News & Insights
A look back at our annual breakfast on “What’s new in competition and distribution law?
On Thursday March 19, 2026, Michel Ponsard and Malka Marcinkowski, together with the team comprising Pierre Sinquin, Pierre-Yves Laurioz, Clémentine Lacotte, Agathe Desevedavy and Tanguy Salmon-Legagneur, returned to several key topics linked to the latest news in competition and distribution law



- Merger control: control of transactions below the thresholds (evocation, Doctolib), control of foreign subsidies, evolution of merger control on the African continent ;
- Antitrust: OVS and secrecy of correspondence, antitrust news (non-abuse agreements, etc.), follow-on ;
- Digital: DMA, antitrust in the digital sector;
- Distribution: buying groups, significant imbalance, etc.
These rich discussions addressed issues that are central to companies’ preoccupations, and enabled them to share feedback and practical analyses.
Many thanks to all participants for their attendance and the quality of the discussions.
Max Mietkiewicz
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m.mietkiewicz@uggc.com