Charles Paillard is an associate in the Asia Antitrust & Competition practice based in O’Melveny’s Hong Kong office.
Drawing on his extensive international experience in competition law, Charles’ practice covers merger control matters (including multijurisdictional merger analyses and filings to the China State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) and competition regulators globally), cartel cases (including on dawn raids and leniency), dominance or abuse of substantial market power cases, general competition compliance and vertical or distribution matters. Charles’ sector experience includes IT, media, financial services, chemicals, fast moving consumer goods, medical devices and pharmaceuticals.
Charles is a French qualified lawyer who has spent much of his professional career to date as a competition lawyer in Brussels. Prior to joining O’Melveny, he worked for two leading international firms in Brussels after having completed an internship at the Directorate General for Competition of the European Commission.
Charles is registered as a Foreign Lawyer with the Law Society of Hong Kong.
Languages
Admissions
- France
- Hong Kong (Registered Foreign Lawyer)
Education
- University of London Faculty of Law, LL.M.
- Universite Paris, LL.M.
