Clifford Chance
Clémence Carlier 's practice encompasses all fields of Competition Law, both in advice and litigation.
Clémence advises French and international clients in a wide variety of industrial sectors on EU and French competition law matters.
- Merger control filings: pre-merger risk assessment, formal merger filings before the French Competition Authority, the European Commission and national competition authorities, coordinating multijurisdictional filings;
- Handling abuse of dominance cases before the French Competition Authority and the European Commission;
- Advising on horizontal and vertical agreements and distribution networks;
- Advising on horizontal and vertical agreements and distribution networks;
- Handling several antitrust audits and numerous compliance training sessions;
- Regulatory issues (energy and transport).
News and client work
Contact details
- Clifford Chance, Paris
- +33144052428
- Email me
- Practice area Antitrust, EU & trade, M&A corporate
Career and qualifications
- Joined Bredin Prat, 2017
- Paris Bar, 2017
- Master 2, (Post Graduate Diploma) in Business and Tax Law, University Paris II, Panthéon-Assas, 2015
- Specialised Master (Advanced Graduate Diploma) in EMLyon Business School, 2014
Professional bodies
- Member of the Paris Bar
- Member of the French Association Avocats Pratiquant le Droit de la Concurrence
- Member of the Association Française d'Etude de la Concurrence
Awards and citations
- “Clémence Carlier is a brilliant competition lawyer. She is very knowledgeable and has excellent communication skills. She always gives practical and clear answers to your questions, replies very promptly, and is very professional. I can highly recommend Clémence Carlier.”
Legal500 EMEA France 2025: Competition / European Law - Award winner from the class of 2025 for the 42 excellence award by Lefebvre Dalloz aiming at promoting 42 law practitioners under 42 selected by peers from the legal sector
- ‘The entire Clifford Chance team (David Tayar, Clémence Carlier, […], […], Nivi Balaji, Sophie Scholl) is exceptional in every regard – they quickly understand competition dynamics in a highly complex industry, they have extensive knowledge of merger control processes, and they successfully deliver challenging, large-scale multi-jurisdictional antitrust projects.’