Antitrust Law Daily Wrap Up, LAW FIRM NEWS: Former French antitrust official Michel Roseau joins Orrick, (Oct 18, 2013)

Michel Roseau, former head of the antitrust unit of the French Office of Fair Trading (DGCCRF), has joined the Paris office of Orrick Rambaud Martel as a partner in its Antitrust & Competition Practice Group, the law firm has announced. He previously was a partner with Bird & Bird.

From 1997 until 2006, Roseau worked for the Ministry for the Economy and Finance and the Ministry of European Affairs. As head of the DGCCRF’s antitrust unit, he oversaw antitrust investigations and frequently appeared before the Paris Court of Appeal. He also served as the French representative on several European Commission competition working groups, including those relating to the reform of Article 102 of the EC Treaty and the enhancement of private antitrust actions. While employed by the Ministry of European Affairs, he negotiated several European Commission regulations and worked on a range of issues regarding competition law and the World Trade Organization.

Roseau studied at the HEC Paris, the Ecole Nationale d’Administration, and Sciences-Po Paris and holds a DEA master’s degree in comparative law from the University of Paris II. He has published several articles in the Competition Review (Revue Concurrences) journal.

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP is a global law firm providing a wide range of legal services through 25 offices located in the United States, Europe, and Asia.

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