Alexandre Rios
Partner - Paris Bar
Alexandre specializes in European and French competition law.
He leads the firm’s team specializing in European and French competition law. His practice covers various aspects of competition law: merger control, anticompetitive practices, damages actions, state aid, and distribution law.
He works both in advisory and litigation before competition authorities and French and European courts.
Experience
Before joining the firm, Alexandre worked in the competition team at the law firm Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier, where he was Counsel. He began his career in 2008 at the firm Grall & Associés.
Testimonials
Practice areas
COMPETITION LAW
- Merger control
- Anticompetitive practices
- Damages actions
- State aid
- Distribution law
Education
- DEA in Business Law and Economics – Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne
Languages: French / English
Recent matters
- Advised the French Magazine Publishers’ Syndicate in connection with its complaint and request for interim measures filed with the Competition Authority against Google.
- Advised the Accor Group, which was exonerated in the restaurant voucher case.
- Advised La Poste and La Banque Postale in connection with the acquisition of CNP Assurances.
- Advised Vivendi in connection with the acquisition of the Editis Group.
- Advised various insurance companies in connection with their cooperation agreements.
Awards
Legal 500 2025 - European, Competition, and Distribution Law
“Demonstrating particular strength in the media, retail and insurance sectors, Reinhart Marville Torre is frequently engaged to represent clients in antitrust investigations and litigation before the competition authorities and commercial courts, with an excellent recent record in high-profile private damages claims.”
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Legal 500 2024 - European, Competition, and Distribution Law
“Reinhart Marville Torre strengthened its team in November 2023 with the arrival of the highly experienced Virginie Viallard. The firm has a rapidly growing practice, recommended for merger control and antitrust cases, as well as handling indemnity litigation in competition law, state aid issues, and distribution law matters. The team advises major clients in the food, beverage, and media sectors.”
Legal 500 2023 - European, Competition, and Distribution Law
“Reinhart Marville Torre’s competition and distribution law team advises several major French groups. The firm recently achieved a notable success in a significant abuse of dominance case in the press sector. It has also been involved in a merger case in the food industry. The practice is co-led by Antoine Dérot and Alexandre Rios.”
