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Julie Catala Marty

Julie Catala Marty

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Paris

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Biography

Julie Catala Marty is a partner in the competition and distribution team which provides transactional and litigation services for French and overseas corporations. Julie is also a member of the firm’s Board of Directors.

Her practice encompasses every aspect of merger control proceedings before the French Competition Authority and the European Commission, bringing to bear deep cross-border experience on international cases. In addition, Julie advises clients with regard to foreign direct investments and foreign subsidies.

In litigation, Julie represents clients before the French and European courts in matters involving cartels, abuses of a dominant position, restrictive trade practices and distribution law issues. She also offers longstanding experience in handling State aid matters and provides tailored compliance counsel through standalone compliance programs and on an on-going advisory basis

Julie also handles regulatory issues (including before the ARCEP - College of Electronic Communications and Posts Regulation- and the ARCOM (French regulatory body for broadcasting).

She acts for clients in a wide variety of industries (eg. luxury, food, infrastructure) with a strong focus on the telecommunications and media sector.

Julie lectures annually on competition law in the Master's program in Business Law and Ethics at Cergy-Pontoise University.

Civic Involvement & Honors

  • Legal 500 EMEA (France) 2026: Leading Partner in Competition and Distribution.

  • Chambers & Partners France 2026: Band 3 in Competition & EU Law.
  • The Best Lawyers in France™ 2027: Best Lawyer in European Union Law, Competition / Antitrust Law, Litigation and Regulatory Practice

     

  • Lexology Index 2026: Recommended in Competition

Professional Affiliations

  • Member of the APDC (Lawyers Practicing Competition Law Association - Vice President)
  • Member of the AFEC (French Association for Competition Studies)
'Julie Catala Marty is a remarkable practitioner of competition law. She combines an encyclopedic knowledge of the subject with a highly developed creativity, allowing her to always find the right path to solving the client's problem. Julie has surrounded herself with a brilliant team.'

Client Quote, Legal 500 France 2026

Admissions

  • Paris
  • England & Wales (Registered Foreign Lawyer)

Related Capabilities

  • Antitrust & Competition

  • Food & Agribusiness

  • UK & EU Class Actions

  • Investigations

  • Litigation & Dispute Resolution

  • Regulation, Compliance & Advisory

  • Real Estate

  • ESG Litigation

  • Healthcare & Life Sciences

  • Infrastructure

  • Sports, Media & Entertainment

  • Contract, Endorsement & Celebrity Representation

  • Sports & Event Venue Real Estate Infrastructure & Operation

  • Naming Rights & Sponsorship

  • Sports & Entertainment M&A

  • Entertainment Industry

  • Sports & Event Financing

  • Olympic & National Governing Bodies

  • Professional Sports Team Representation

  • Financial Institutions

  • ESG Governance, Compliance and Reporting

  • ESG & Energy Transition

  • Retail & Consumer Products

  • Franchise

  • Data Centers

  • Foreign Direct Investment

Resources

Publications

[Interview] Option Droit & Affaires (french) - Foreign Investments: Is the Current Legal Framework Set to Evolve?- July 2026

[Article] CPI, Competition Policy International - First Application by the French Competition Authority of the New Penalty Regime for Professional Associations - April 2026

[Article] Concurrences - First Application by the French Competition Authority of the New Penalty Regime for Professional Associations - April 2026

[Article] LexisNexis, Cahiers de droit de l'entreprise (french) - Concentration control: new constraints and practical challenges for M&A players - October 2025

[Article] CPI, Competition Policy International - Unsustainable Differences in Antitrust Treatment of Sustainability Agreements: 2025 Likely to Bring Significant Changes to How the U.S. and the EU Analyze Sustainability Issues - February 2025

[Article] La Lettre des Juristes d'Affaires (french) - Concentration below the thresholds: what is the foreseeability for companies? - October 2024

[Article] Option Droit & Affaires (french) - Controls on M&A Transactions: increasing risks to be anticipated - September 2024

[Interview] Les Echos - Capital Finance (french) - The "simplification" bill has an impact on M&A - April 2024

[Article] CPI Antitrust Chronicle - Recent Developments in the Competition Authorities’ Activities in the Real Estate Sector in the EU and UK - March 2024

[Article] Practical Law, Thomson Reuteurs - Competition Issues for Distribution and Supply Agreements in France - July 2023

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