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Melissa Hui

Associate, Litigation Department

Paris

Phone: +33-1-42-99-04-43
Fax: +33-1-78-40-46-43

Overview

Mélissa Hui is an associate in the Antitrust and Competition practice of Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s Paris office.

Mélissa focuses her practice on EU competition and antitrust matters, counseling clients on merger control, foreign direct investment (FDI) and foreign subsidies regulation (FSR) matters before the French Competition Authority and the European Commission. She also advises on private enforcement cases before French courts.

Accolades

  • The Legal 500 EMEA, Competition, Belgium, 2023

Education

  • University of Montpellier 1, M.A. in Private Economic Law 2018
  • University of Paris I - Panthéon-Sorbonne, M.A. in Business Law 2017
  • University of Paris I - Panthéon-Sorbonne, B.A. in Law 2016

Representations

Antitrust

  • A pharmaceutical company, acting as a claimant in an abuse of dominance case before the European Commission (exclusionary practices and the use of divisional patents). 
  • A German manufacturer of synthetic outdoor sports and leisure surfaces, in an ongoing investigation before the European Commission concerning alleged anticompetitive practices in the artificial turf recycling sector.
  • A French manufacturer of household appliances, in a cartel investigation conducted by the French Competition Authority.
  • A former parent company of an entity in the concrete sector, in a cartel investigation before the French Competition Authority.

Merger Control

  • Various private equity funds, in coordinating multijurisdictional merger control and FDI filings. 
  • A cryptocurrency company, in several cross-border acquisition transactions including preliminary merger control assessment and merger control filings.
  • A U.S. defense and aerospace manufacturer, in several cross-border transactions.
  • A subsidiary of a French nuclear company, in the creation of a joint venture in the pharmaceutical sector.
  • A U.S. agrochemicals company, in the creation of a joint venture in the biofuels sector.

Foreign Subsidies Regulation

  • A U.S. provider of mission-critical communication and security technologies, on implementing internal FSR compliance frameworks, including mapping of foreign financial contributions, developing an internal reporting process, integrating FSR requirements into M&A due diligence and providing training sessions. 
  • A Japanese medical imaging company, in preparing and submitting several notifications before the European Commission in connection with public procurement procedures in the healthcare sector, including advice on reporting third-country financial contributions and coordination with internal legal and financial teams.

Matters may have been completed before joining Paul Hastings.

Practice Areas

Antitrust and Competition

Europe


Languages

English


Admissions

Paris Bar


Education

Haute Ecole des Avocats Conseils, CAPA 2022

Universite de Montpellier, Master 2 2018

Universite de Montpellier, M1 2018