Charles Paillard

Charles Paillard is a counsel in the Antitrust & Competition practice based in O’Melveny’s Hong Kong and Brussels offices.

Charles’ practice focuses on merger control (in particular multijurisdictional merger analyses and filings with regional and national competition agencies including the European Commission and the China State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR)), cartel cases (including advice on dawn raids and leniency), abuse of dominance or substantial market power cases, general competition compliance and vertical or distribution matters. Charles has also litigation experience before the Court of Justice of the European Union in competition law cases.

Charles’ industry sector experience includes semiconductors, IT, telecommunications, media, financial services, chemicals, fast moving consumer goods, medical devices and pharmaceuticals.

Prior to joining O’Melveny, Charles worked for two leading international firms in Brussels after having previously completed an internship at the Directorate General for Competition of the European Commission and worked as a litigator in Paris for a French-based law firm.

Charles is a French qualified lawyer admitted to the Paris Bar, the Brussels bar (E-list) and is also registered as a Foreign Lawyer with the Law Society of Hong Kong.

• Representing a major US optical communication products manufacturer in the implementation of remedies imposed by SAMR
• Represented a major US optical communication products manufacturer in its sale to a competing manufacturer in merger control proceedings in China
• Represented a major US IT component supplier in an investigation launched by the Taiwan FTC
• Represented a major semiconductor manufacturer in its sale to a competing manufacturer leading to multiple merger control filings across Asia
• Multiple other representations of clients in various competition law matters in the EU including but not limited to merger control (including Phase II), cartel (including leniency applications) and abuse of dominance investigations