux, Leyla Djavadi
Mermoz has advised Amundi PEF, and its co-investors UI Investissement and SGCP, in the LBO carried out on Groupe Cyllene.
Gaspard Le Pomellec, Tristan Segonds, Gilles Roux, Laurent Ragot, Martin Kyuchukov, Jean-Louis Fourgoux