Orange v. SFR

In July 2021, Orange and SFR eventually settled one of the largest ever follow-on claims in respect of unilateral conduct in France (above €3 billion), lodged by SFR against Orange before the Paris commercial court. SFR's claim followed a decision by the French competition authority from 2015 in which it concluded that Orange abused its dominant position in the market(s) of telecommunication services to corporates and SMEs. We advised Orange during the whole litigation process, which included attending data room and submitting several expert reports and rebuttals with complex economic arguments. David Sevy testified at three successive hearings on the claimed damages on the mobile and fixed markets respectively.

The Compass Lexecon team included David Sevy, Jérémiah Juts, and Alexandre Nouvel.