Dechert Strengthens its Global Antitrust Capabilities with Partner Marie Louvet in Paris

Dechert LLP announced today that Marie Louvet has joined the firm as a partner in its antitrust/competition practice in Paris, enhancing its client offering in France, before the European Commission and globally.

Dave Forti, co-chair of Dechert, said, “The strategic addition of Marie underscores Dechert’s continued investment in our global antitrust capabilities, further enhancing our ability to lead market-defining matters and steer clients through existential challenges and their most complex matters."

"I am delighted to welcome Marie to our team. Marie is a lawyer renowned for her expertise in competition law, and she will strengthen our competition litigation practice, an area in which we are particularly active," said Mélanie Thill-Tayara, co-managing partner of Dechert’s Paris office and head of the antitrust team in Paris.

Ms. Louvet brings extensive experience advising French and international clients in antitrust investigations and proceedings before the French and European competition authorities and courts. For her deep antitrust expertise, Ms. Louvet was recognized as a "Future Leader" for Competition by Lexology Index in 2025 and was named by The Legal 500 EMEA 2026 in France, EU Competition and Distribution.

Ms. Louvet said, “Dechert’s premier antitrust platform and sophisticated international client base make this an unparalleled opportunity. I am very pleased to be joining such a highly respected team and look forward to leveraging Dechert’s global platform and collaborating with colleagues on landmark matters."

Drawing on extensive experience in anticompetitive practices such as cartels and abuse of dominance cases, as well as merger control and private enforcement, Dechert's global antitrust/competition team helps clients with complex international transactions, procedures and investigations in the U.S. and in Europe. Comprised entirely of antitrust specialists, including former leaders at enforcement agencies, the team understands the specific requirements of regulated matters and is renowned for its deep industry experience spanning technology, life sciences, financial services and consumer products.

Dechert’s dedicated antitrust/competition team spans the firm’s offices in Paris, Brussels, London, Munich, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. and has been recognized in the “Global Elite” rankings of the Global Competition Review (GCR) 100 2026 guide, marking the tenth consecutive year the firm has received this prestigious accolade.

Dechert’s Paris office is core to the firm's strategy in Europe and is active in antitrust/competition and European law, financial services and asset management, financing, litigation and compliance, regulatory, and tax.