Eric Paroche | Paris | Hogan Lovells

Eric Paroche

Partner Global Regulatory

Languages

English, French

Paroche Eric

Eric Paroche
Paroche Eric
  • Overview
  • Experience
  • Credentials
  • Insights and events
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Eric has impressed clients with his "real insider understanding" of cases. One source reports: "He has been constantly proactive, meaning that whenever we were finishing a phase he was always the first to present our options to me."

Chambers Europe

Eric Paroche leads the Paris office's Antitrust, Competition and Economic Regulation practice. Through his past experience at the European Commission and his diverse practice in many industry sectors, Eric looks at issues from all angles and puts forward workable solutions.

He provides strategic advice to companies on managing merger and foreign investment control constraints and assists them in their filings with the European Commission, the French Competition Authority, the French Ministry for Economy and other authorities worldwide.

Eric represents companies in antitrust proceedings before the European Commission, the French Competition Authority, and the European and French Courts. 

Clients also benefit from his strong experience in public procurement and State aids.

Eric lectures on competition law at Sciences Po.

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Eric has impressed clients with his "real insider understanding" of cases. One source reports: "He has been constantly proactive, meaning that whenever we were finishing a phase he was always the first to present our options to me."

Chambers Europe

Representative experience

Clearance by the European Commission of the acquisition by CNP Asssurances of Aviva’s Italian life insurance business for € 540 million, enabling CNP Assurances to double its market share in Italy.

Advising Swissterminal (a DP World’s affiliate) in relation to the award of a tender for the 30-year concession of the terminal operations for the port of Mulhouse, third French inland port.

Clearance by the European Commission of TowerBrook's acquisition of Sateba, a leading supplier of precast concrete sleepers for railways.

Obtaining a 40% fine reduction for a worldwide supplier of cosmetics and detergents as French Competition Authority imposed highest fines ever.

Clearance by the French Competition Authority of Andera Partners' acquisition of Sogetrel, a leading installer and integrator of telecommunication networks.

Advising GMP in relation to the award of a tender for a new container terminal at the port in Le Havre.

Advising pharmaceutical companies on pricing strategies.

Credentials

Education
  • Master, College of Europe, 2001
  • Master, Assas University, 2000
  • Sciences Po, 1998
Bar admissions and qualifications
  • Paris
Memberships
  • Association des Avocats Pratiquant le Droit de la concurrence (APDC)
  • Association Française d'Etude de la Concurrence
  • French Antitrust Commission of the International Chamber of Commerce

Recognition

EU, Competition, and Distribution, Next Generation Partner

Legal 500 EMEA

2019-2020
Recognized in Competition/European Law

Chambers Europe

2018-2020
Recognized EU, Competition, and Distribution (France)

Legal 500 EMEA

2018-2021
Recognised in Competition / Antitrust Law

Best Lawyers

2021
Competition: Future Leaders

Who's Who Legal

2020