Axelle Bodart advises clients on all aspects of European competition and antitrust laws, with a particular focus on merger control proceeding and cartel matters. Her experience covers a diverse range of industry sectors, including pharmaceuticals, automotive, media, and telecommunications.
Before joining Arnold & Porter in 2024, Axelle was a Bluebook trainee at the Directorate General for Competition of the European Commission focusing on State aid in the telecommunication and media sectors. She also gained valuable experience in French and European competition law during her traineeships at several leading law firms in Paris.
Experience
- Novo Nordisk on European and other international antitrust and regulatory approvals in connection with its US$11 billion acquisition of three fill-finish sites from Novo Holdings A/S (Novo Holdings). As part of the deal, valued at US$16.5 billion, Novo Holdings acquired (through a merger) Catalent, Inc., a NYSE listed CDMO headquartered in New Jersey.
Perspectives
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Credentials
Education
- C.A.P.A., Ecole de formation professionnelle des Barreaux de la cour d’appel de Paris, 2023
- LL.M., University of Glasgow, 2022
- Master in Law, Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University, 2020
Admissions
- Brussels, Belgium
- Paris, France
Languages
- French
- English