Laura Castex is a partner in Gide's Competition team in Paris. She specialises in French and European competition law, as well as distribution law (networks and franchising, commercial contracts, etc.) and consumer law. Laura advises on both contentious and non-contentious matters.

In merger law, Laura assists major national and international operators in their investment and divestment operations (including outside the EU). In the area of anti-competitive practices, Laura has extensive experience in monitoring investigation procedures and developing tailor-made compliance programmes. She also assists our clients with private enforcement actions relating to anti-competitive practices.

Finally, in the area of distribution and consumer law, Laura regularly assists our clients in formalising their commercial relationships and in disputes arising from them, as well as in investigations carried out by the DGCCRF and its local branches.

Laura is a graduate of the University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne and the Ecole Normale Supérieure de Cachan. She is a member of the Paris Bar.