Francois is admitted to the Paris Bar (LL.M./J.D.) , and holds an MBA from HEC Paris with a specialization in corporate strategy.Francois has been providing advice in highly strategic antitrust and commercial matters for over 15 years.Francois has experience working alongside CEOs and C-level executives, as well as more operational people from production, marketing or sales. He also has significant experience leading teams and managing complex cases under stressful conditions.Francois is an expert on compliance issues, having deployed and monitored the implementation of compliance programs in various industries and across geographies.Francois has built a very strong and reputable expertise in merger control (M&A) and antitrust (cartel and abuse of dominant position), for blue-chip companies as well as for smaller Internet-based firms facing similar challenges.Francois has developed a deep knowledge of different sectors, among which media and telecommunications, transportation (rail and road), FMCGs (including alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages, household and beauty care) and banking.Francois is the Managing Director of ALFA Partners, a consultancy offering regulatory strategy advice.A leading expert in his field, he has been appointed by the Competition Authority of New Caledonia as Non Governmental Advisor to the International Competition Network, and contributes in the Merger and Unilateral Conduct workgroups