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Michel Ponsard
Partner
Paris's office
Brussels's office

m.ponsard@uggc.com
Phone: +33 1 56 69 70 00

Languages : French English

Biography
Partner of UGGC Law Firm (1998)
Admitted to the Paris Bar (1992)
Law Degree in International and European Law, Paris and Brussels Law Schools
Postgraduate Degree (DESS) in International Business Law and European Law.

Member, Executive Committee, Association Française pour l’Etude du Droit de la Concurrence (French Association for the Study of Competition Law)
Member, International Bar Association (IBA), antitrust section.
General Secretary - Desk of the Executive Committee of the Competition Studies Association

Career
Associate, UGGC Law Firm (1993-1998)
Associate, Berlioz & Co
Associate, Slaughter and May (Paris)
Associate, Jeantet (Bruxelles)

Practice Law
Domestic and European Union competition and distribution law
Anti-trust regulation
Commercial agreements
Commercial litigation
Publishing law
Car dealership law

+ Publications
The significant imbalance: achievements and prospects
Contrats Concurrence Consommation
February 2013
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The European Court of Justice specifies the regime of the quantitative selection criteria in a selective distribution system under the motors vehicle block exemption regulation
e-Competitions
October 2012
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French Update
Antitrust, International Bar Association
August 2012
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Contractual practices and Competition law
Concurrence Review
March 2011
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The 2007 Handbook of competition Enforcement Agencies - Overview - France
Global Competition Review
May 2007
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Selective distribution and sale on the Internet
Les Echos
April 2007
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Municipal land offer and free competition
Les Echos
November 2006
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Clemency for informers
Les Echos
May 2006
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Law n° 2005-882 dated 2 August 2005 in favour of small and medium-size companies
Newsletter " Antitrust ", International Bar Association Legal Practice Division
April 2006
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Suspension of a merger operation
Les Echos
June 2005
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Prescription: the Competition Council specifies the rules
Les Echos
December 2004
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Le contrôle des opérations de concentration au cours de l'année 2003
Droit des Sociétés - Revue mensuelle du Juris-Classeur
November 2004
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Le contrôle des opérations de concentration et les entreprises en redressement et liquidation judiciaires
Revue des procédures collectives civiles et commerciales
September 2004
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La loi sur la sécurité financière change la donne pour les établissements de crédit
Les Echos
September 2003
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Les nouveaux garde-fous de la négociation commerciale
La Tribune
June 2003
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The guidelines project of the DGCCRF delicate points in the control of concentrations
Contrats Concurrence Consommation - JurisClasseur n°2
February 2003
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Merger control, DGCCRF guidelines
Les Échos
January 2003
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Le nouveau régime de contrôle des opérations de concentration
Revue Droit des sociétés
December 2002
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Droit des concentrations : nouveau régime français, comparaison avec le régime communautaire
www.legalbiznext.com
July 2002
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Directive produit, la Cour de Justice européenne se prononce enfin
La Tribune de l'Assurance
February 2002
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NRE et concentrations : vers un rapprochement des législations
l'AGEFI
June 2001
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Les multiples régimes de responsabilité des producteurs
La Tribune de l'assurance
May 2001
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Les Plates-formes de commerce business to business
Les cahiers juridiques et fiscaux de l'exportation
May 2001
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La Commission européenne sanctionne des tiers à une opération de concentration
Les Echos
February 2001
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Concentrations : Paris rejoint Bruxelles
La Lettre des Juristes d'Affaires
April 2000
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Competition and the Order of 25 March 2004
Les Echos
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Selective distribution: the rules clarified
Les Echos
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The State Council refined its jurisprudence on concentrations
La Tribune
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Special report – Legal and tax aspects of LBOs: applications of concentration transaction control
Journal des Sociétés
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Control of concentrations and commitments in intellectual property
LegalBiznet
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What validation for a vertical agreement
Les Echos
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+ Awards
UGGC Law Firm is recognized for its Strong reputation in competition law
Guide annuaire Décideurs 2012-2013
April 2013
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UGGC Law Firm is recognized for its Strong reputation in distribution law
Guide annuaire Décideurs 2012-2013
April 2013
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UGGC Law Firm is recognized for its Strong reputation in franchise law
Guide annuaire Décideurs 2012-2013
April 2013
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UGGC Law Firm is recommended in the International Reference Guide 'Legal 500' (edition 2012/2013) in European law, competition and distribution
Legal 500 2012/2013
October 2012
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UGGC & ASsociés is recommended for its Strong Reputation in Competition law
Magazine Décideurs
March 2011
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UGGC & Associés is recommended for its Strong Reputation in Distribution law
Leaders League
March 2011
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UGGC & Associés is Recommended for its European competition law and distribution law activities
Legal 500 France
May 2010
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UGGC & Associés is commended for its Reputable Practice in Competition Law
Décideurs magazine
April 2009
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+ Deals
UGGC & Associés counsels to Arc International for a concentration
December 2004
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